Over the last six months, 3,573 Camden businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in Greater London for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, furniture, bedding and lighting. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.7% 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
38,365Import declarations▼ 4.8% on the 6 months before
14,920Export declarations
+0.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
3,573Trading businesses
Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
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★ Most active in CamdenFiled more customs declarations than any other Camden business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 14.
Most active business
ARGOS LIMITED
1685 import declarationsImports onlyEC1N *Ch. 14Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens), trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1685 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RS COMPONENTS LIMITED
59 import declarations1115 export declarationsN1C *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1115 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NIKE RETAIL (UK)
669 import declarations240 export declarationsN1C *Ch. 09Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity669 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity240 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED
928 import declarations364 export declarationsNW1 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include static converters, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus).
▲ Expected to increase by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity928 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity364 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ASOS.COM LTD
492 import declarations691 export declarationsNW1 *Ch. 21Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 2.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity492 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity691 in the last 6 months
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What Camden trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 3,573 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)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)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 careJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)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 contaPrinted books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
Common questions about trade in Camden
How many businesses import or export from Camden?
HMRC customs records show 3,573 businesses in Camden (EC1N, N1C, NW1, NW3) filed declarations over the last six months — 38,365 import declarations and 14,920 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Camden businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Camden traders the leading goods are articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), 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), 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Camden growing?
Import activity is down 4.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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