Over the last six months, 305 Biggleswade businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 11 trading locations in Bedfordshire. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 4.7% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
4,088Import declarations▼ 12.6% on the 6 months before
1,150Export declarations
−4.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
305Trading 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 305 businesses.
★ Most active in BiggleswadeFiled more customs declarations than any other Biggleswade business over the last six months — roughly 24% of the town's total import activity, mostly in preserved fruit and vegetables.
Most active business
LIEBHERR-GREAT BRITAIN LTD
992 import declarations278 export declarationsSG18 *Ch. 20Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 31Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, 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), household refrigerators, compression-type.
▲ Expected to increase by 1.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity992 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity278 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STL POWER AND PROCESS CONTROLS LTD
65 import declarations11 export declarationsSG18 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), motors of an output <= 37,5 w, parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, 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 activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SMITHS METAL CENTRES LTD
246 import declarations238 export declarationsSG18 *Ch. 19Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip), bars and rods of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, of circular cross-section.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity246 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity238 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KRAMP U.K. LTD
343 import declarations8 export declarationsSG18 *Ch. 27Ch. 31Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), 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), paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight.
▲ Expected to increase by 23.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity343 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOLINA COATINGS UK LIMITED
119 import declarations133 export declarationsSG18 *Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 12Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., maize "corn" flour, dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity133 in the last 6 months
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What Biggleswade trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 305 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)Other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finishedTable, kitchen or other household articles, and parts thereof, of stainless steel (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310; waste baskets; shovels, corkscrews and other articles of the nature of a work implement; articles of cutlery,Static convertersTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsPlates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip)
Common questions about trade in Biggleswade
How many businesses import or export from Biggleswade?
HMRC customs records show 305 businesses in Biggleswade (SG18) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,088 import declarations and 1,150 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Biggleswade businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Biggleswade 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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), other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Biggleswade growing?
Import activity is down 12.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 4.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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