HMRC records show 32 businesses trading internationally from Folkestone and Hythe over the last six months. It ranks 42 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, vehicles and vehicle parts. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 13.4% 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
157Import declarations▼ 15.6% on the 6 months before
116Export declarations
+13.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
32Trading 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 32 businesses.
★ Most active in Folkestone and HytheFiled more customs declarations than any other Folkestone and Hythe business over the last six months — roughly 28% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps, waxes and cleaning products.
Most active business
PAL AEROSPACE LTD.
44 import declarations24 export declarationsTN29 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 145.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
H C WRAXALL & CO LIMITED
13 import declarationsImports onlyTN29 *Ch. 25Ch. 68Ch. 69Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, building blocks and bricks of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced, setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excl. slate).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MACRO PACKAGING LTD
10 import declarationsImports onlyTN29 *Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, envelopes of paper or paperboard (excl. letter cards), articles for interior furnishing, knitted or crocheted (excl. blankets and travelling rugs, bedlinen, table linen, toilet linen, kitchen linen, curtains, incl. drapes, interior blinds, curtain or bed valances, bedspreads, antimalarial bed nets, lamps.
▲ Expected to increase by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BERRYPLANTS LIMITED
9 import declarationsImports onlyTN29 *Ch. 06Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, whether or not grafted.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JOHN JOSEPH JEFFERY
8 import declarationsImports onlyTN29 *Ch. 71Ch. 91Ch. 97Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years old, wrist-watches of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, electrically operated, with mechanical display only (excl. with backs made of steel).
▲ Expected to increase by 125.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Folkestone and Hythe trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 32 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602)Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treatedGaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Building blocks and bricks of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforcedParts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)Edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, whether or not graftedRoofing tiles
Common questions about trade in Folkestone and Hythe
How many businesses import or export from Folkestone and Hythe?
HMRC customs records show 32 businesses in Folkestone and Hythe (TN29) filed declarations over the last six months — 157 import declarations and 116 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Folkestone and Hythe businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Folkestone and Hythe traders the leading goods are saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602), pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Folkestone and Hythe growing?
Import activity is down 15.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 13.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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