HMRC records show 121 businesses trading internationally from Houghton Regis over the last six months. It ranks 5 of 11 trading locations in Bedfordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.4% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
2,558Import declarations▲ 3.7% on the 6 months before
872Export declarations
+3.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
121Trading businesses
Top 5 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 121 businesses.
★ Most active in Houghton RegisFiled more customs declarations than any other Houghton Regis business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.
Most active business
NORDSON (UK) LIMITED
307 import declarations33 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 38Active 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), 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), parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus).
▲ Expected to increase by 29.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity307 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GOLDEN SAFFRON LTD
210 import declarations3 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar, non-frozen (excl. preserved by sugar, homogenised vegetables of subheading 2005.10, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles, potatoes, peas "pisum sativum", beans "vign, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed.
▲ Expected to increase by 1.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity210 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HY-PRO INTERNATIONAL LTD
91 import declarations25 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Active 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, inflatable balls, articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools.
▲ Expected to increase by 21.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUNTLEIGH TECHNOLOGY LTD
227 import declarations93 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 20Ch. 21Ch. 30Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., electro-diagnostic apparatus, incl. apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters (excl. electro-cardiographs, ultrasonic scanning apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scintigraphic apparatus, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 4.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity227 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
M L ACCESSORIES LTD
203 import declarations39 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 72Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), apparatus for protecting electrical circuits for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses and automatic circuit breakers).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity203 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months
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What Houghton Regis trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 121 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)Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and otherBread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theLuminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources, n.e.s.Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares)Plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. lamp holders)Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Houghton Regis
How many businesses import or export from Houghton Regis?
HMRC customs records show 121 businesses in Houghton Regis (LU5) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,558 import declarations and 872 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Houghton Regis businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Houghton Regis 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), electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Houghton Regis growing?
Import activity is up 3.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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