44 businesses in Chard appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 12 of 40 trading locations in Somerset. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 1.0% 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
622Import declarations▲ 0.2% on the 6 months before
339Export declarations
−1.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
44Trading 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 44 businesses.
★ Most active in ChardFiled more customs declarations than any other Chard business over the last six months — roughly 31% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages and spirits.
Most active business
NUMATIC INTERNATIONAL LTD
194 import declarations100 export declarationsTA20 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s., ac motors, single-phase, of an output > 37,5 w, parts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 3.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity194 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity100 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PROCO-STS LTD
39 import declarations47 export declarationsTA20 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 56Active 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), parts of machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.s., parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MODUS FURNITURE LIMITED
26 import declarations31 export declarationsTA20 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 44Ch. 45Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds), wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats).
▲ Expected to increase by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KETTLEWELL COLOURS LIMITED
80 import declarations40 export declarationsTA20 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. t-shirts and vests).
▲ Expected to increase by 40.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VAN DUYVENVOORDE UK LIMITED
108 import declarationsImports onlyTA20 *Ch. 06Ch. 08Ch. 18Ch. 19Active 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), fresh cut flowers and buds, of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excl. roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums and lilies), foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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39 more Chard businesses
Every importer and exporter in TA20 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Chard trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 44 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)Switches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in Note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s.Tulles and other net fabrics (excl. woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics)Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Chard
How many businesses import or export from Chard?
HMRC customs records show 44 businesses in Chard (TA20) filed declarations over the last six months — 622 import declarations and 339 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Chard businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Chard traders the leading goods are 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Chard growing?
Import activity is up 0.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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