Over the last six months, 262 Dartford businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Kent. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.6% 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
4,415Import declarations▼ 12.0% on the 6 months before
1,845Export declarations
−5.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
262Trading 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 262 businesses.
★ Most active in DartfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Dartford business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
TOOLBANK LIMITED
368 import declarations222 export declarationsDA2 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 20.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity368 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity222 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
C P HART & SONS LIMITED
152 import declarations32 export declarationsDA2 *Ch. 33Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 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), ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper ho, sanitary ware, incl. parts thereof (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310, small wall cabinets for medical supplies or toiletries and other furniture of chapter 94, and fittings, complete sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel, c.
▲ Expected to increase by 64.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CMT EQUIPMENT LIMITED
156 import declarations21 export declarationsDA2 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping (excl. composite sheetpiling products and formwork panels for poured-in-place concrete, which have the characteristics of moulds), structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 18.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity156 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LESSER & PAVEY LIMITED
119 import declarations47 export declarationsDA1 *Ch. 09Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 33Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, tableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or china (excl. ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or packing of goods, and coffee grinders and spice mills with receptacles made of ceramics and working parts o, tableware and kitchenware, of wood (excl. of bamboo or tropical wood, and interior fittings, ornaments, coopers' products, tableware and kitchenware components of wood, brushes, brooms and hand sieves).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE LTD
140 import declarations20 export declarationsDA2 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity140 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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What Dartford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 262 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)Woven fabrics containing >= 85% silk or schappe by weightArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)Parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s.Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steParts and accessories, 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 motor vTravelling-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
Common questions about trade in Dartford
How many businesses import or export from Dartford?
HMRC customs records show 262 businesses in Dartford (DA1, DA2) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,415 import declarations and 1,845 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Dartford businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Dartford 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), woven fabrics containing >= 85% silk or schappe by weight, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Dartford growing?
Import activity is down 12.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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