54 businesses in Medway appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 30 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.3% 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
457Import declarations▼ 9.0% on the 6 months before
126Export declarations
−2.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
54Trading 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 54 businesses.
★ Most active in MedwayFiled more customs declarations than any other Medway business over the last six months — roughly 24% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats.
Most active business
SICAME UK LIMITED
110 import declarations23 export declarationsME3 *Ch. 15Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include apparatus for protecting electrical circuits for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses and automatic circuit breakers), electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, inside walls, floors, ceilings and the like.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A C GOATHAM & SON
36 import declarationsImports onlyME3 *Ch. 06Ch. 08Ch. 14Ch. 25Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of harvesting machinery, threshing machinery, mowers and machines for cleaning, sorting or grading agricultural produce, n.e.s., articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (excl. prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, tiles, paving, bricks and the like), machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce (excl. machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables of heading 8437).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.0% 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
PRESTIGE NURSERY MATTRESSES LTD
32 import declarations4 export declarationsME3 *Ch. 48Ch. 56Ch. 58Ch. 59Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of bedding and similar furnishing, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics (excl. mattress supports, mattresses, sleeping bags, pneumatic or water mattresses, blankets, covers,, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments).
▲ 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 activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY
59 import declarations3 export declarationsME3 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery, plant and laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature, and of non-electric instantaneous and storage water heaters, n.e.s., machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers; machinery for aerating beverages, continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, belt type (excl. those for underground use).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KW AUTOMOTIVE UK LTD
32 import declarations10 export declarationsME3 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, input or output units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing, road wheels and parts and accessories thereof, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 4.8% 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 activity10 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in ME3 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Medway trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 54 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transporApparatus for protecting electrical circuits for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses and automatic circuit breakers)Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)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 > 1.500 cm but <= 3.000Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and otherNon-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, inside walls, floors, ceilings and the likeParts and accessories, 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 purpose motor vImitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum)
Common questions about trade in Medway
How many businesses import or export from Medway?
HMRC customs records show 54 businesses in Medway (ME3) filed declarations over the last six months — 457 import declarations and 126 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Medway businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Medway traders the leading goods are suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, apparatus for protecting electrical circuits for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses and automatic circuit breakers), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), 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 > 1.500 cm but <= 3.000. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Medway growing?
Import activity is down 9.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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