Town trade profile · IP24

Thetford importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 99 Thetford businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 6 of 29 trading locations in Norfolk. 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 6.6% 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

1,363Import declarations▼ 11.1% on the 6 months before

753Export declarations

−6.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

99Trading 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 99 businesses.

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★ Most active in ThetfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Thetford business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in sugar and confectionery.

Most active business

BAXTER HEALTHCARE LTD

231 import declarations 62 export declarations IP24 *Ch. 17Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials, incl. sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns, and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or denta, medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water.

▼ Expected to slow by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity231 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

HILL-ROM LTD

66 import declarations 10 export declarations IP24 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Ch. 63 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials (excl. those for underground use and bucket, belt or pneumatic types), parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 3.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CENTURION SAFETY PRODUCTS LTD

42 import declarations 32 export declarations IP24 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 58 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, headbands, linings, covers, hat foundations, hat frames, peaks and chinstraps, for headgear (excl. headbands used by sportsmen as sweatbands, knitted or crocheted), 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 40.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

EASY CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD

37 import declarations 20 export declarations IP24 *Ch. 13Ch. 20Ch. 25Ch. 28 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard.

▼ Expected to slow by 13.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DEUBA LTD

52 import declarations 1 export declarations IP24 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 46 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include vehicles pushed or drawn by hand and other vehicles not mechanically propelled (excl. trailers and semi-trailers), basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from non-vegetable plaiting materials or made up from goods of non-vegetable plaiting materials of heading 4601 (excl. wallcoverings of heading 4814; twine, cord and rope; footware and, articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics.

▲ Expected to increase by 147.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

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What Thetford trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 99 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmedAppliances 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)Surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, mouldedTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsSterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials, incl. sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns, and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dentaArticles of aluminium, n.e.s.Nuts of iron or steel

Common questions about trade in Thetford

How many businesses import or export from Thetford?

HMRC customs records show 99 businesses in Thetford (IP24) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,363 import declarations and 753 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Thetford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Thetford traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, 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), surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Thetford growing?

Import activity is down 11.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Thetford importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

BAXTER HEALTHCARE LTD

HILL-ROM LTD

CENTURION SAFETY PRODUCTS LTD

EASY CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD

DEUBA LTD

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What Thetford trades

Common questions about trade in Thetford

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