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Bedford importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Bedford?

HMRC customs records show 559 businesses in Bedford (MK40, MK41, MK42, MK43) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,235 import declarations and 3,473 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Bedford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bedford traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), static converters, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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.

Q: Is trade from Bedford growing?

Import activity is down 2.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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Over the last six months, 559 Bedford businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in Bedfordshire for trade activity. 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 0.2% over the next three months.

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7,235Import declarations▼ 2.5% on the 6 months before

3,473Export declarations

−0.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

559Trading 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 559 businesses.

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★ Most active in BedfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Bedford business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous food preparations.

Most active business

VERTIV INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

270 import declarations 52 export declarations MK44 *Ch. 21Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include static converters, fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.

▲ Expected to increase by 14.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity270 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CARLTON PACKAGING LLP

93 import declarations 69 export declarations MK43 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 45 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity69 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TWIFLEX LIMITED

165 import declarations 141 export declarations MK42 *Ch. 20Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include clutches and shaft couplings, incl. universal joints, for machinery, toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts of transmission shafts, ball screws, couplings and other articles of heading 8483, n.e.s., springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel, incl. flat spiral springs (excl. helical springs, spiral springs, leaf-springs and leaves therefor, clock and watch springs, spring washers and other lock washers and shock absorbers and torque rod or.

▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity165 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity141 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

A.L.F.(AQUATIC DISTRIBUTORS) LTD

286 import declarations Imports only MK42 *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 12Ch. 13 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), glassware of a kind used for toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (excl. glassware of lead crystal or of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes, articles of heading 7018, mirrors, leaded lights and the like, lighting fittings and, machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water.

▲ Expected to increase by 27.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity286 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

KAMPF MACHINERY UK LIMITED

92 import declarations 178 export declarations MK42 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances (excl. those for metal or wood-working, kitchen appliances or machines used by the food industry and those for agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines), parts of machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).

▼ Expected to slow by 14.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity92 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity178 in the last 6 months

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What Bedford trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 559 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Static convertersArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vMachines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 V

Common questions about trade in Bedford

How many businesses import or export from Bedford?

HMRC customs records show 559 businesses in Bedford (MK40, MK41, MK42, MK43) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,235 import declarations and 3,473 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Bedford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bedford traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), static converters, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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 Bedford growing?

Import activity is down 2.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Bedford importers?

Create an account to see all 559 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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Bedford importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

VERTIV INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

CARLTON PACKAGING LLP

TWIFLEX LIMITED

A.L.F.(AQUATIC DISTRIBUTORS) LTD

KAMPF MACHINERY UK LIMITED

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What Bedford trades

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