HMRC records show 328 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. 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
9,770Import declarations▲ 1.6% on the 6 months before
4,137Export declarations
−0.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
328Trading 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 328 businesses.
★ Most active in Hemel HempsteadFiled more customs declarations than any other Hemel Hempstead business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.
Most active business
ATLAS COPCO LTD
930 import declarations89 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include air 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 refri, 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), gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity930 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity89 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PARKER HANNIFIN MANUFACTURING LIMITED
151 import declarations590 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings), instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 8.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity151 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity590 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MARTIN-BROWER UK LIMITED
236 import declarations227 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 15Ch. 16Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder), 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 the.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity236 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity227 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PARKER HANNIFIN LIMITED
843 import declarations163 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 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), static converters, rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine).
▼ Expected to slow by 0.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity843 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity163 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AEROSPHERES (UK) LIMITED
319 import declarations667 export declarationsHP2 *Ch. 14Ch. 21Ch. 26Ch. 27Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produ, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide.
▲ Expected to increase by 31.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity319 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity667 in the last 6 months
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What Hemel Hempstead trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 328 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)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)Static convertersBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Food preparations, n.e.s.Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)
Common questions about trade in Hemel Hempstead
How many businesses import or export from Hemel Hempstead?
HMRC customs records show 328 businesses in Hemel Hempstead (HP1, HP2, HP3) filed declarations over the last six months — 9,770 import declarations and 4,137 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 articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), static converters, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hemel Hempstead growing?
Import activity is up 1.6% 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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