Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames importers & exporters
Over the last six months, 97 Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 19 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 20.2% 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
867Import declarations▼ 14.0% on the 6 months before
585Export declarations
−20.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
97Trading 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 97 businesses.
★ Most active in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-ThamesFiled more customs declarations than any other Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in fertilisers.
Most active business
FRENCH CONNECTION LTD
149 import declarations144 export declarationsRM19 *Ch. 31Ch. 42Ch. 46Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted.
▼ Expected to slow by 29.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity149 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity144 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TROPIFRUIT UK LTD
53 import declarations1 export declarationsRM19 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh or dried plantains, fresh or chilled vegetables n.e.s., yams "dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PARAMOUNT 26 LIMITED
23 import declarations30 export declarationsRM20 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 72Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, of iron or steel, parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded (excl. u, i, h, l or t sections).
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BARRIER COMPONENTS LIMITED
47 import declarations5 export declarationsRM19 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 83Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), automatic door closers of base metal.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RAY ROSE LTD
17 import declarations23 export declarationsRM20 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 55Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials (excl. toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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What Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 97 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)WhiskiesJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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, perfumePlywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, aMedium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mmBread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the
Common questions about trade in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames
How many businesses import or export from Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames?
HMRC customs records show 97 businesses in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames (RM19, RM20) filed declarations over the last six months — 867 import declarations and 585 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames traders the leading goods are wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), whiskies, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-On-Thames growing?
Import activity is down 14.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 20.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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