HMRC records show 58 businesses trading internationally from Felixstowe over the last six months. It ranks 13 of 20 trading locations in Suffolk. 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 1.2% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
440Import declarations▼ 4.8% on the 6 months before
267Export declarations
−1.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
58Trading 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 58 businesses.
★ Most active in FelixstoweFiled more customs declarations than any other Felixstowe business over the last six months — roughly 25% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
MAXXIS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD
109 import declarations2 export declarationsIP11 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s., new pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used for motorcycles, lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity109 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRINOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND FORWAR DING LTD
0 import declarations14 export declarationsIP11 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 70Ch. 73Active in 3 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, building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE FELIXSTOWE DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY
94 import declarations8 export declarationsIP11 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s., parts and accessories, 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 purpose motor v, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).
▲ Expected to increase by 8.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity94 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SEAFAST LOGISTICS LIMITED
1 import declarations86 export declarationsIP11 *Ch. 21Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s., base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges, of plastics, for tubes, pipes and hoses.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAGNUM BOOK SERVICES LTD
17 import declarations49 export declarationsIP11 *Ch. 09Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material (excl. those appearing at least four times a week), printed books, brochures and similar printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded (excl. periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
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What Felixstowe trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 58 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Active yeastsPrinted books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material (excl. those appearing at least four times a week)Structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and threParts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.Inactive yeasts; other dead single-cell micro-organisms (excl. packaged as medicaments)Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orBread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the
Common questions about trade in Felixstowe
How many businesses import or export from Felixstowe?
HMRC customs records show 58 businesses in Felixstowe (IP11) filed declarations over the last six months — 440 import declarations and 267 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Felixstowe businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Felixstowe traders the leading goods are active yeasts, printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material (excl. those appearing at least four times a week), structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Felixstowe growing?
Import activity is down 4.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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