HMRC records show 44 businesses trading internationally from Lawford over the last six months. It ranks 33 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.2% 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
341Import declarations▼ 5.8% on the 6 months before
116Export declarations
−8.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
44Trading 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 44 businesses.
★ Most active in LawfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Lawford business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
BUFA COMPOSITES UK LTD.
99 import declarations9 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, rovings of glass fibres.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AGRIPEP UK LTD
9 import declarations11 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 07Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed), fresh or chilled onions and shallots, seed potatoes.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STRINGERS WORLD LTD
16 import declarations3 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 56Ch. 61Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include badminton and similar rackets, whether or not strung (other than tennis rackets and table-tennis bats), tennis rackets, whether or not strung (excl. table-tennis bats), twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene).
▼ Expected to slow by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PULTREX LIMITED
7 import declarations9 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only (excl. those containing an unfused pyrazole, imidazole, pyridine or triazine ring, whether or not hydrogenated, a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system, not further fused, whether or not hydrog, artificial waxes and prepared waxes (excl. poly"oxyethylene" [polyethylene glycol] waxes).
▲ 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 activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BARFIELD ENGINEERING CO LTD
8 import declarations7 export declarationsCO11 *Ch. 49Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 5 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 copper, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel wire, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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What Lawford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 44 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Fresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed)Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesRovings of glass fibresChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.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, tetrahydrocannabAmino-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)
Common questions about trade in Lawford
How many businesses import or export from Lawford?
HMRC customs records show 44 businesses in Lawford (CO11) filed declarations over the last six months — 341 import declarations and 116 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 fresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed), stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, rovings of glass fibres. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Lawford growing?
Import activity is down 5.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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