46 businesses in Ingatestone appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 34 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, plastics and plastic articles, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 19.9% 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
385Import declarations▼ 7.2% on the 6 months before
67Export declarations
−19.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
46Trading 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 46 businesses.
★ Most active in IngatestoneFiled more customs declarations than any other Ingatestone business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes, pigments, paints and inks.
Most active business
RMA HOME WARE LTD
66 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials, 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 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,.
▼ Expected to slow by 45.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INGATESTONE SADDLERY CENTRE LTD
24 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 73Ch. 82Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, forged or stamped, but not further worked, n.e.s. (excl. grinding balls and similar articles for mills), 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), files, rasps and similar hand tools of base metal.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RATTAN WAREHOUSE TRADE LIMITED
24 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 39Ch. 66Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include garden or similar umbrellas (excl. beach tents), structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre, cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills).
▲ Expected to increase by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GEORGE BAKER (CAMPING) LIMITED
22 import declarationsImports onlyCM4 *Ch. 39Ch. 63Ch. 66Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts, trimmings and accessories for umbrellas and sun umbrellas of heading 6601 or for walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like of heading 6602 (excl. umbrella frames, incl. frames mounted on shafts "sticks"), parts of domestic appliances non-electrically heated of heading 7321, n.e.s., structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LEE PORTER GOLF SOLUTIONS LTD
9 import declarations10 export declarationsCM4 *Ch. 95Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), golf clubs, complete, articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Ingatestone trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 46 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)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 crochetedArticles of iron or steel, forged or stamped, but not further worked, n.e.s. (excl. grinding balls and similar articles for mills)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 mmLaminated 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, sheetsChocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)
Common questions about trade in Ingatestone
How many businesses import or export from Ingatestone?
HMRC customs records show 46 businesses in Ingatestone (CM4) filed declarations over the last six months — 385 import declarations and 67 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 furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. 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), 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 crocheted. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ingatestone growing?
Import activity is down 7.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 19.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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