Town trade profile · IP18

Southwold importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Southwold?

HMRC customs records show 18 businesses in Southwold (IP18) filed declarations over the last six months — 222 import declarations and 73 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Southwold businesses import most?

The most common category is furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Across all Southwold 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), beer made from malt, parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), sparkling wine of fresh grapes. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Southwold growing?

Import activity is down 9.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Southwold importers?

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HMRC records show 18 businesses trading internationally from Southwold over the last six months. It ranks 17 of 20 trading locations in Suffolk. Most of that activity sits in furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, textile furnishings and worn clothing, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.2% 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

222Import declarations▼ 9.4% on the 6 months before

73Export declarations

−3.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

18Trading 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 18 businesses.

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★ Most active in SouthwoldFiled more customs declarations than any other Southwold business over the last six months — roughly 43% of the town's total import activity, mostly in oil seeds and industrial plants.

Most active business

ADNAMS PLC

96 import declarations 15 export declarations IP18 *Ch. 12Ch. 15Ch. 22Ch. 39 Active in 5 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), beer made from malt, sparkling wine of fresh grapes.

▼ Expected to slow by 6.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PURITAN VALUES LTD

0 import declarations 7 export declarations IP18 *Ch. 73Ch. 94Ch. 97 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years old, wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), antiques, over 250 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 activity7 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

UKGE LTD

0 import declarations 5 export declarations IP18 *Ch. 39Ch. 68Ch. 71Ch. 73 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest, collections and collectors' pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or paleontological interest (excl. human specimens and parts thereof, and extinct or endangered species and parts thereof), 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 activity5 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FOURNEL (SOUTHWOLD) LIMITED

5 import declarations Imports only IP18 *Ch. 71Ch. 91Ch. 96 Active in 2 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials n.e.s; moulded or carved articles of wax, of paraffin, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles n.e.s; work, imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum).

▲ Expected to increase by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DENNY OF SOUTHWOLD LIMITED

4 import declarations Imports only IP18 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64 Active in 2 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather, handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather.

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Southwold trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 18 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)Beer made from maltParts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Sparkling wine of fresh grapesCider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic suNon-alcoholic beer <= 0.5% vol alcSeats, with wooden frames (excl. upholstered)Seats, with metal frames (excl. upholstered, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture)

Common questions about trade in Southwold

How many businesses import or export from Southwold?

HMRC customs records show 18 businesses in Southwold (IP18) filed declarations over the last six months — 222 import declarations and 73 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Southwold businesses import most?

The most common category is furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Across all Southwold 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), beer made from malt, parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), sparkling wine of fresh grapes. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Southwold growing?

Import activity is down 9.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Southwold importers?

Create an account to see all 18 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Southwold importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ADNAMS PLC

PURITAN VALUES LTD

UKGE LTD

FOURNEL (SOUTHWOLD) LIMITED

DENNY OF SOUTHWOLD LIMITED

8 more Southwold businesses

What Southwold trades

Common questions about trade in Southwold

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