Over the last six months, 95 Witham businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 14 of 41 trading locations in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.0% 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
1,542Import declarations▼ 0.5% on the 6 months before
571Export declarations
−2.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
95Trading 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 95 businesses.
★ Most active in WithamFiled more customs declarations than any other Witham business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
DD PRODUCTS & SERVICES LIMITED
323 import declarations41 export declarationsCM8 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s., wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 15.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity323 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HAYMAN GROUP LTD
46 import declarations96 export declarationsCM8 *Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 22Ch. 25Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products, ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of < 80% vol, not denatured; spirits and other spirituous beverages (excl. compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc, undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DOMETIC UK AWNINGS LTD
74 import declarations30 export declarationsCM8 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds of synthetic fibres (excl. flat covers of light fabrics made up as tarpaulins), tents of synthetic fibres (excl. umbrella and play tents).
▼ Expected to slow by 26.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COMMUNITY FOODS LTD
187 import declarations35 export declarationsCM8 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 10Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include dried grapes, fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm, nuts and other seeds, incl. mixtures, prepared or preserved (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit pur e and pastes, obtained by cooking, and groundnuts).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity187 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PERRY ELLIS EUROPE LTD
154 import declarations27 export declarationsCM8 *Ch. 29Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 12.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity154 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
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What Witham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 95 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane productsDried grapesInstruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s.Ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of < 80% vol, not denatured; spirits and other spirituous beverages (excl. compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marcStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsFruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm
Common questions about trade in Witham
How many businesses import or export from Witham?
HMRC customs records show 95 businesses in Witham (CM8) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,542 import declarations and 571 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Witham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Witham traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products, dried grapes. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Witham growing?
Import activity is down 0.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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