Over the last six months, 61 Henfield businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 14 of 22 trading locations in West Sussex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.3% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
776Import declarations▼ 8.8% on the 6 months before
600Export declarations
−3.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
61Trading businesses
Top 5 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 61 businesses.
★ Most active in HenfieldFiled more customs declarations than any other Henfield business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
HAYWARD & GREEN AVIATION LTD
127 import declarations182 export declarationsBN5 *Ch. 28Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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), instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity127 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity182 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STOBA PRAZISIONSTECHNIK UK LIMITED
71 import declarations21 export declarationsBN5 *Ch. 39Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), articles of iron or steel, forged or stamped, but not further worked, n.e.s. (excl. grinding balls and similar articles for mills), parts and accessories for machine tools for working material by removing material of headings 8456 to 8461, 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 activity71 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VAN OORD UK LIMITED
41 import declarations45 export declarationsBN5 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and ap, parts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders, n.e.s., radio navigational aid apparatus.
▼ Expected to slow by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AIRCRAFT PARTS AND LOGISTICS LTD
40 import declarations90 export declarationsBN5 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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), rubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
84 import declarations15 export declarationsBN5 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiations, parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities or for detecting ionising radiations, n.e.s., carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
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What Henfield trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 61 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)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)Gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsElectric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)
Common questions about trade in Henfield
How many businesses import or export from Henfield?
HMRC customs records show 61 businesses in Henfield (BN5) filed declarations over the last six months — 776 import declarations and 600 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Henfield businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Henfield traders the leading goods are parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Henfield growing?
Import activity is down 8.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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