HMRC records show 220 businesses trading internationally from Leighton Buzzard over the last six months. That puts it third in Bedfordshire for trade activity. 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 2.1% 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
3,720Import declarations▼ 6.8% on the 6 months before
3,210Export declarations
−2.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
220Trading 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 220 businesses.
★ Most active in Leighton BuzzardFiled more customs declarations than any other Leighton Buzzard business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in sugar and confectionery.
Most active business
B/E AEROSPACE UK LIMITED
409 import declarations627 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 17Ch. 19Ch. 21Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), photovoltaic luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 34.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity409 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity627 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHICKEN CYCLEKIT LIMITED
199 import declarations16 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 18Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., frames and forks, and parts thereof, for cycles, n.e.s. (excl. for motorcycles), pedals and crank-gear, and parts thereof, for bicycles, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity199 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GRUNDFOS PUMPS LIMITED
195 import declarations13 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include centrifugal pumps, 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 of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., mechanical seals.
▲ Expected to increase by 134.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity195 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE LIMITED
115 import declarations86 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall.
▼ Expected to slow by 19.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity115 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
T M G MARCHESINI UK LTD
85 import declarations78 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material (excl. those of a thickness of < 3 mm and of indeterminate length or cu, parts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, 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 activity85 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
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What Leighton Buzzard trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 220 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finishedParts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s.Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irreguAppliances 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Centrifugal pumps, 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)Articles of titanium, n.e.s.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
Common questions about trade in Leighton Buzzard
How many businesses import or export from Leighton Buzzard?
HMRC customs records show 220 businesses in Leighton Buzzard (LU7) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,720 import declarations and 3,210 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Leighton Buzzard businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Leighton Buzzard traders the leading goods are other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irregu, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Leighton Buzzard growing?
Import activity is down 6.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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