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Ashford (Ashford) importers & exporters

HMRC records show 181 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 4.7% 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

2,654Import declarations▼ 13.6% on the 6 months before

1,008Export declarations

−4.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

181Trading 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 181 businesses.

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★ 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

371 import declarations 296 export declarations TN24 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 11 Active in 5 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 slow by 5.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity371 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity296 in the last 6 months

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EURO LOGISTICS UK LTD

1 import declarations 81 export declarations TN23 *Ch. 09Ch. 15Ch. 18Ch. 19 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity81 in the last 6 months

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TARKETT LTD

65 import declarations 17 export declarations TN23 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf), linoleum, whether or not cut to shape, flooring panels, multilayer, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. for mosaic floors).

▼ Expected to slow by 26.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months

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BOON EDAM LTD

77 import declarations 2 export declarations TN24 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 56 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, of iron or steel, brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles.

▼ Expected to slow by 13.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months

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NATIONAL AUTO PARTS LIMITED

50 import declarations 21 export declarations TN23 *Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 84Ch. 85 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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 speci, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, clutches and parts thereof, 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 mo.

▲ Expected to increase by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months

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What Ashford (Ashford) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 181 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 mMixtures 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)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 carExtracted oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, fixed oils, waxes and the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aromatic aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Essential oils of citrus fruit, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of sweet and bitter orange and lemon)

Common questions about trade in Ashford (Ashford)

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

HMRC customs records show 181 businesses in Ashford (Ashford) (TN23, TN24) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,654 import declarations and 1,008 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, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Ashford (Ashford) growing?

Import activity is down 13.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 4.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Ashford (Ashford) importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

GIVAUDAN INTERNATIONAL SA

EURO LOGISTICS UK LTD

TARKETT LTD

BOON EDAM LTD

NATIONAL AUTO PARTS LIMITED

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What Ashford (Ashford) trades

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