HMRC records show 22 businesses trading internationally from Kesgrave over the last six months. It ranks 18 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 16.3% 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
164Import declarations▼ 8.4% on the 6 months before
71Export declarations
−16.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
22Trading 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 22 businesses.
★ Most active in KesgraveFiled more customs declarations than any other Kesgrave business over the last six months — roughly 27% of the town's total import activity, mostly in iron and steel articles.
Most active business
ITRON METERING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
45 import declarations3 export declarationsIP5 *Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles, of base metal, screw hooks, screw rings and the like, threaded, of copper (excl. standard screws and bolts and nuts).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COTTRELL BRICKWORK CERAMICS LIMITED
10 import declarationsImports onlyIP5 *Ch. 69Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics), ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight > 10 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics), ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing (excl. refractory and finishing ceramics).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GIBBINS U.K. LTD
1 import declarations7 export declarationsIP5 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 42Ch. 82Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include clothing accessories of leather or composition leather (excl. gloves, mittens and mitts, belts, bandoliers, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95 [e.g. shin guards, fencing masks]), articles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excl. clothing accessories, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks), knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances (excl. those for metal or wood-working, kitchen appliances or machines used by the food industry and those for agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines).
▼ 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 activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LOCKDALE COINS LTD
0 import declarations8 export declarationsIP5 *Ch. 70Ch. 71Ch. 91Ch. 95Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest, collections and collectors' pieces of numismatic interest, over 100 years old.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PURE TECH COMPONENTS LTD
7 import declarationsImports onlyIP5 *Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), threaded articles, of iron or steel, 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 activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Kesgrave trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 22 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, unbleached or bleachedWoven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printedThreaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s.Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight > 10 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)Machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s.Glassware for table or kitchen purposes of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion <= 5 x 10 -6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0 C to 300 C (excl. glassware of glass ceramics or lead crystal, articles of heading 7018, drinking glasse
Common questions about trade in Kesgrave
How many businesses import or export from Kesgrave?
HMRC customs records show 22 businesses in Kesgrave (IP5) filed declarations over the last six months — 164 import declarations and 71 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Kesgrave businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Kesgrave traders the leading goods are woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, unbleached or bleached, woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed, threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Kesgrave growing?
Import activity is down 8.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 16.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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