Over the last six months, 548 Watford (Watford) businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Hertfordshire. 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 0.1% 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
15,846Import declarations▼ 3.7% on the 6 months before
7,839Export declarations
−0.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
548Trading 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 548 businesses.
★ Most active in Watford (Watford)Filed more customs declarations than any other Watford (Watford) business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat.
Most active business
COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LTD
1933 import declarations2532 export declarationsWD25 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 05Active 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), 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, 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 1.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1933 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2532 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STORM PROCUREMENT LIMITED
79 import declarations747 export declarationsWD18 *Ch. 22Ch. 24Ch. 25Ch. 27Active 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), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators).
▲ Expected to increase by 19.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity747 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD
666 import declarations2 export declarationsWD24 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active 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), hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s., paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, paint pads and rollers (excl. artists' and similar brushes of subheading 9603.30).
▲ Expected to increase by 8.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity666 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TJX UK
3738 import declarations254 export declarationsWD17 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 05Ch. 06Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 1.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3738 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity254 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RALPH LAUREN UK LIMITED
945 import declarations532 export declarationsWD17 *Ch. 09Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), 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, women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity945 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity532 in the last 6 months
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What Watford (Watford) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 548 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTravelling-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 contaInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)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
Common questions about trade in Watford (Watford)
How many businesses import or export from Watford (Watford)?
HMRC customs records show 548 businesses in Watford (Watford) (WD17, WD18, WD19, WD24) filed declarations over the last six months — 15,846 import declarations and 7,839 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Watford (Watford) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Watford (Watford) traders the leading goods are 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), 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, 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, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Watford (Watford) growing?
Import activity is down 3.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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