Over the last six months, 16 Castle Cary businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 30 of 40 trading locations in Somerset. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, vehicles and vehicle parts. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
208Import declarations▼ 18.4% on the 6 months before
33Export declarations
−5.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
16Trading 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 16 businesses.
★ Most active in Castle CaryFiled more customs declarations than any other Castle Cary business over the last six months — roughly 33% of the town's total import activity, mostly in food preparations.
Most active business
CENTAUR SERVICES LIMITED
68 import declarations2 export declarationsBA7 *Ch. 21Ch. 23Ch. 30Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., orthopaedic or fracture appliances, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RC EKA LTD
20 import declarations6 export declarationsBA7 *Ch. 23Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, 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 activity20 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BABYLONSTOREN (UK) LIMITED
20 import declarationsImports onlyBA7 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 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, extra virgin olive oil "eu cat. 1" obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil, untreated.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CROWN PET FOODS LIMITED
32 import declarationsImports onlyBA7 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 23Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, 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), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▲ 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EMILY ESTATE (UK) LIMITED
24 import declarations8 export declarationsBA7 *Ch. 06Ch. 15Ch. 16Ch. 17Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), jams, jellies, marmalades, pur es or pastes of fruit, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. citrus fruit and homogenised preparations of subheading 2007.10), christmas articles (excl. candles and electric lighting sets, natural christmas trees and christmas tree stands).
▼ Expected to slow by 41.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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What Castle Cary trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 16 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Dog or cat food, put up for retail saleCheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese)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)Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)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)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Orthopaedic or fracture appliances
Common questions about trade in Castle Cary
How many businesses import or export from Castle Cary?
HMRC customs records show 16 businesses in Castle Cary (BA7) filed declarations over the last six months — 208 import declarations and 33 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Castle Cary businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Castle Cary traders the leading goods are dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), 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), live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Castle Cary growing?
Import activity is down 18.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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