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Dartford importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Dartford?

HMRC customs records show 275 businesses in Dartford (DA1, DA2) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,116 import declarations and 2,205 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Dartford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. 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 = 85% silk or schappe by weight. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Over the last six months, 275 Dartford businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Kent. 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 pick up by around 3.1% over the next three months.

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5,116Import declarations▼ 0.2% on the 6 months before

2,205Export declarations

+3.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

275Trading 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 275 businesses.

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★ Most active in DartfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Dartford business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.

Most active business

TOOLBANK LIMITED

454 import declarations 259 export declarations DA2 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s., interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 14.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity454 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity259 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CATERHAM CARS GROUP LTD

37 import declarations 110 export declarations DA1 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, parts 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 v.

▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% 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 activity110 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MAZDA MOTORS UK LIMITED

494 import declarations 39 export declarations DA2 *Ch. 14Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, 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.

▲ Expected to increase by 9.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity494 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CROSSWATER LIMITED

222 import declarations 142 export declarations DA1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active 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), monumental or building stone, in any form, polished, decorated or otherwise worked (excl. calcareous stone, granite and slate, tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, articles of fused basalt, articles of natural steatite, ceramicall, baths, shower-baths, sinks and washbasins, of plastics.

▲ Expected to increase by 7.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity222 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity142 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

COLORCON LTD

154 import declarations 201 export declarations DA2 *Ch. 11Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include cellulose ethers, in primary forms (excl. carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin, incl. dye extracts (excl. animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant prepara, polyethers, in primary forms (excl. polyacetals, bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate and goods of 3002).

▲ Expected to increase by 4.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity154 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity201 in the last 6 months

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What Dartford trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 275 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Woven fabrics containing >= 85% silk or schappe by weightParts 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 vAppliances 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)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VDiagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus A

Common questions about trade in Dartford

How many businesses import or export from Dartford?

HMRC customs records show 275 businesses in Dartford (DA1, DA2) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,116 import declarations and 2,205 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 machinery and mechanical appliances. 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), woven fabrics containing >= 85% silk or schappe by weight. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Dartford growing?

Import activity is down 0.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Dartford importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

TOOLBANK LIMITED

CATERHAM CARS GROUP LTD

MAZDA MOTORS UK LIMITED

CROSSWATER LIMITED

COLORCON LTD

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What Dartford trades

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