Town trade profile · IG7

Chigwell importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 35 Chigwell businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 39 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 9.3% 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

115Import declarations▼ 21.2% on the 6 months before

12Export declarations

+9.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

35Trading 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 35 businesses.

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★ Most active in ChigwellFiled more customs declarations than any other Chigwell business over the last six months — roughly 27% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.

Most active business

SIMMI IMPORTS LTD

31 import declarations Imports only IG7 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 43Ch. 61 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. panties and swimwear).

▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FERN ANDERSON INTERIORS LTD

0 import declarations 5 export declarations IG7 *Ch. 39Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 91 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years old, paintings, e.g. oil paintings, watercolours and pastels, and drawings executed entirely by hand (excl. over 100 years old, and technical drawings and the like of heading 4906, and hand-painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles), time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor (excl. clocks of heading 9101 to 9105, time registers and time recorders).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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SILENI'S BEST FIREWOOD LTD

4 import declarations Imports only IG7 *Ch. 44 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms, non-coniferous.

▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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MH LONDON DESIGN LIMITED

4 import declarations Imports only IG7 *Ch. 44Ch. 70Ch. 94 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include statuettes and other ornaments, of tropical wood (excl. wood marquetry and inlaid wood), glass mirrors, framed (excl. rear-view mirrors for vehicles, optical mirrors, optically processed, and mirrors of an age of > 100 years), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PARKSIDE NAILS SUPPLIES LTD

3 import declarations Imports only IG7 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 65Ch. 82 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include manicure or pedicure preparations, safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, manicure or pedicure sets and instruments, incl. nail files, of base metal (excl. ordinary scissors).

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Chigwell trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 35 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athleticsParts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.Women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats)Vitamins and their derivatives, used primarily as vitamins, unmixed (excl. vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, C, E and their derivatives)Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms, non-coniferousAntiques, over 100 but at most 250 years oldDoors, windows and their frames and thresholds for door, of aluminium (excl. door furniture)

Common questions about trade in Chigwell

How many businesses import or export from Chigwell?

HMRC customs records show 35 businesses in Chigwell (IG7) filed declarations over the last six months — 115 import declarations and 12 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Chigwell businesses import most?

The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Chigwell traders the leading goods are footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s., women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Chigwell growing?

Import activity is down 21.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 9.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Chigwell importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SIMMI IMPORTS LTD

FERN ANDERSON INTERIORS LTD

SILENI'S BEST FIREWOOD LTD

MH LONDON DESIGN LIMITED

PARKSIDE NAILS SUPPLIES LTD

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What Chigwell trades

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