HMRC records show 327 businesses trading internationally from Hemel Hempstead over the last six months. That puts it second in Hertfordshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.5% 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
8,121Import declarations▼ 15.8% on the 6 months before
3,547Export declarations
−8.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
327Trading businesses
Top 10 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 327 businesses.
★ Most active in Hemel HempsteadFiled more customs declarations than any other Hemel Hempstead business over the last six months — roughly 3% of the town's total import activity, mostly in vegetable plaiting materials.
Most active business
AEROSPHERES (UK) LIMITED
284 import declarations576 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 14Ch. 21Ch. 26Ch. 27Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 22.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity284 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity576 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRITVIC SOFT DRINKS LTD
267 import declarations110 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 08Ch. 11Ch. 13Ch. 17Active 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, non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity267 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DRAEGER MEDICAL UK LTD
330 import declarations41 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 30Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., 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), pressure-reducing valves.
▼ Expected to slow by 17.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity330 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LATHAMS LTD
272 import declarations40 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 36Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, a, medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mm, oak "quercus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm.
▼ Expected to slow by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity272 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PARKER HANNIFIN (GB) LIMITED
196 import declarations99 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission, adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber (excl. put up for retail sale with a net weight of <= 1 kg).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity196 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
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What Hemel Hempstead trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 327 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Food preparations, n.e.s.Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsAir pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refriTravelling-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 contaMachinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust
Common questions about trade in Hemel Hempstead
How many businesses import or export from Hemel Hempstead?
HMRC customs records show 327 businesses in Hemel Hempstead (HP1, HP2, HP3) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,121 import declarations and 3,547 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Hemel Hempstead businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hemel Hempstead traders the leading goods are 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), food preparations, n.e.s., medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hemel Hempstead growing?
Import activity is down 15.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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