HMRC records show 151 businesses trading internationally from Saffron Walden over the last six months. It ranks 12 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.8% 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
1,542Import declarations▼ 12.4% on the 6 months before
633Export declarations
−2.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
151Trading 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 151 businesses.
★ Most active in Saffron WaldenFiled more customs declarations than any other Saffron Walden business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in live animals.
Most active business
IQVIA LABORATORIES DISCOVERY UK LTD
109 import declarations32 export declarationsCB10 *Ch. 01Ch. 05Ch. 23Ch. 25Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine, cell cultures, whether or not modified (excl. cell therapy products), 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 27.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity109 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOLROYD COMPONENTS LTD
58 import declarations20 export declarationsCB11 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Ch. 70Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include copper alloy foil, backed, of a thickness "excl. any backing" of <= 0,15 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, metal yarns and metallised yarns and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material), articles of aluminium, n.e.s., parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DAS BUSINESS FURNITURE LTD
28 import declarations43 export declarationsCB10 *Ch. 09Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), metal furniture for offices (excl. seats), parts of furniture, of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IMT AVIATION LTD
60 import declarations11 export declarationsCB11 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), parts of gas turbines, n.e.s., rivets of iron or steel (excl. tubular and bifurcated rivets for particular uses).
▼ Expected to slow by 22.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NAGOOK LIMITED
54 import declarationsImports onlyCB11 *Ch. 21Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of leather or composition leather (excl. saddlery and harness bags; cases and similar containers; apparel and clothing accessories; whips, riding-crops and similar of heading 6602; furniture; lighting appliances; toys; games; sports articles.
▲ Expected to increase by 46.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Saffron Walden trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 151 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfumeDiagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus ANucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazineArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Certified reference materialsCell cultures, whether or not modified (excl. cell therapy products)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)
Common questions about trade in Saffron Walden
How many businesses import or export from Saffron Walden?
HMRC customs records show 151 businesses in Saffron Walden (CB10, CB11) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,542 import declarations and 633 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Saffron Walden businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Saffron Walden traders the leading goods are carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Saffron Walden growing?
Import activity is down 12.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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