306 businesses in Guildford appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Surrey for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.6% 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
4,195Import declarations▼ 14.3% on the 6 months before
1,610Export declarations
−8.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
306Trading 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 306 businesses.
★ Most active in GuildfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Guildford business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat and edible offal.
Most active business
LGC LIMITED
262 import declarations83 export declarationsGU2 *Ch. 02Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 16Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include non-radioactive isotopes; inorganic or organic compounds of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined (excl. heavy water "deuterium oxide", boron enriched in boron-10 and lithium enriched in lithium-6 and their compounds, and helium-3), cell cultures, whether or not modified (excl. cell therapy products), toxins, cultures of micro-organisms and similar products, e.g. plasmodia (excl. yeasts and vaccines).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity262 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
154 import declarationsImports onlyGU3 *Ch. 10Ch. 17Ch. 25Ch. 27Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. formic acid and acetic acid, mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, propionic acid,.
▼ Expected to slow by 17.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity154 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DRUMMONDS BATHROOMS LTD.
65 import declarations76 export declarationsGU3 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures of porcelain or china (excl. soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper hol, marble, travertine and alabaster, in any form (excl. tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, imitation jewellery, clocks, lamps and lighting fittings and parts thereof, buttons, original sculptures and statuary, setts, curbstones and.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HONEY BROTHERS LTD
108 import declarations31 export declarationsGU3 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene), travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 7.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOLVENTIS LTD
119 import declarations10 export declarationsGU3 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 31Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., propan-1-ol "propyl alcohol" and propan-2-ol "isopropyl alcohol", ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. 2,2'-oxydiethanol "diethylene glycol, digol" and monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Guildford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 306 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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTravelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaSparkling wine of fresh grapesNucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazineDiagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus AArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine)
Common questions about trade in Guildford
How many businesses import or export from Guildford?
HMRC customs records show 306 businesses in Guildford (GU1, GU2, GU3, GU4) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,195 import declarations and 1,610 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Guildford businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Guildford 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), 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, travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, sparkling wine of fresh grapes. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Guildford growing?
Import activity is down 14.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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