64 businesses in Canvey Island appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 35 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 18.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1
294Import declarations▼ 24.8% on the 6 months before
151Export declarations
−18.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
64Trading businesses
Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
Ranked by declaration volume and months active. Hover any bar in the 24-month indicators for that month's figures. Log in for keyword search and HMRC category filters across all 64 businesses.
★ Most active in Canvey IslandFiled more customs declarations than any other Canvey Island business over the last six months — roughly 20% of the town's total import activity, mostly in vegetables.
Most active business
LAURELLE LONDON LTD
58 import declarations18 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 07Ch. 29Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor, carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ZIDAC LABORATORIES INT. LIMITED
20 import declarations9 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard, preparations for oral or dental hygiene, incl. denture fixative pastes and powders (excl. dentifrices and yarn used to clean between the teeth "dental floss"), organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap.
▼ Expected to slow by 27.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HAPPY BUDDHA CLEAN
12 import declarations5 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 53Ch. 62Ch. 63Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include table linen of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted), table linen of textile materials (excl. of cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted), women's or girls' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JONESY SHOES LTD
12 import declarationsImports onlySS8 *Ch. 42Ch. 71Ch. 91Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather, wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FULLMEN LIMITED
12 import declarationsImports onlySS8 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 76Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, screw hooks and screw rings, of iron or steel, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Canvey Island trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 64 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads thereforFolding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardBeauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careCartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboardCarboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfumeThreaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Non-refractory mortars and concretes
Common questions about trade in Canvey Island
How many businesses import or export from Canvey Island?
HMRC customs records show 64 businesses in Canvey Island (SS8) filed declarations over the last six months — 294 import declarations and 151 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Canvey Island businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Canvey Island traders the leading goods are perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor, folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard, beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Canvey Island growing?
Import activity is down 24.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 18.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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