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Maidstone importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Maidstone?

HMRC customs records show 332 businesses in Maidstone (ME14, ME15, ME16, ME17) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,595 import declarations and 1,152 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Maidstone businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Maidstone traders the leading goods are tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), fresh cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Maidstone growing?

Import activity is up 0.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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332 businesses in Maidstone appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in Kent for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.5% over the next three months.

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2,595Import declarations▲ 0.4% on the 6 months before

1,152Export declarations

−0.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

332Trading 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 332 businesses.

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★ Most active in MaidstoneFiled more customs declarations than any other Maidstone business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.

Most active business

KEMET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

123 import declarations 139 export declarations ME15 *Ch. 15Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s., surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity123 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity139 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SINCLAIR AND RUSH LTD

39 import declarations 27 export declarations ME16 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 57 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), rigid tubes, pipes and hoses, of polymers of ethylene.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BEDFONT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

32 import declarations 83 export declarations ME17 *Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 33 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include gas or smoke analysis apparatus, electro-diagnostic apparatus, incl. apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters (excl. electro-cardiographs, ultrasonic scanning apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scintigraphic apparatus, parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, 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 activity32 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

JEM FRUITS LIMITED

91 import declarations 6 export declarations ME15 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 14 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fresh or dried oranges, fresh or dried lemons "citrus limon, citrus limonum" and limes "citrus aurantifolia, citrus latifolia", fresh grapes.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

HAYNES BROTHERS LIMITED

91 import declarations 5 export declarations ME14 *Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73Ch. 82 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity <= 1.000 cm (excl. vehic, motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel", of a gross vehicle weight <= 5 t (excl. dumpers for off-highway use of subheading 8704.10 and special purpose motor v, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, cap.

▲ Expected to increase by 17.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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322 more Maidstone businesses

Every importer and exporter in ME14 / ME15 / ME16 / ME17 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Maidstone trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 332 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Fresh cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus VacciniumFresh raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberriesStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsGas or smoke analysis apparatusInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Maidstone

How many businesses import or export from Maidstone?

HMRC customs records show 332 businesses in Maidstone (ME14, ME15, ME16, ME17) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,595 import declarations and 1,152 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Maidstone businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Maidstone traders the leading goods are tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), fresh cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Maidstone growing?

Import activity is up 0.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Maidstone importers?

Create an account to see all 332 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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Maidstone importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

KEMET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

SINCLAIR AND RUSH LTD

BEDFONT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

JEM FRUITS LIMITED

HAYNES BROTHERS LIMITED

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What Maidstone trades

Common questions about trade in Maidstone

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