Over the last six months, 149 Babergh businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 8 of 20 trading locations in Suffolk. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.9% 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
1,583Import declarations▲ 7.5% on the 6 months before
662Export declarations
+2.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
149Trading 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 149 businesses.
★ Most active in BaberghFiled more customs declarations than any other Babergh business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 05.
Most active business
BRANDED GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED
198 import declarations15 export declarationsIP8 *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 09Active 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), bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant (excl. those used for human consumption and chicory plants and roots), seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated mainly for flowers, for sowing.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity198 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
H ERBEN LIMITED
77 import declarations44 export declarationsIP7 *Ch. 21Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks).
▲ Expected to increase by 16.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SUPERYACHT TENDERS AND TOYS LTD
55 import declarations42 export declarationsIP9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 56Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include water-skis, surfboards and other water-sport equipment (other than sailboards), lithium-ion accumulators (excl. spent), motorboats, of a length > 7,5 m but <= 24 m, for pleasure or sports (excl. inflatable and outboard).
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BERLIN PACKAGING HOLDING UK LTD
139 import declarations19 export declarationsIP7 *Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity139 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOPREMA UK LIMITED
135 import declarations6 export declarationsIP7 *Ch. 13Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic bonding agents, of a density of <= 0,5 g/cm (excl. medium density fibreboard "mdf"; particle board, whether or not bonded with one or more sheet, articles of asphalt or of similar materials, e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch, in rolls, polyurethanes, in primary forms.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity135 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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144 more Babergh businesses
Every importer and exporter in IP7 / IP8 / IP9 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Babergh trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 149 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfumeArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsPreparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks)Tiles of any shape, blocks, plates, sheets and strip, solid cylinders, incl. discs, of agglomerated cork
Common questions about trade in Babergh
How many businesses import or export from Babergh?
HMRC customs records show 149 businesses in Babergh (IP7, IP8, IP9) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,583 import declarations and 662 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Babergh businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Babergh traders the leading goods are carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Babergh growing?
Import activity is up 7.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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