Town trade profile · ME12

Minster (Swale) importers & exporters

HMRC records show 41 businesses trading internationally from Minster (Swale) over the last six months. It ranks 34 of 48 trading locations in Kent. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.7% 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

339Import declarations▼ 3.7% on the 6 months before

145Export declarations

−6.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

41Trading 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 41 businesses.

★ Most active in Minster (Swale)Filed more customs declarations than any other Minster (Swale) business over the last six months — roughly 33% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.

Most active business

ALPHA COATINGS LTD

111 import declarations 62 export declarations ME12 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight, organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.s.; prepared paint or varnish removers (excl. nail varnish remover).

▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CHIQUITA EUROPE BV UK BRANCH

14 import declarations 3 export declarations ME12 *Ch. 08Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fresh or dried bananas (excl. plantains), fresh or dried pineapples, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport).

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

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ACTIONPOINT GROUP LTD

9 import declarations 6 export declarations ME12 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls > 20 cm wide (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918), self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4810).

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months

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

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GUARDIAN FALL LTD

54 import declarations 48 export declarations ME12 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 54 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, with a width of <= 30 cm, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 56.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months

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BOND RETAIL SERVICES LIMITED

49 import declarations 5 export declarations ME12 *Ch. 39Ch. 63Ch. 70Ch. 83 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s., static converters, chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares).

▼ Expected to slow by 3.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months

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

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Every importer and exporter in ME12 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Minster (Swale) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 41 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weightOrganic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.s.; prepared paint or varnish removers (excl. nail varnish remover)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s.Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillingsMade-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Minster (Swale)

How many businesses import or export from Minster (Swale)?

HMRC customs records show 41 businesses in Minster (Swale) (ME12) filed declarations over the last six months — 339 import declarations and 145 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Minster (Swale) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Minster (Swale) traders the leading goods are paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight, organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.s.; prepared paint or varnish removers (excl. nail varnish remover). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Minster (Swale) growing?

Import activity is down 3.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Minster (Swale) importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ALPHA COATINGS LTD

CHIQUITA EUROPE BV UK BRANCH

ACTIONPOINT GROUP LTD

GUARDIAN FALL LTD

BOND RETAIL SERVICES LIMITED

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What Minster (Swale) trades

Common questions about trade in Minster (Swale)

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