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Chard importers & exporters

42 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.8% 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

511Import declarations▼ 18.0% on the 6 months before

273Export declarations

−6.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

42Trading 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 42 businesses.

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★ Most active in ChardFiled more customs declarations than any other Chard business over the last six months — roughly 32% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.

Most active business

NUMATIC INTERNATIONAL LTD

163 import declarations 82 export declarations TA20 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 39 Active in 5 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., brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles, mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 9.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity163 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity82 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PMBL LIMITED

23 import declarations 11 export declarations TA20 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 75 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., styrene-butadiene rubber "sbr"; carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber "xsbr", in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excl. latex), folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

EPAK ELECTRONICS LIMITED

15 import declarations 14 export declarations TA20 *Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 49 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays, and for machines and apparatus, corundum, artificial, whether or not chemically defined, products suitable for use as glues or adhesives put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, with a net weight of <= 1 kg.

▼ Expected to slow by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

RED WINCHES LIMITED

5 import declarations 20 export declarations TA20 *Ch. 56Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 82 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene), articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, or of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, n.e.s., parts of pulley tackles and hoists (other than skip hoists), winches, capstans and jacks, 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 activity5 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

MODUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 import declarations 7 export declarations TA20 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 45Ch. 59 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), tiles of any shape, blocks, plates, sheets and strip, solid cylinders, incl. discs, of agglomerated cork, upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds).

▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

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What Chard trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 42 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)Tulles and other net fabrics (excl. woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics)Textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in Note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s.Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Fresh cut flowers and buds, of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excl. roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums and lilies)Brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles

Common questions about trade in Chard

How many businesses import or export from Chard?

HMRC customs records show 42 businesses in Chard (TA20) filed declarations over the last six months — 511 import declarations and 273 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), tulles and other net fabrics (excl. woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Chard growing?

Import activity is down 18.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Chard importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

NUMATIC INTERNATIONAL LTD

PMBL LIMITED

EPAK ELECTRONICS LIMITED

RED WINCHES LIMITED

MODUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

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What Chard trades

Common questions about trade in Chard

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