Over the last six months, 112 Chatham businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 25 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 8.1% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
615Import declarations▲ 1.2% on the 6 months before
278Export declarations
+8.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
112Trading 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 112 businesses.
★ Most active in ChathamFiled more customs declarations than any other Chatham business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cosmetics and perfumes.
Most active business
DSD TRADE LTD
70 import declarations30 export declarationsME5 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sets of two or more tools of heading 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale, interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles, of base metal, gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted.
▲ Expected to increase by 63.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ASTROSYN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LTD
22 import declarations20 export declarationsME4 *Ch. 39Ch. 74Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include motors of an output <= 37,5 w, ac motors, multi-phase, of an output > 750 w but <= 75 kw, parts suitable for use solely or principally with electric motors and generators, electric generating sets and rotary converters, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 37.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DICE WORKPLACE INTERIORS LTD
37 import declarationsImports onlyME4 *Ch. 63Ch. 83Ch. 94Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), upholstered seats, with metal frames (excl. seats for aircraft or motor vehicles, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture), upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds).
▲ Expected to increase by 76.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WEALDEN REHAB LTD
42 import declarations4 export declarationsME5 *Ch. 40Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture (excl. dentists' or similar chairs, special tables for x-ray examination, and stretchers and litters, incl. trolley-stretchers), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), parts and accessories for carriages for disabled persons, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 13.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EUROPEAN VACUUM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED
42 import declarations1 export declarationsME5 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 69Ch. 73Active in 6 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), bidets, lavatory pans, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics (excl. baths, shower-baths, sinks, washbasins, lavatory seats and covers), ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures of porcelain or china (excl. soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper hol.
▲ Expected to increase by 15.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in ME4 / ME5 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Chatham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 112 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented iMachines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)Wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats)Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s.Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)
Common questions about trade in Chatham
How many businesses import or export from Chatham?
HMRC customs records show 112 businesses in Chatham (ME4, ME5) filed declarations over the last six months — 615 import declarations and 278 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Chatham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Chatham traders the leading goods are worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented i, machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produ. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Chatham growing?
Import activity is up 1.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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