Over the last six months, 88 Haywards Heath businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it third in West Sussex for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in optical, photographic and medical instruments, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 16.7% 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
3,519Import declarations▼ 26.7% on the 6 months before
2,252Export declarations
−16.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
88Trading 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 88 businesses.
★ Most active in Haywards HeathFiled more customs declarations than any other Haywards Heath business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cocoa and chocolate.
Most active business
GUCCI LIMITED
597 import declarations521 export declarationsRH16 *Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 22Ch. 32Active 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, trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 18.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity597 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity521 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN TRADING LTD
240 import declarations152 export declarationsRH16 *Ch. 34Ch. 42Ch. 43Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 22.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity240 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LUXURY GOODS OUTLET S.R.L
381 import declarations8 export declarationsRH16 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, 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), 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity381 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRIONI UK LTD
185 import declarations115 export declarationsRH16 *Ch. 33Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 43Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' shirts of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of cotton or man-made fibres, nightshirts, t-shirts, singlets and other vests), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles), articles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excl. clothing accessories, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks).
▲ Expected to increase by 2.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity185 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity115 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLOWSERVE GB LIMITED
177 import declarations88 export declarationsRH16 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps), 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), transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity177 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
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What Haywards Heath trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 88 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy foFootwear 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)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 contaJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materialsArticles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excl. clothing accessories, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks)Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather
Common questions about trade in Haywards Heath
How many businesses import or export from Haywards Heath?
HMRC customs records show 88 businesses in Haywards Heath (RH16) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,519 import declarations and 2,252 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Haywards Heath businesses import most?
The most common category is optical, photographic and medical instruments. Across all Haywards Heath traders the leading goods are footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, 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), 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Haywards Heath 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 16.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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