HMRC records show 225 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 pick up by around 7.0% 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
4,291Import declarations▲ 5.1% on the 6 months before
3,792Export declarations
+7.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
225Trading 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 225 businesses.
★ Most active in Leighton BuzzardFiled more customs declarations than any other Leighton Buzzard business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in sugar and confectionery.
Most active business
B/E AEROSPACE UK LIMITED
448 import declarations722 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 17Ch. 19Ch. 21Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 31.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity448 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity722 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
B/E AEROSPACE (UK) LIMITED
59 import declarations125 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 41Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 41.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SETNA IO LTD
92 import declarations750 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment), parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), breathing appliances and gas masks, incl. parts and accessories (excl. protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters, and artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus).
▲ Expected to increase by 150.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity92 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity750 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER UK LTD
274 import declarations322 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), nuts of iron or steel, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity274 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity322 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DYNAMIC METALS LTD
146 import declarations148 export declarationsLU7 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, 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, articles of titanium, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 8.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity146 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity148 in the last 6 months
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What Leighton Buzzard trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 225 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)Other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finishedParts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)
Common questions about trade in Leighton Buzzard
How many businesses import or export from Leighton Buzzard?
HMRC customs records show 225 businesses in Leighton Buzzard (LU7) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,291 import declarations and 3,792 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 articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Leighton Buzzard growing?
Import activity is up 5.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 7.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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