87 businesses in Sandy appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 8 of 11 trading locations in Bedfordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.2% 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
1,061Import declarations▲ 15.5% on the 6 months before
462Export declarations
+4.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
87Trading 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 87 businesses.
★ Most active in SandyFiled more customs declarations than any other Sandy business over the last six months — roughly 18% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plants and cut flowers.
Most active business
FLAMINGO FLOWERS LTD
190 import declarationsImports onlySG19 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 14Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, fresh cut flowers and buds, of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excl. roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums and lilies).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity190 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IMPACT FURNITURE LTD
38 import declarationsImports onlySG19 *Ch. 39Ch. 69Ch. 73Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), wooden furniture for kitchens (excl. seats), furniture of other materials, including cane, osier or similar materials (excl. of bamboo, rattan, metal, wood and plastics, and seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AQUADISTRI UK LTD
151 import declarationsImports onlySG19 *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 25Ch. 27Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption, live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity151 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
D C NORRIS & COMPANY LTD
53 import declarations80 export declarationsSG19 *Ch. 19Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 69Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery, plant and laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature, and of non-electric instantaneous and storage water heaters, n.e.s., 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, ac motors, multi-phase, of an output > 37,5 w but <= 750 w.
▲ Expected to increase by 44.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ARNEG UK LIMITED
99 import declarations8 export declarationsSG19 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 63Ch. 70Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, 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), articles of iron or steel, forged or stamped, but not further worked, n.e.s. (excl. grinding balls and similar articles for mills).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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What Sandy trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 87 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Silicon dioxideWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared
Common questions about trade in Sandy
How many businesses import or export from Sandy?
HMRC customs records show 87 businesses in Sandy (SG19) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,061 import declarations and 462 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Sandy businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Sandy traders the leading goods are live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produ, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Sandy growing?
Import activity is up 15.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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