10 businesses in Lightwater appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 52 of 52 trading locations in Surrey. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 31.2% 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
22Import declarations▼ 26.7% on the 6 months before
7Export declarations
−31.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
10Trading 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 10 businesses.
★ Most active in LightwaterFiled more customs declarations than any other Lightwater business over the last six months — roughly 45% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
MAGELLAN WORLD LTD
10 import declarations1 export declarationsGU18 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard, packing containers, incl. record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, folding cartons, boxes and cases, of uncorrugated paper or paperboard, s.
▲ Expected to increase by 28.6% 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 activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STEPHEN PHAIR
1 import declarationsImports onlyGU18 *Ch. 06Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses).
▼ 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TEAM DECORATING COMPANY LIMITED
1 import declarationsImports onlyGU18 *Ch. 32Ch. 84Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink), black printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid, parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ANGLO PACIFIC AUTOMATION AND CONTROL LTD
1 import declarationsImports onlyGU18 *Ch. 84Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s., pneumatic power engines and motors (excl. linear acting), continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials (excl. those for underground use and bucket, belt or pneumatic types).
▼ 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COMAND (EUROPE) LTD
1 import declarationsImports onlyGU18 *Ch. 85Active in 1 of the last 6 months
▼ 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Lightwater trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 10 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs)Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink)Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardMarble, 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 andParts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s.Laminated safety glass (excl. glass of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, vessels or other vehicles, multiple-walled insulating units)
Common questions about trade in Lightwater
How many businesses import or export from Lightwater?
HMRC customs records show 10 businesses in Lightwater (GU18) filed declarations over the last six months — 22 import declarations and 7 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Lightwater businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lightwater traders the leading goods are imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Lightwater growing?
Import activity is down 26.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 31.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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