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Hitchin importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Hitchin?

HMRC customs records show 203 businesses in Hitchin (SG4, SG5) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,863 import declarations and 889 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Hitchin businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hitchin traders the leading goods are tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Hitchin growing?

Import activity is down 1.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Hitchin importers?

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Over the last six months, 203 Hitchin businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 13 of 31 trading locations in Hertfordshire. 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 pick up by around 2.6% over the next three months.

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1,863Import declarations▼ 1.2% on the 6 months before

889Export declarations

+2.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

203Trading 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 203 businesses.

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★ Most active in HitchinFiled more customs declarations than any other Hitchin business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.

Most active business

ASTUTE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

146 import declarations 157 export declarations SG4 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 17Ch. 18 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include roasted coffee (excl. decaffeinated), sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any material, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded.

▲ Expected to increase by 25.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity146 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity157 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FASTEN LTD

47 import declarations 13 export declarations SG5 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 76 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include nuts of iron or steel, 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), threaded articles, of iron or steel, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 13.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WORLD PRECISION INSTRUMENTS LTD

101 import declarations 42 export declarations SG4 *Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 69 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., 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), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators).

▲ Expected to increase by 29.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FUTURE SOUND AND VISION LTD

22 import declarations 85 export declarations SG4 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures of base metal, articles of wood, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).

▼ Expected to slow by 28.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

THE GREEK DELICATESSEN LTD

78 import declarations Imports only SG4 *Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 09 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), extra virgin olive oil "eu cat. 1" obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil, untreated, cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese).

▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Hitchin trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 203 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vNuts of iron or steelInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale

Common questions about trade in Hitchin

How many businesses import or export from Hitchin?

HMRC customs records show 203 businesses in Hitchin (SG4, SG5) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,863 import declarations and 889 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Hitchin businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hitchin traders the leading goods are tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Hitchin growing?

Import activity is down 1.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Hitchin importers?

Create an account to see all 203 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Hitchin importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ASTUTE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

FASTEN LTD

WORLD PRECISION INSTRUMENTS LTD

FUTURE SOUND AND VISION LTD

THE GREEK DELICATESSEN LTD

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What Hitchin trades

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