HMRC records show 105 businesses trading internationally from Margate over the last six months. It ranks 22 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.0% 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
607Import declarations▼ 25.2% on the 6 months before
361Export declarations
−5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
105Trading 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 105 businesses.
★ Most active in MargateFiled more customs declarations than any other Margate business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
OCEAN SIGNAL LTD
74 import declarations101 export declarationsCT9 *Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include photovoltaic luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THANET EARTH LIMITED
36 import declarationsImports onlyCT7 *Ch. 07Ch. 12Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tomatoes, fresh or chilled, cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled, fresh or chilled aubergines "eggplants".
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THANET GROWERS ONE LTD
33 import declarationsImports onlyCT7 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 31Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nitrates (excl. of potassium and of mercury), mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg), urea, whether or not in aqueous solution (excl. that in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity33 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 EMBROIDERED AND PRINTED CLOTHING COMPANY
11 import declarations20 export declarationsCT9 *Ch. 49Ch. 58Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal.
▲ Expected to increase by 133.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHARLES RIVER (U K) LTD
27 import declarations1 export declarationsCT9 *Ch. 01Ch. 05Ch. 22Ch. 23Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), live mammals (excl. primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, camels and other camelids, rabbits and hares, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, bovines, pigs, sheep and goats), wood in chips or particles (excl. those of a kind used principally for dyeing or tanning purposes, and coniferous wood).
▼ Expected to slow by 26.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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What Margate trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 105 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 kindsParts of agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation or of lawn or sports-ground rollers, n.e.s.Tomatoes, fresh or chilledPreparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)Paintings, e.g. oil paintings, watercolours and pastels, and drawings executed entirely by hand (excl. over 100 years old, and technical drawings and the like of heading 4906, and hand-painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles)Tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards)Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg)Live mammals (excl. primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, camels and other camelids, rabbits and hares, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, bovines, pigs, sheep and goats)
Common questions about trade in Margate
How many businesses import or export from Margate?
HMRC customs records show 105 businesses in Margate (CT7, CT8, CT9) filed declarations over the last six months — 607 import declarations and 361 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Margate businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Margate 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, parts of agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation or of lawn or sports-ground rollers, n.e.s., tomatoes, fresh or chilled, preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Margate growing?
Import activity is down 25.2% 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.
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