Town trade profile · DA12

Gravesend importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Gravesend?

HMRC customs records show 66 businesses in Gravesend (DA12) filed declarations over the last six months — 323 import declarations and 156 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Gravesend businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gravesend traders the leading goods are medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil, or containing < 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Gravesend growing?

Import activity is up 8.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Gravesend importers?

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66 businesses in Gravesend appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 35 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.0% over the next three months.

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323Import declarations▲ 8.4% on the 6 months before

156Export declarations

−5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

66Trading 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 66 businesses.

★ Most active in GravesendFiled more customs declarations than any other Gravesend business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.

Most active business

MOOVE LUBRICANTS LIMITED

95 import declarations 85 export declarations DA12 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 33 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil, or containing < 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight.

▼ Expected to slow by 7.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity95 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

INTELEX SYSTEMS LTD

15 import declarations Imports only DA12 *Ch. 48Ch. 73Ch. 85Ch. 90 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders (excl. high-speed, radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant, and night vision goods), video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not incorporating a video tuner (excl. magnetic tape-type and video camera recorders), electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

THE ESCALATOR CO U.K. LTD

14 import declarations Imports only DA12 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 40Ch. 59 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s., articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber (excl. put up for retail sale with a net weight of <= 1 kg).

▼ Expected to slow by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

NEW STAR DOOR CONTROLS LTD

41 import declarations 6 export declarations DA12 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 70Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), parts of padlocks, locks, clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DOUBLE R ENGRAVING LTD

9 import declarations 6 export declarations DA12 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 82Ch. 84 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching, interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; sets of articles of two or more subheadings of heading 8205.

▲ 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 activity6 in the last 6 months

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What Gravesend trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 66 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepaBase metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges)Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil, or containing < 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weightInterchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punchingLubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. pAnti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids (excl. prepared additives for mineral oils or other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils)Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co

Common questions about trade in Gravesend

How many businesses import or export from Gravesend?

HMRC customs records show 66 businesses in Gravesend (DA12) filed declarations over the last six months — 323 import declarations and 156 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Gravesend businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gravesend traders the leading goods are medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil, or containing < 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Gravesend growing?

Import activity is up 8.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Gravesend importers?

Create an account to see all 66 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Gravesend importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

MOOVE LUBRICANTS LIMITED

INTELEX SYSTEMS LTD

THE ESCALATOR CO U.K. LTD

NEW STAR DOOR CONTROLS LTD

DOUBLE R ENGRAVING LTD

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What Gravesend trades

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