34 businesses in Hockley and Hawkwell appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 37 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.0% 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
231Import declarations▼ 22.2% on the 6 months before
46Export declarations
−6.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
34Trading 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 34 businesses.
★ Most active in Hockley and HawkwellFiled more customs declarations than any other Hockley and Hawkwell business over the last six months — roughly 26% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
DIGIFLEX LIMITED
59 import declarations4 export declarationsSS5 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active 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, festival, carnival or other entertainment articles, incl. conjuring tricks and novelty jokes, n.e.s., parts of footwear; removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof (excl. outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics, uppers and parts thereof other than stiffeners, and general parts.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE ALCOHOL FREE CO LTD
7 import declarations10 export declarationsSS5 *Ch. 22Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer), non-alcoholic beer <= 0.5% vol alc, waters, incl. mineral and aerated, with added sugar, sweetener or flavour, for direct consumption as a beverage.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOCKLEY MARKET GARDEN CENTRE LTD
15 import declarationsImports onlySS5 *Ch. 06Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots (excl. those used for human consumption and chicory roots of the variety cichorium intybus sativum), edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, whether or not grafted.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STANDOUT LIMITED
10 import declarationsImports onlySS5 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of cotton, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib and brace overalls and trousers), overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of textile materials, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. of cotton and man-made fibres, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ICE COOL DESIGNERS LTD
7 import declarationsImports onlySS5 *Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), women's or girls' overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton and man-made fibres, suits, ensemb, women's or girls' skirts and divided skirts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats).
▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Hockley and Hawkwell trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 34 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer)Wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal)Non-alcoholic beer <= 0.5% vol alcWrist-watches of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding (excl. with backs made of steel)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, electrically operated, with mechanical display only (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal)Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples and similar articles of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material (excl. such articles with heads of copper and staples in strips)
Common questions about trade in Hockley and Hawkwell
How many businesses import or export from Hockley and Hawkwell?
HMRC customs records show 34 businesses in Hockley and Hawkwell (SS5) filed declarations over the last six months — 231 import declarations and 46 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Hockley and Hawkwell businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hockley and Hawkwell traders the leading goods are live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer), wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal), non-alcoholic beer <= 0.5% vol alc. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hockley and Hawkwell growing?
Import activity is down 22.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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