20 businesses in Hawkhurst appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 42 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.9% 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
256Import declarations▼ 19.5% on the 6 months before
58Export declarations
+4.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
20Trading 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 20 businesses.
★ Most active in HawkhurstFiled more customs declarations than any other Hawkhurst business over the last six months — roughly 30% of the town's total import activity, mostly in fish and seafood.
Most active business
NORTRADE FOODS LTD
77 import declarationsImports onlyTN18 *Ch. 03Ch. 12Ch. 16Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell, frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns), shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excl. smoked).
▼ Expected to slow by 6.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GENALOG LTD
23 import declarations18 export declarationsTN18 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., electric conductors, for a voltage > 1.000 v, insulated, 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 activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE WRIST WATCHER LTD
5 import declarations22 export declarationsTN18 *Ch. 71Ch. 91Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wrist-watches of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding (excl. with backs made of steel), wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal), 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 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CORDELIA JAMES LTD
63 import declarations2 export declarationsTN18 *Ch. 34Ch. 42Ch. 46Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and vests).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAWS FOR FINE FOOD LIMITED
61 import declarationsImports onlyTN18 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, mixes and doughs of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and of mixes and doughs of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, sour cream, wh.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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15 more Hawkhurst businesses
Every importer and exporter in TN18 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Hawkhurst trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 20 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shellFrozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns)Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theFruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marmPlugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. lamp holders)Food preparations, n.e.s.Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excl. smoked)Mixes and doughs of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and of mixes and doughs of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, sour cream, wh
Common questions about trade in Hawkhurst
How many businesses import or export from Hawkhurst?
HMRC customs records show 20 businesses in Hawkhurst (TN18) filed declarations over the last six months — 256 import declarations and 58 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Hawkhurst businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hawkhurst traders the leading goods are cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell, frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns), bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hawkhurst growing?
Import activity is down 19.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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