Town trade profile · TA19

Ilminster importers & exporters

HMRC records show 36 businesses trading internationally from Ilminster over the last six months. It ranks 15 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 pick up by around 8.1% over the next three months.

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530Import declarations▲ 1.9% on the 6 months before

240Export declarations

+8.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

36Trading 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 36 businesses.

★ Most active in IlminsterFiled more customs declarations than any other Ilminster business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics.

Most active business

TMLL LIMITED

86 import declarations 108 export declarations TA19 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include women's or girls' dresses of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted and petticoats), women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats), women's or girls' dresses of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats).

▲ Expected to increase by 13.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CORAM UK HOLDING LIMITED

49 import declarations 3 export declarations TA19 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 59 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include unsaturated polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms (excl. polycarbonates, alkyd resins, poly"ethylene terephthalate" and poly"lactic acid"), nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 150 g, baths, shower-baths, sinks and washbasins, of plastics.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

POWRMATIC LTD

46 import declarations 6 export declarations TA19 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 84 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include air heaters and hot-air distributors, incl. distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air, non-electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel, air conditioning machines designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system", doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for door, of aluminium (excl. door furniture).

▲ Expected to increase by 10.7% 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 activity6 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

GOOCH & HOUSEGO (UK) LTD

105 import declarations 57 export declarations TA19 *Ch. 12Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses), signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked (excl. clock or watch glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, incl. hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, microsphe, parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity105 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC

51 import declarations 14 export declarations TA19 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked (excl. clock or watch glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, incl. hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, microsphe, parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90, lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses).

▲ Expected to increase by 8.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months

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

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31 more Ilminster businesses

Every importer and exporter in TA19 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Ilminster trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 36 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked (excl. clock or watch glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, incl. hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, microspheLenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses)Women's or girls' dresses of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted and petticoats)Parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90Optical appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables (excl. made up of individually sheathed fibres of heading 8544)Women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats)Parts of agricultural, horticultural, forestry or bee-keeping machinery, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Ilminster

How many businesses import or export from Ilminster?

HMRC customs records show 36 businesses in Ilminster (TA19) filed declarations over the last six months — 530 import declarations and 240 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Ilminster businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ilminster traders the leading goods are signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked (excl. clock or watch glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, incl. hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, microsphe, lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses), women's or girls' dresses of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted and petticoats), parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Ilminster growing?

Import activity is up 1.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Ilminster importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

TMLL LIMITED

CORAM UK HOLDING LIMITED

POWRMATIC LTD

GOOCH & HOUSEGO (UK) LTD

GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC

31 more Ilminster businesses

What Ilminster trades

Common questions about trade in Ilminster

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