HMRC records show 663 businesses trading internationally from Merton over the last six months. It ranks 17 of 32 trading locations in Greater London. 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 1.3% 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
8,370Import declarations▼ 2.2% on the 6 months before
2,945Export declarations
+1.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
663Trading 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 663 businesses.
★ Most active in MertonFiled more customs declarations than any other Merton business over the last six months — roughly 25% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat.
Most active business
LIDL UK TRADING LIMITED
2079 import declarations1 export declarationsSW19 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Active 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), 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), chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder).
▲ Expected to increase by 1.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2079 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MORLEYS STORES LTD
200 import declarations56 export declarationsSW19 *Ch. 06Ch. 18Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or china (excl. ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or packing of goods, and coffee grinders and spice mills with receptacles made of ceramics and working parts o, glassware of a kind used for toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (excl. glassware of lead crystal or of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes, articles of heading 7018, mirrors, leaded lights and the like, lighting fittings and, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity200 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PSA PARTS LTD
118 import declarations73 export declarationsSW19 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 70Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., static converters, storage units for automatic data-processing machines.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity118 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity73 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOTBRAY LTD
302 import declarations580 export declarationsSW19 *Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 31Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transpor, radiators and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose m, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity302 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity580 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OSBORNE & LITTLE LTD
164 import declarations227 export declarationsSW19 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 45Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include embroidery of materials other than cotton or man-made fibres, on a textile fabric base, in the piece, in strips or in motifs (excl. embroidery without visible ground), woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres, mixed principally or solely with man-made filament, made of yarn of different colours, chenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806).
▼ Expected to slow by 12.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity164 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity227 in the last 6 months
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What Merton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 663 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)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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsBeauty 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 careArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 theSparkling wine of fresh grapesWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)
Common questions about trade in Merton
How many businesses import or export from Merton?
HMRC customs records show 663 businesses in Merton (CR4, SM4, SW19, SW20) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,370 import declarations and 2,945 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Merton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Merton 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), 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), 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, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Merton growing?
Import activity is down 2.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 1.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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