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East Suffolk importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from East Suffolk?

HMRC customs records show 175 businesses in East Suffolk (IP10, IP13, IP17, IP19) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,305 import declarations and 583 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do East Suffolk businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all East Suffolk 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), parts and accessories of bodies for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpos, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from East Suffolk growing?

Import activity is up 0.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for East Suffolk importers?

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Over the last six months, 175 East Suffolk businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 10 of 20 trading locations in Suffolk. 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 2.6% 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

1,305Import declarations▲ 0.9% on the 6 months before

583Export declarations

−2.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

175Trading 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 175 businesses.

★ Most active in East SuffolkFiled more customs declarations than any other East Suffolk business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.

Most active business

JST (UK) LTD

80 import declarations 55 export declarations IP19 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use and similar hand tools, of base metal.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity55 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

P TUCKWELL LTD

61 import declarations 29 export declarations IP13 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., tractors, of an engine power > 130 kw (excl. those of heading 8709, pedestrian-controlled tractors, road tractors for semi-trailers and track-laying tractors), hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders".

▼ Expected to slow by 8.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CASTLE CLOTHING LTD

67 import declarations 20 export declarations IP19 *Ch. 39Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).

▼ Expected to slow by 3.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

HERRCO COSMETICS LTD

83 import declarations 16 export declarations IP19 *Ch. 13Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries), scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor.

▼ Expected to slow by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD.

50 import declarations 48 export declarations IP13 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables (excl. made up of individually sheathed fibres of heading 8544), flexible tubes, pipes and hoses of plastics, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings, propylene copolymers, in primary forms.

▼ Expected to slow by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months

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What East Suffolk trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 175 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Parts and accessories of bodies for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purposSelf-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wideStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsPlugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. lamp holders)Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticusRoad wheels and parts and accessories thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and

Common questions about trade in East Suffolk

How many businesses import or export from East Suffolk?

HMRC customs records show 175 businesses in East Suffolk (IP10, IP13, IP17, IP19) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,305 import declarations and 583 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do East Suffolk businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all East Suffolk 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), parts and accessories of bodies for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpos, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from East Suffolk growing?

Import activity is up 0.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for East Suffolk importers?

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East Suffolk importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

JST (UK) LTD

P TUCKWELL LTD

CASTLE CLOTHING LTD

HERRCO COSMETICS LTD

PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD.

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What East Suffolk trades

Common questions about trade in East Suffolk

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