HMRC records show 107 businesses trading internationally from Chandler's Ford over the last six months. It ranks 6 of 46 trading locations in Hampshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.9% 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
4,329Import declarations▲ 4.7% on the 6 months before
2,663Export declarations
−0.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
107Trading 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 107 businesses.
★ Most active in Chandler's FordFiled more customs declarations than any other Chandler's Ford business over the last six months — roughly 55% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plants and cut flowers.
Most active business
B AND Q LIMITED
2397 import declarations295 export declarationsSO53 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 12Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2397 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity295 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRADECORE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
48 import declarations323 export declarationsSO53 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps).
▲ Expected to increase by 45.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity323 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OK INTERNATIONAL LTD
120 import declarations133 export declarationsSO53 *Ch. 20Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), syringes, with or without needles, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity120 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity133 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
R & M ELECTRICAL GROUP LTD
305 import declarations745 export declarationsSO53 *Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., electric luminaires and lighting fittings, n.e.s., chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares).
▲ Expected to increase by 12.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity305 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity745 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DRAPER TOOLS LIMITED
491 import declarations271 export declarationsSO53 *Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 14.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity491 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity271 in the last 6 months
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What Chandler's Ford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 107 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills)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)Luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources, n.e.s.Tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Chandler's Ford
How many businesses import or export from Chandler's Ford?
HMRC customs records show 107 businesses in Chandler's Ford (SO53) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,329 import declarations and 2,663 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Chandler's Ford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Chandler's Ford traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Chandler's Ford growing?
Import activity is up 4.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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