Over the last six months, 102 Ramsgate businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 20 of 48 trading locations in Kent. 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 3.0% 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
771Import declarations▼ 2.9% on the 6 months before
301Export declarations
−3.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
102Trading 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 102 businesses.
★ Most active in RamsgateFiled more customs declarations than any other Ramsgate business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
WAHL (UK) LTD
77 import declarations23 export declarationsCT12 *Ch. 27Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, preparations for use on the hair (excl. shampoos, preparations for permanent waving or straightening and hair lacquers).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DRINK WAREHOUSE UK LTD
33 import declarationsImports onlyCT12 *Ch. 22Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), sparkling wine of fresh grapes.
▼ Expected to slow by 22.2% 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
TRUCKLIFE LIMITED
33 import declarationsImports onlyCT12 *Ch. 39Ch. 56Ch. 63Ch. 82Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s., pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use and similar hand tools, of base metal, parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 15.0% 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
COSMEDI LIMITED
9 import declarations23 export declarationsCT12 *Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap, personal deodorants and antiperspirants.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% 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 activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLAMBEAU EUROPLAST LTD
8 import declarations24 export declarationsCT12 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 5 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), articles of aluminium, n.e.s., inorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, n.e.s. (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213.
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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What Ramsgate trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 102 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 kindsWine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)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)Bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s.Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Bicycles and other cycles, incl. delivery tricycles, not motorisedArticles of aluminium, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Ramsgate
How many businesses import or export from Ramsgate?
HMRC customs records show 102 businesses in Ramsgate (CT11, CT12) filed declarations over the last six months — 771 import declarations and 301 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ramsgate businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ramsgate 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, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), 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), bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ramsgate growing?
Import activity is down 2.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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