Over the last six months, 4,808 City of Westminster businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Greater London. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.0% 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
71,683Import declarations▼ 18.4% on the 6 months before
34,166Export declarations
−8.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
4,808Trading 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 4,808 businesses.
★ Most active in City of WestminsterFiled more customs declarations than any other City of Westminster business over the last six months — roughly 2% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat and edible offal.
Most active business
MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C.
1761 import declarations1430 export declarationsW2 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 06Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), sparkling wine of fresh grapes, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1761 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1430 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ITX UK LIMITED
1534 import declarations98 export declarationsW1S *Ch. 06Ch. 25Ch. 31Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), 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, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1534 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PRADA RETAIL UK LIMITED
925 import declarations586 export declarationsW1S *Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity925 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity586 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JOHN LEWIS PLC
1493 import declarationsImports onlySW1V *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 09Ch. 19Active in 5 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, 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, women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 14.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1493 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HERMES (G B) LTD
918 import declarations434 export declarationsW1J *Ch. 17Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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 and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo.
▼ Expected to slow by 0.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity918 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity434 in the last 6 months
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4,798 more City of Westminster businesses
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What City of Westminster trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 4,808 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 contaFootwear 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)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Paintings, e.g. oil paintings, watercolours and pastels, and drawings executed entirely by hand (excl. over 100 years old, and technical drawings and the like of heading 4906, and hand-painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles)Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather
Common questions about trade in City of Westminster
How many businesses import or export from City of Westminster?
HMRC customs records show 4,808 businesses in City of Westminster (NW8, SW1A, SW1E, SW1H) filed declarations over the last six months — 71,683 import declarations and 34,166 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do City of Westminster businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all City of Westminster traders the leading goods are 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, 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), 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 City of Westminster growing?
Import activity is down 18.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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