HMRC records show 45 businesses trading internationally from Lawford over the last six months. It ranks 35 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
382Import declarations▼ 1.3% on the 6 months before
133Export declarations
+2.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
45Trading 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 45 businesses.
★ Most active in LawfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Lawford business over the last six months — roughly 30% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.
Most active business
BUFA COMPOSITES UK LTD.
115 import declarations7 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include unsaturated polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms (excl. polycarbonates, alkyd resins, poly"ethylene terephthalate" and poly"lactic acid"), alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom[s] only (excl. compounds containing unfused furan ring, whether or not hydrogenated, in the structure, and lactones, isosafrole, 1-[1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl]propan-2-one, piperonal, safrole, tetrahydrocannab.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity115 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ESPA-PUMPS (UK) LIMITED
25 import declarations2 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine, concrete pumps, general reciprocating or rotary positive displacement pumps and centrifug, tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of >= 50 l but <= 300 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment), parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MPH LIMITED
25 import declarationsImports onlyCO11 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 37Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of nickel, n.e.s., printing plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes, e.g. planed, grained or polished, plates, sheets, strip and foil, of non-alloy nickel (excl. expanded plates, sheets or strip).
▲ Expected to increase by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STOUR BAY COMPANY LTD
63 import declarations2 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 04Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 23Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include amino-acids and their esters; salts thereof (excl. those with > one kind of oxygen function, lysine and its esters, and salts thereof, and glutamic acid, anthranilic acid, tilidine "inn", and salts thereof), vitamins and their derivatives, used primarily as vitamins, unmixed (excl. vitamins a, b1, b2, b3, b5, b6, b12, c, e and their derivatives), acyclic monoamines and their derivatives; salts thereof (excl. methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, and their salts).
▲ Expected to increase by 40.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STA-LOK TERMINALS LTD
18 import declarations16 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of copper, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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What Lawford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 45 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)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 thanFresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed)Unsaturated polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms (excl. polycarbonates, alkyd resins, poly"ethylene terephthalate" and poly"lactic acid")Building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installatiAlcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesRovings of glass fibres
Common questions about trade in Lawford
How many businesses import or export from Lawford?
HMRC customs records show 45 businesses in Lawford (CO11) filed declarations over the last six months — 382 import declarations and 133 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Lawford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lawford traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), 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, fresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Lawford growing?
Import activity is down 1.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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