Town trade profile · MK45

Flitwick importers & exporters

HMRC records show 138 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, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 9.2% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1

906Import declarations▼ 12.0% on the 6 months before

559Export declarations

−9.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

138Trading 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 138 businesses.

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★ 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

93 import declarations 154 export declarations MK45 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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.

▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% 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 activity154 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ECH SCIENTIFIC LTD

17 import declarations 29 export declarations MK45 *Ch. 28Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 42 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., travelling-bags, shopping or tool bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases and similar, with outer surface of vulcanised fibre or paperboard; cases for binoculars, cameras, musical instruments, guns, holsters and similar containers with outer surface of, cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TENGTOOLS UK LIMITED

11 import declarations 34 export declarations MK45 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 73Ch. 82 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include sets of two or more tools of heading 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale, metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).

▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

UTAC UK LTD

26 import declarations 11 export declarations MK45 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 63 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos, medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only diesel engine of a cylinder capacity > 1.500 cm but <= 2.500 cm (excl. vehicles for travelling on snow and ot.

▼ Expected to slow by 36.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ARK-H HANDLING LTD

15 import declarations 19 export declarations MK45 *Ch. 09Ch. 12Ch. 18Ch. 23 Active in 5 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, black fermented tea and partly fermented tea, whether or not flavoured, in immediate packings of > 3 kg, video game consoles and machines (excl. operated by any means of payment).

▼ Expected to slow by 40.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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

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What Flitwick trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 138 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 kindsStructures 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 threHats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalArticles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling poolsAppliances 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)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 careParts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s.Baby carriages and parts thereof, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Flitwick

How many businesses import or export from Flitwick?

HMRC customs records show 138 businesses in Flitwick (MK45) filed declarations over the last six months — 906 import declarations and 559 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, structures 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 thre, hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal, articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Flitwick growing?

Import activity is down 12.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Flitwick importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ADI AMERICAN DISTRIBUTORS LTD

ECH SCIENTIFIC LTD

TENGTOOLS UK LIMITED

UTAC UK LTD

ARK-H HANDLING LTD

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What Flitwick trades

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