HMRC records show 11 businesses trading internationally from East Cowes over the last six months. It ranks 4 of 11 trading locations in Isle of Wight. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.0% 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
41Import declarations▼ 4.7% on the 6 months before
68Export declarations
+0.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
11Trading 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 11 businesses.
★ Most active in East CowesFiled more customs declarations than any other East Cowes business over the last six months — roughly 39% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes, pigments, paints and inks.
Most active business
VIKOMA INTERNATIONAL LTD
16 import declarations17 export declarationsPO32 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys, beacons and other floating structures (excl. inflatable rafts, vessels of heading 8901 to 8906 and floating structures for breaking up), check "non-return" valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, rubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
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ROBINSON DICKON
1 import declarations3 export declarationsPO32 *Ch. 85Active in 3 of the last 6 months
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PEPPERMINT RETAIL LTD
4 import declarationsImports onlyPO32 *Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, suits, ensemb.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MATTHEW DAVID PURSER
2 import declarationsImports onlyPO32 *Ch. 91Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates and bridges for clocks or watches, clock movements, complete and assembled (excl. electrically operated and watch movements), clock or watch parts, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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COWES DRY SAILING CENTRE LIMITED
2 import declarationsImports onlyPO32 *Ch. 84Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, n.e.s., gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What East Cowes trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 11 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys, beacons and other floating structures (excl. inflatable rafts, vessels of heading 8901 to 8906 and floating structures for breaking up)Check "non-return" valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the likeRubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon)Brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehiclesAdhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber (excl. put up for retail sale with a net weight of <= 1 kg)Parts of centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers, n.e.s.Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Plates and bridges for clocks or watches
Common questions about trade in East Cowes
How many businesses import or export from East Cowes?
HMRC customs records show 11 businesses in East Cowes (PO32) filed declarations over the last six months — 41 import declarations and 68 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do East Cowes businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all East Cowes traders the leading goods are rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys, beacons and other floating structures (excl. inflatable rafts, vessels of heading 8901 to 8906 and floating structures for breaking up), check "non-return" valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, rubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon), brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from East Cowes growing?
Import activity is down 4.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for East Cowes importers?
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