141 businesses in Rickmansworth appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 15 of 31 trading locations in Hertfordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 10.2% 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
1,742Import declarations▼ 14.1% on the 6 months before
493Export declarations
−10.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
141Trading 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 141 businesses.
★ Most active in RickmansworthFiled more customs declarations than any other Rickmansworth business over the last six months — roughly 51% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
RENAULT UK LTD
891 import declarationsImports onlyWD3 *Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 31Ch. 32Active 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), drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity891 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
UNIFRUIT LIMITED
55 import declarations8 export declarationsWD3 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, ginger, neither crushed nor ground, fresh tamarinds, cashew apples, jackfruit, lychees, sapodillo plums, passion fruit, carambola, pitahaya and other edible fruit (excl. nuts, bananas, dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, papaws "papayas", citrus fruit, grap.
▼ Expected to slow by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
D G IMPORTS LTD
54 import declarationsImports onlyWD3 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh or dried oranges, fresh or dried lemons "citrus limon, citrus limonum" and limes "citrus aurantifolia, citrus latifolia", fresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
UNIVERSAL TRADING SERVICES LIMITED
0 import declarations37 export declarationsWD3 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p, articles of graphite or carbon, for non-electrical purposes (excl. carbon fibres and articles of carbon fibres), non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, inside walls, floors, ceilings and the like.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PROLIGHT DIRECT LTD
35 import declarations1 export declarationsWD3 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 63Ch. 65Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds of synthetic fibres (excl. flat covers of light fabrics made up as tarpaulins), 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, hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal.
▲ Expected to increase by 8.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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What Rickmansworth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 141 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 kindsArticles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)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)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interestSweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pelletsLive 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)Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall
Common questions about trade in Rickmansworth
How many businesses import or export from Rickmansworth?
HMRC customs records show 141 businesses in Rickmansworth (WD3) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,742 import declarations and 493 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Rickmansworth businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Rickmansworth 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, articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Rickmansworth growing?
Import activity is down 14.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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