HMRC records show 53 businesses trading internationally from Tilbury over the last six months. It ranks 32 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 8.4% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
442Import declarations▼ 4.9% on the 6 months before
215Export declarations
−8.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
53Trading 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 53 businesses.
★ Most active in TilburyFiled more customs declarations than any other Tilbury business over the last six months — roughly 28% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
FALCON TIMBER LIMITED
124 import declarations16 export declarationsRM18 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 68Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, a, fir "abies spp." and spruce "picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir), pine "pinus spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir).
▼ Expected to slow by 12.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity124 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DELPHINI LTD
14 import declarations6 export declarationsRM18 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, or of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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 activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LEMON FRESH UK LTD
55 import declarationsImports onlyRM18 *Ch. 28Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 63Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, cationic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CLOTHES RELIEF LIMITED
0 import declarations48 export declarationsRM18 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 63Ch. 69Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented i, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PRO CARRIER LIMITED
9 import declarations27 export declarationsRM18 *Ch. 29Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include printed books, brochures and similar printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded (excl. periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▲ 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 activity27 in the last 6 months
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What Tilbury trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 53 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, aFir "Abies spp." and spruce "Picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)Worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented iParticle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances (excl. oriented strand board and waferboard, fibreboard and cellular wood panels)Pine "Pinus spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m , n.e.s.Road wheels and parts and accessories thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and
Common questions about trade in Tilbury
How many businesses import or export from Tilbury?
HMRC customs records show 53 businesses in Tilbury (RM18) filed declarations over the last six months — 442 import declarations and 215 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Tilbury businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Tilbury traders the leading goods are plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, a, fir "abies spp." and spruce "picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir), worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented i, particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances (excl. oriented strand board and waferboard, fibreboard and cellular wood panels). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Tilbury growing?
Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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