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Littlehampton importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Littlehampton?

HMRC customs records show 72 businesses in Littlehampton (BN17) filed declarations over the last six months — 693 import declarations and 647 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Littlehampton businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Littlehampton traders the leading goods are 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, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Littlehampton growing?

Import activity is up 3.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Littlehampton importers?

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72 businesses in Littlehampton appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 16 of 22 trading locations in West Sussex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 1.7% 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

693Import declarations▲ 3.6% on the 6 months before

647Export declarations

−1.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

72Trading 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 72 businesses.

★ Most active in LittlehamptonFiled more customs declarations than any other Littlehampton business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics.

Most active business

HITEK POWER LTD

80 import declarations 110 export declarations BN17 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include static converters, parts of electrical transformers and inductors, n.e.s., electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

RHYTHM & BLUE INC. LTD

47 import declarations 19 export declarations BN17 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES UK LTD

1 import declarations 63 export declarations BN17 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 84 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), non-threaded articles, of iron or steel, helical springs, of iron or steel (excl. flat spiral springs, clock and watch springs, springs for sticks and handles of umbrellas or parasols, and shock absorbers of section 17).

▼ 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 activity63 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LTD

55 import declarations 72 export declarations BN17 *Ch. 27Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 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), non-threaded articles, of iron or steel, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).

▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SOLITEK LIMITED

35 import declarations 41 export declarations BN17 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), 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), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months

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What Littlehampton trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 72 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsCarboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plasticsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)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)Static convertersStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsGaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)

Common questions about trade in Littlehampton

How many businesses import or export from Littlehampton?

HMRC customs records show 72 businesses in Littlehampton (BN17) filed declarations over the last six months — 693 import declarations and 647 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Littlehampton businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Littlehampton traders the leading goods are 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, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Littlehampton growing?

Import activity is up 3.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Littlehampton importers?

Create an account to see all 72 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Littlehampton importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

HITEK POWER LTD

RHYTHM & BLUE INC. LTD

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES UK LTD

ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LTD

SOLITEK LIMITED

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What Littlehampton trades

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