263 businesses in Mid Suffolk appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Suffolk for trade activity. 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 6.6% 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
3,711Import declarations▲ 0.4% on the 6 months before
1,727Export declarations
+6.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
263Trading 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 263 businesses.
★ Most active in Mid SuffolkFiled more customs declarations than any other Mid Suffolk business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats.
Most active business
PPG INDUSTRIES EUROPE SARL
622 import declarations168 export declarationsIP14 *Ch. 15Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight.
▼ Expected to slow by 2.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity622 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity168 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INTERNATIONAL EXPORT SUPPLIES LTD
15 import declarations152 export declarationsIP6 *Ch. 04Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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, safety airbags with inflator system and parts 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 g.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LAY & WHEELER LIMITED
56 import declarations87 export declarationsIP6 *Ch. 22Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), sparkling wine of fresh grapes, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 2 l but <= 10 l (excl. sparkling wine).
▲ Expected to increase by 17.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity87 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PPG INDUSTRIES (UK) LTD
167 import declarations301 export declarationsIP14 *Ch. 15Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings, polysulphides, polysulphones and other polymers and prepolymers produced by chemical synthesis, n.e.s., in primary forms.
▲ Expected to increase by 69.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity167 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity301 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FDS CORPORATION LIMITED
422 import declarationsImports onlyIP6 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), metal furniture for offices (excl. seats).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity422 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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258 more Mid Suffolk businesses
Every importer and exporter in IP14 / IP21 / IP23 / IP6 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Mid Suffolk trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 263 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coGlaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillingsParts 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 vCarboys, 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, perfumeStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsPolysulphides, polysulphones and other polymers and prepolymers produced by chemical synthesis, n.e.s., in primary forms
Common questions about trade in Mid Suffolk
How many businesses import or export from Mid Suffolk?
HMRC customs records show 263 businesses in Mid Suffolk (IP14, IP21, IP23, IP6) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,711 import declarations and 1,727 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Mid Suffolk businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Mid Suffolk traders the leading goods are wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Mid Suffolk growing?
Import activity is up 0.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 6.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for Mid Suffolk importers?
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