Town trade profile · CT21

Hythe importers & exporters

34 businesses in Hythe appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 40 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 16.7% 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

200Import declarations▲ 7.0% on the 6 months before

121Export declarations

−16.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

34Trading 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 34 businesses.

Keyword

HMRC category

Activity

★ Most active in HytheFiled more customs declarations than any other Hythe business over the last six months — roughly 18% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.

Most active business

SICO EUROPE LTD

37 import declarations 33 export declarations CT21 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Ch. 52 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), flooring panels, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. multilayer panels and panels for mosaic floors).

▲ Expected to increase by 6.7% 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 activity33 in the last 6 months

Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3

✦ Research this business Open their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.

Among the most active

P D SIGNS & INSTALLATIONS LTD

5 import declarations 11 export declarations CT21 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, with a permanently fixed light-emitting diode "led" light source, sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, incl. traffic signs (excl. those of heading 9405, type and the like, and signal boards, signal discs and signal arms for traffic of heading, ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity11 in the last 6 months

Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3

✦ Research this business Open their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.

Among the most active

ELITE SPORTS BRANDS LIMITED

7 import declarations 7 export declarations CT21 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 83Ch. 90 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), golf clubs, complete, structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3

✦ Research this business Open their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.

Among the most active

JOHN PARKER INTERNATIONAL LTD

10 import declarations 3 export declarations CT21 *Ch. 01Ch. 42Ch. 84Ch. 85 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include pure-bred breeding horses, live horses (excl. pure-bred for breeding), 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).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity3 in the last 6 months

Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3

✦ Research this business Open their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.

Among the most active

THE STONEFRUIT SPECIALISTS LTD

13 import declarations Imports only CT21 *Ch. 08 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fresh peaches, incl. nectarines, fresh plums and sloes, fresh apricots.

▲ 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

Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3

✦ Research this business Open their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.

24 more Hythe businesses

Every importer and exporter in CT21 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

Free to browse. An account takes a minute to set up.

What Hythe trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 34 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)Pure-bred breeding horsesLive horses (excl. pure-bred for breeding)Parts and accessories of bodies 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 purposParts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Fresh peaches, incl. nectarines

Common questions about trade in Hythe

How many businesses import or export from Hythe?

HMRC customs records show 34 businesses in Hythe (CT21) filed declarations over the last six months — 200 import declarations and 121 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Hythe businesses import most?

The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Hythe traders the leading goods are 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), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), pure-bred breeding horses. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Hythe growing?

Import activity is up 7.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 16.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Hythe importers?

Create an account to see all 34 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

Nearby in Kent

Other Kent locations with active customs entries.

Hythe importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SICO EUROPE LTD

P D SIGNS & INSTALLATIONS LTD

ELITE SPORTS BRANDS LIMITED

JOHN PARKER INTERNATIONAL LTD

THE STONEFRUIT SPECIALISTS LTD

24 more Hythe businesses

What Hythe trades

Common questions about trade in Hythe

Nearby in Kent

Dartford

Ashford (Ashford)

Maidstone

Rochester