2,305 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 and lighting. 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
24,362Import declarations▼ 4.4% on the 6 months before
11,262Export declarations
−2.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
2,305Trading 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 2,305 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
1360 import declarations1058 export declarationsW1A *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 15Active in 6 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, men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), 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 3.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1360 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1058 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FARFETCH UK LIMITED
410 import declarations813 export declarationsEC1V *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 36Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), 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, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 9.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity410 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity813 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CLARENDON SPECIALTY FASTENER S LIMITED
350 import declarations249 export declarationsEC1M *Ch. 06Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), nuts of iron or steel, articles of titanium, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity350 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity249 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLOBALE U.K. LIMITED
80 import declarations2077 export declarationsEC1R *Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 13Active in 6 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 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 (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 120.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2077 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD
1955 import declarationsImports onlyEC1M *Ch. 03Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 6 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), 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, sparkling wine of fresh grapes.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1955 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Islington trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 2,305 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)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)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)Wooden furniture for offices (excl. 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 contaJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)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
Common questions about trade in Islington
How many businesses import or export from Islington?
HMRC customs records show 2,305 businesses in Islington (EC1M, EC1R, EC1V, EC1Y) filed declarations over the last six months — 24,362 import declarations and 11,262 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), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), 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), wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Islington growing?
Import activity is down 4.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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