HMRC records show 148 businesses trading internationally from Flitwick over the last six months. It ranks 6 of 11 trading locations in Bedfordshire. 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 3.7% 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
1,079Import declarations▲ 4.6% on the 6 months before
666Export declarations
−3.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
148Trading 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 148 businesses.
★ Most active in FlitwickFiled more customs declarations than any other Flitwick business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
ADI AMERICAN DISTRIBUTORS LTD
111 import declarations189 export declarationsMK45 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity189 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ARK-H HANDLING LTD
16 import declarations27 export declarationsMK45 *Ch. 09Ch. 12Ch. 18Ch. 23Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard, 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, black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of > 3 kg.
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MASSMOULD LIMITED
87 import declarations33 export declarationsMK45 *Ch. 02Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of cellular plastic, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl.those of polymers of styrene, vinyl chloride, polyurethanes and regenerated cellulose, self-adhesive products,.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity87 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROBOVISION LIMITED
51 import declarations42 export declarationsMK45 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BROADLEY-JAMES LIMITED
24 import declarations37 export declarationsMK45 *Ch. 26Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s., instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), threaded articles, of iron or steel, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 41.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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What Flitwick trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 148 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 kindsInstruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s.Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardStructures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and threThreaded 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)
Common questions about trade in Flitwick
How many businesses import or export from Flitwick?
HMRC customs records show 148 businesses in Flitwick (MK45) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,079 import declarations and 666 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Flitwick businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Flitwick 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, instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s., stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Flitwick growing?
Import activity is up 4.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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