HMRC records show 350 businesses trading internationally from Southend-On-Sea over the last six months. It ranks 6 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, 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
2,861Import declarations▼ 18.0% on the 6 months before
1,729Export declarations
−2.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
350Trading 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 350 businesses.
★ Most active in Southend-On-SeaFiled more customs declarations than any other Southend-On-Sea business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
AVOCET AVIATION LIMITED
347 import declarations295 export declarationsSS2 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include laminated safety glass, of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, vessels and other vehicles (excl. multiple-walled insulating units of glass), fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity347 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity295 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EGL HOMECARE LTD
62 import declarations22 export declarationsSS3 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 52Ch. 55Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials, gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes), staple fibres of viscose rayon, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SURGICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
56 import declarations24 export declarationsSS2 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 71Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor, of base metal (excl. hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears, secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears and hoof nippers for farriers), casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, incl. rigid tubular containers, of aluminium, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity of <= 300 l, n.e.s., other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished.
▲ Expected to increase by 11.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BERNSTEIN & BANLEYS LTD
57 import declarations19 export declarationsSS2 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 50Ch. 51Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% artificial filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed (excl. those of high-tenacity viscose yarn), woven fabrics containing >= 85% silk or schappe by weight, woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% artificial filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, made of yarn of different colours (excl. those of high-tenacity viscose yarn).
▲ Expected to increase by 22.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
B2C DISTRIBUTION LTD
16 import declarations56 export declarationsSS3 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include water-skis, surfboards and other water-sport equipment (other than sailboards), pocket-watches and the like, incl. stop-watches, with hand or automatic winding (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal), travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta.
▼ Expected to slow by 42.1% 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 activity56 in the last 6 months
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What Southend-On-Sea trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 350 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)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 careWine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaT-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Preparations for use on the hair (excl. shampoos, preparations for permanent waving or straightening and hair lacquers)Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard
Common questions about trade in Southend-On-Sea
How many businesses import or export from Southend-On-Sea?
HMRC customs records show 350 businesses in Southend-On-Sea (SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,861 import declarations and 1,729 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Southend-On-Sea businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Southend-On-Sea traders the leading goods are parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Southend-On-Sea growing?
Import activity is down 18.0% 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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