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Rochester importers & exporters

Q: Is trade from Rochester growing?

Import activity is down 0.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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Over the last six months, 234 Rochester businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 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 pick up by around 5.0% over the next three months.

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2,537Import declarations▼ 0.7% on the 6 months before

1,123Export declarations

+5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

234Trading 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 234 businesses.

★ Most active in RochesterFiled more customs declarations than any other Rochester business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in food preparations.

Most active business

APC TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD

300 import declarations 95 export declarations ME1 *Ch. 21Ch. 30Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or electrical power, with recording device (excl. multimeters, and oscilloscopes and oscillographs), electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, specifically for telecommunications, e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers.

▲ Expected to increase by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity300 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity95 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

HALTON FOODSERVICE LTD

46 import declarations 78 export declarations ME1 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust.

▲ Expected to increase by 21.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

REMET UK LTD

53 import declarations 70 export declarations ME2 *Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include artificial waxes and prepared waxes (excl. poly"oxyethylene" [polyethylene glycol] waxes), silica sands and quartz sands, whether or not coloured, zirconium ores and concentrates.

▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SHIPS ELECTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED

139 import declarations 27 export declarations ME2 *Ch. 28Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories for compasses and other navigational instruments and appliances, n.e.s., navigational instruments and apparatus (excl. for aeronautical or space navigation, compasses and radio navigational equipment), aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 35.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

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

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

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Among the most active

PURETONE LTD

104 import declarations 47 export declarations ME2 *Ch. 11Ch. 19Ch. 22Ch. 23 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles and appliances, which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability (excl. artificial parts of the body, complete hearing aids and complete pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles), hearing aids (excl. parts and accessories), instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months

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229 more Rochester businesses

Every importer and exporter in ME1 / ME2 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Rochester trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 234 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Static convertersBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VSemi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazedElectrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine)

Common questions about trade in Rochester

How many businesses import or export from Rochester?

HMRC customs records show 234 businesses in Rochester (ME1, ME2) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,537 import declarations and 1,123 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Rochester businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Rochester traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), static converters, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Rochester growing?

Import activity is down 0.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Rochester importers?

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Nearby in Kent

Other Kent locations with active customs entries.

Rochester importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

APC TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD

HALTON FOODSERVICE LTD

REMET UK LTD

SHIPS ELECTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED

PURETONE LTD

229 more Rochester businesses

What Rochester trades

Common questions about trade in Rochester

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