1,547 businesses in Tower Hamlets appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 5 of 32 trading locations in Greater London. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, woven clothing. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.4% 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
17,845Import declarations▼ 4.9% on the 6 months before
6,198Export declarations
+3.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
1,547Trading businesses
Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
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★ Most active in Tower HamletsFiled more customs declarations than any other Tower Hamlets business over the last six months — roughly 3% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cosmetics and perfumes.
Most active business
ALL SAINTS RETAIL LIMITED
504 import declarations393 export declarationsE1 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), 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 increase by 5.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity504 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity393 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE SWATCH GROUP (UK) LIMITED
371 import declarations111 export declarationsE14 *Ch. 18Ch. 22Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include clock or watch parts, n.e.s., wrist-watches of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding (excl. with backs made of steel), wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, electrically operated, with mechanical display only (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal).
▲ Expected to increase by 13.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity371 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SURFACHEM HOLDINGS LIMITED
289 import declarations179 export declarationsE1W *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 18Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity289 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity179 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE ROW UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
370 import declarations316 export declarationsE1W *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 43Ch. 44Active 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, women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), 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 2.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity370 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity316 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BESTSELLER WHOLESALE UK LTD
657 import declarationsImports onlyE1 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity657 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Tower Hamlets trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 1,547 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)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear)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 contaWomen's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)
Common questions about trade in Tower Hamlets
How many businesses import or export from Tower Hamlets?
HMRC customs records show 1,547 businesses in Tower Hamlets (E1, E14, E1W, E2) filed declarations over the last six months — 17,845 import declarations and 6,198 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Tower Hamlets businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Tower Hamlets 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Tower Hamlets growing?
Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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