Over the last six months, 19 Hawkinge businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 39 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 44.6% 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
212Import declarations▲ 61.8% on the 6 months before
158Export declarations
−44.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
19Trading 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 19 businesses.
★ Most active in HawkingeFiled more customs declarations than any other Hawkinge business over the last six months — roughly 71% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cocoa and chocolate.
Most active business
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL GROUP LTD
150 import declarations142 export declarationsCT18 *Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 26Ch. 27Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include axles, for electrical purposes, and wheels and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts of bogies and bissel-bogies, n.e.s., gas or smoke analysis apparatus, railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings (excl. sleepers of wood, concrete or steel, sections of track and other track fixtures not yet assembled and railway or tramway track construction material); mechanical, incl. electromechanical, signalli.
▲ Expected to increase by 152.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity150 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity142 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A-Z TEC MEDICAL LTD
5 import declarations6 export declarationsCT18 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessories, knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances, for metalworking, instruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 33.3% 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 activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAC AVIATION ENGINEERING LTD
1 import declarations6 export declarationsCT18 *Ch. 44Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 83Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CAVANAGH LYMINGE LIMITED
23 import declarationsImports onlyCT18 *Ch. 14Ch. 19Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include candles, tapers and the like, statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, not plated with precious metal (excl. works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques), shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and similar articles of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted).
▲ Expected to increase by 6.7% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WR SERVICES KENT LIMITED
14 import declarationsImports onlyCT18 *Ch. 44Ch. 45Ch. 73Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of iron or steel wire, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% 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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14 more Hawkinge businesses
Every importer and exporter in CT18 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Hawkinge trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 19 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Keyboard instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (excl. accordions)Accordions and musical instruments without keyboards, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electricallyTravelling-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 contaCandles, tapers and the likeBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VOzone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessoriesLuminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources, n.e.s.Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)
Common questions about trade in Hawkinge
How many businesses import or export from Hawkinge?
HMRC customs records show 19 businesses in Hawkinge (CT18) filed declarations over the last six months — 212 import declarations and 158 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Hawkinge businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hawkinge traders the leading goods are keyboard instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (excl. accordions), accordions and musical instruments without keyboards, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically, travelling-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, candles, tapers and the like. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hawkinge growing?
Import activity is up 61.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 44.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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