Over the last six months, 105 East Grinstead businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 7 of 22 trading locations in West Sussex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. 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
1,875Import declarations▼ 5.8% on the 6 months before
624Export declarations
−3.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
105Trading 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 105 businesses.
★ Most active in East GrinsteadFiled more customs declarations than any other East Grinstead business over the last six months — roughly 25% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
473 import declarations69 export declarationsRH19 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active 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), 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), fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine.
▼ Expected to slow by 11.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity473 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity69 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BEIJINGBOSHUNTONGDASHANGMAOYOU XIA
123 import declarationsImports onlyRH19 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, printed, sacks and bags, incl. cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. those having a base of a width of >= 40 cm, and record sleeves).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity123 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS EUROPE LIMITE D
106 import declarations12 export declarationsRH19 *Ch. 34Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include accordions and musical instruments without keyboards, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically, guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow), parts and accessories for musical instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically, 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 activity106 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
G&G FOOD SUPPLIES LIMITED
68 import declarations14 export declarationsRH19 *Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., vegetable saps and extracts (excl. liquorice, hops, opium and ephedra), active yeasts.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IRSAP UK LIMITED
50 import declarations6 export declarationsRH19 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., 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), tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings).
▲ Expected to increase by 8.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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What East Grinstead trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 105 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Food preparations, n.e.s.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)Nuts of iron or steelBearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machineryAccordions and musical instruments without keyboards, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electricallyArticles of aluminium, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)
Common questions about trade in East Grinstead
How many businesses import or export from East Grinstead?
HMRC customs records show 105 businesses in East Grinstead (RH19) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,875 import declarations and 624 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do East Grinstead businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all East Grinstead traders the leading goods are 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), food preparations, n.e.s., 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), nuts of iron or steel. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from East Grinstead growing?
Import activity is down 5.8% 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.
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