2,201 businesses in Islington appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in Greater London for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 10.2% 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
20,876Import declarations▼ 15.5% on the 6 months before
9,503Export declarations
−10.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
2,201Trading 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 2,201 businesses.
★ Most active in IslingtonFiled more customs declarations than any other Islington business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
SELFRIDGES RETAIL LTD
1154 import declarations849 export declarationsW1A *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 15Active 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1154 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity849 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
C CARNEVALE LTD
442 import declarationsImports onlyN7 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), 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), bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the.
▼ Expected to slow by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity442 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NEW LOBSTER LIMITED
161 import declarations252 export declarationsN7 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 42Ch. 44Active 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.
▼ Expected to slow by 34.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity161 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity252 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KURT GEIGER LTD
272 import declarations127 export declarationsEC1M *Ch. 13Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 42Active 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), 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, 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 slow by 6.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity272 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity127 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FORTNUM & MASON PLC
195 import declarations128 export declarationsW1A *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active 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), chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder), sweet biscuits.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity195 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity128 in the last 6 months
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What Islington trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 2,201 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 contaJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsT-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedFootwear 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)Food preparations, n.e.s.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
Common questions about trade in Islington
How many businesses import or export from Islington?
HMRC customs records show 2,201 businesses in Islington (EC1M, EC1R, EC1V, EC1Y) filed declarations over the last six months — 20,876 import declarations and 9,503 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Islington businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Islington 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Islington growing?
Import activity is down 15.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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