HMRC records show 375 businesses trading internationally from Harlow over the last six months. That puts it second in Essex for trade activity. 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 1.4% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
6,613Import declarations▼ 0.5% on the 6 months before
2,624Export declarations
−1.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
375Trading 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 375 businesses.
★ Most active in HarlowFiled more customs declarations than any other Harlow business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
ARROW ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD
661 import declarations28 export declarationsCM17 *Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electronic integrated circuits as memories, switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers), static converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity661 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AUDIO LOGIC LTD
110 import declarations45 export declarationsCM17 *Ch. 42Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, static converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 7.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
426 import declarations112 export declarationsCM19 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bread, 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, semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed, food preparations, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 60.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity426 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity112 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED
287 import declarations134 export declarationsCM17 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include printed circuits, parts suitable for use solely or principally with flat panel display modules, transmission and reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, television cameras,digital cameras, video camera recorders, radar apparatus, radio navigational a, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 1.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity287 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity134 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
O-I GLASS LIMITED
184 import declarations42 export declarationsCM20 *Ch. 15Ch. 24Ch. 25Ch. 26Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s., parts of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes and of machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 42.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity184 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in CM17 / CM18 / CM19 / CM20 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Harlow trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 375 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Static convertersArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. lamp holders)Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazedBread, 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 theElectrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and otherSwitches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers)
Common questions about trade in Harlow
How many businesses import or export from Harlow?
HMRC customs records show 375 businesses in Harlow (CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20) filed declarations over the last six months — 6,613 import declarations and 2,624 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Harlow businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Harlow traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), static converters, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Harlow growing?
Import activity is down 0.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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