HMRC records show 117 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, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.8% 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
1,999Import declarations▼ 12.4% on the 6 months before
667Export declarations
−2.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
117Trading 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 117 businesses.
★ Most active in Houghton RegisFiled more customs declarations than any other Houghton Regis business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
NORDSON (UK) LIMITED
270 import declarations30 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 38Active in 5 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), rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine).
▲ Expected to increase by 18.5% 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 activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HELAPET LIMITED
45 import declarations51 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 29Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m, propan-1-ol "propyl alcohol" and propan-2-ol "isopropyl alcohol", gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes).
▼ Expected to slow by 6.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ORLUNA LED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
49 import declarations44 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 71Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), parts of lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs and nameplates and the like, n.e.s., luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIGNATURE FLATBREADS (UK) LTD
66 import declarations22 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 11Ch. 15Ch. 19Ch. 25Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, bakery machinery and machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products (excl. ovens, macaroni drying machines and dough rollers), propionic acid, its salts and esters.
▼ Expected to slow by 13.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WHITMORE EUROPE LIMITED
28 import declarations52 export declarationsLU5 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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What Houghton Regis trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 117 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 theTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsLubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepaChandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares)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)Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaReciprocating 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)Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids (excl. such machinery and apparatus for water and other beverages, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines and artificial kidneys)
Common questions about trade in Houghton Regis
How many businesses import or export from Houghton Regis?
HMRC customs records show 117 businesses in Houghton Regis (LU5) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,999 import declarations and 667 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 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, 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, lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Houghton Regis growing?
Import activity is down 12.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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