🇬🇧 United Kingdom importer · official customs records

GARDNERS BOOKS LTD

1 Whittle Drive, Willingdon Drove, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6QH🇬🇧 United Kingdom
On record January 2016 to August 2026🔒 Compliance check
Printed matterOptical mediaMedia in heading 8523

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Product lines
745
Jan ’16 to Aug ’26
Products
12
HS subheadings on record
Rank · printed books
One of 4,900
of 4,900 importers in 2025
Months active
128
of 128 on record
Latest activity
Aug ’26
most recent month on record

Import activity

January 2016 to August 2026
0509920162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
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What GARDNERS BOOKS LTD imports

share of declarations
Printed matter, books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 (HS 49019900): 31.1%Printed matter, books, brochures, leaflets andsimilar printed matter in item no. 4901.10 or4901.9131% HS 49019900Printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded (HS 49011000): 17.4%Printed matter, in singlesheets, whether or notfolded17% HS 49011000Optical media, recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 (HS 85234990): 13.0%Optical media,recorded, excludingproducts of Chapter13% HS 85234990Optical media, recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 (HS 85234920): 11.8%Optical media, recorded, excludingproducts of Chapter 3712% HS 85234920Media in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 (HS 85238090): 11.8%Media in heading 8523, whether or notrecorded, excluding products ofChapter 3712% HS 85238090Plastics, statuettes and other ornamental articles (HS 39264000): 3.7%Plastics,statuettesand other3.7%Media in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 (HS 85238010): 3.7%Media inheading8523,3.7%Optical media, recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 (HS 85234910): 3.1%3%Paper and paperboard, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard (HS 48191000): 1.9%Paper andpaperboard,1.9%Media in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 (HS 85238099): 1.2%1%Printed matter, dictionaries, encyclopaedias and serial instalments thereof (HS 49019100): 0.6%1%Printed matter, children's picture, drawing or colouring books (HS 49030000): 0.6%1%
HS codeProductShareRanked
49019900Printed matter, books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.9130.3%#1 · 11 yrs
49011000Printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded17.0%#1 · 8 yrs
85234990Optical media, recorded, excluding products of Chapter 3712.7%#1 · 6 yrs
85234920Optical media, recorded, excluding products of Chapter 3711.5%#2 · 7 yrs
85238090Media in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 3711.5%#1 · 5 yrs
39264000Plastics, statuettes and other ornamental articles3.6%#4 · 3 yrs
85238010Media in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 373.6%#3 · 3 yrs
85234910Optical media, recorded, excluding products of Chapter 373.0%#4 · 4 yrs
48191000Paper and paperboard, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard1.8%#3 · 2016
85238099Media in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 371.2%#4 · 2016

Trade lanes

9 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of printed books
UNITED STATESCHINAITALYGERMANYINDIAFRANCEHONG KONGUNITED KINGDOM
🇺🇸 United States 30%🇨🇳 China 17%🇮🇹 Italy 7%

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Common questions

What does GARDNERS BOOKS LTD import?

UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list printed matter, optical media and media in heading 8523 as GARDNERS BOOKS LTD's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).

Who else imports printed books in United Kingdom?

ABRAMS & CHRONICLE BOOKS LTD, BRISTOL LABORATORIES LTD and CENGAGE LEARNING (EMEA) LTD rank among the largest importers of printed books (HS 4901) in United Kingdom, out of 4,900 importers on record in 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House. Exsigo ingests the official records; nothing here is scraped from directories or estimated.