1,479 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, knitted clothing and accessories. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.6% 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
15,194Import declarations▼ 17.4% on the 6 months before
5,194Export declarations
−5.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
1,479Trading businesses
Top 10 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, perfumes and essential oils.
Most active business
ALL SAINTS RETAIL LIMITED
400 import declarations313 export declarationsE1 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity400 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity313 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
161 import declarations231 export declarationsE1 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral, storage units for automatic data-processing machines, parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 3.7% 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 activity231 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE SWATCH GROUP (UK) LIMITED
290 import declarations87 export declarationsE14 *Ch. 10Ch. 18Ch. 22Ch. 32Active in 5 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 slow by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity290 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity87 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
REFORMATION UK, LTD
234 import declarations119 export declarationsE1W *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 46Ch. 51Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, panties 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), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity234 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FUERST DAY LAWSON LTD
190 import declarations99 export declarationsE1W *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, jams, jellies, marmalades, pur es or pastes of fruit, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. citrus fruit and homogenised preparations of subheading 2007.10).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity190 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
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1,469 more Tower Hamlets businesses
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What Tower Hamlets trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 1,479 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 crochetedTravelling-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 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)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Tower Hamlets
How many businesses import or export from Tower Hamlets?
HMRC customs records show 1,479 businesses in Tower Hamlets (E1, E14, E1W, E2) filed declarations over the last six months — 15,194 import declarations and 5,194 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, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Tower Hamlets growing?
Import activity is down 17.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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