50 businesses in Ingatestone appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 33 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in plastics, furniture, bedding and lighting, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
463Import declarations▲ 3.3% on the 6 months before
79Export declarations
−3.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
50Trading businesses
Top 5 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 50 businesses.
★ Most active in IngatestoneFiled more customs declarations than any other Ingatestone business over the last six months — roughly 20% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.
Most active business
RMA HOME WARE LTD
91 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include table, kitchen or other household articles, and parts thereof, of stainless steel (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310; waste baskets; shovels, corkscrews and other articles of the nature of a work implement; articles of cutlery,, tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, table, kitchen or other household articles, and parts thereof, of iron other than cast iron or steel other than stainless (excl. enamelled articles; cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310; waste baskets; shovels and other articles of the.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TUFFERMAN LTD
34 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 82Ch. 94Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles, and wall or ceiling coverings in rolls with a width of >= 45 cm, consisting of a layer of plastics fixed permanently on a backing of any material other than, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 29.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KEYPOINT INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
22 import declarations10 export declarationsCM4 *Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 61Ch. 64Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted, gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes), footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather (excl. sports footwear and orthopaedic footwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAY & RAEBURN LIMITED
50 import declarations6 export declarationsCM4 *Ch. 07Ch. 17Ch. 18Ch. 19Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar, non-frozen (excl. preserved by sugar, homogenised vegetables of subheading 2005.10, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles, potatoes, peas "pisum sativum", beans "vign, leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (excl. peas and beans).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DECOSPAN UK LTD
38 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm, laminated wood with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, laminated veneered lumber, blockboard, laminboard, battenboard, sheets, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excl. of bamboo, with an outer ply of tropical wood or of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chest.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in CM4 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Ingatestone trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 50 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)Gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crochetedVegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar, non-frozen (excl. preserved by sugar, homogenised vegetables of subheading 2005.10, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles, potatoes, peas "Pisum sativum", beans "VignMade-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Furniture of plastics (excl. medical, dental, surgical or veterinary, and seats)
Common questions about trade in Ingatestone
How many businesses import or export from Ingatestone?
HMRC customs records show 50 businesses in Ingatestone (CM4) filed declarations over the last six months — 463 import declarations and 79 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ingatestone businesses import most?
The most common category is plastics. Across all Ingatestone traders the leading goods are golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ingatestone growing?
Import activity is up 3.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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