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Ashford (Ashford) importers & exporters

HMRC records show 179 businesses trading internationally from Ashford (Ashford) over the last six months. That puts it second in Kent 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 pick up by around 3.0% 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

3,121Import declarations▲ 1.5% on the 6 months before

1,134Export declarations

+3.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

179Trading 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 179 businesses.

★ Most active in Ashford (Ashford)Filed more customs declarations than any other Ashford (Ashford) business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.

Most active business

GIVAUDAN INTERNATIONAL SA

437 import declarations 352 export declarations TN24 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 11 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint), mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, food preparations, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 1.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity437 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity352 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BTL-UK LTD

101 import declarations 50 export declarations TN23 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber (excl. endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section "v-belts", v-ribbed, of an outside circumference > 60 cm but <= 240 cm and endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference > 60 c, roller chain of iron or steel, toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts of transmission shafts, ball screws, couplings and other articles of heading 8483, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 8.5% 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 activity50 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TARKETT LTD

71 import declarations 25 export declarations TN23 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include floor coverings, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles, and wall or ceiling coverings "in rolls with a width of >= 45 cm, consisting of a layer of plastics fixed permanently on a backing of any material other than paper, the, carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf), monofilament with any cross-sectional dimension of > 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of polymers of vinyl chloride.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months

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GIVAUDAN UK LTD

692 import declarations 36 export declarations TN24 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint), sugars in solid form, incl. invert sugar and chemically pure maltose, and sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose, not flavoured or coloured, artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey and car, mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries).

▼ Expected to slow by 3.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity692 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DENTAL SKY WHOLESALER LIMITED

166 import declarations 8 export declarations TN24 *Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s., disinfectants, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheading 3808.59), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity166 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months

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What Ashford (Ashford) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 179 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint)Food preparations, n.e.s.Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the mInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries)Brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speciArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Sugars in solid form, incl. invert sugar and chemically pure maltose, and sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose, not flavoured or coloured, artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey and car

Common questions about trade in Ashford (Ashford)

How many businesses import or export from Ashford (Ashford)?

HMRC customs records show 179 businesses in Ashford (Ashford) (TN23, TN24) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,121 import declarations and 1,134 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Ashford (Ashford) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ashford (Ashford) traders the leading goods are essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint), food preparations, n.e.s., mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Ashford (Ashford) growing?

Import activity is up 1.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Ashford (Ashford) importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

GIVAUDAN INTERNATIONAL SA

BTL-UK LTD

TARKETT LTD

GIVAUDAN UK LTD

DENTAL SKY WHOLESALER LIMITED

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What Ashford (Ashford) trades

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