Over the last six months, 735 Slough businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Berkshire. 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 3.1% 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
11,652Import declarations▲ 2.6% on the 6 months before
6,581Export declarations
+3.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
735Trading 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 735 businesses.
★ Most active in SloughFiled more customs declarations than any other Slough business over the last six months — roughly 0% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
55 import declarations1164 export declarationsSL3 *Ch. 04Ch. 05Ch. 08Ch. 09Active 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), instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., parts and accessories, 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 special purpose motor v.
▲ Expected to increase by 22.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1164 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KP SNACKS LTD
204 import declarations70 export declarationsSL1 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 10Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include groundnuts, prepared or preserved (excl. preserved with sugar), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity204 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EATON LTD
494 import declarations615 export declarationsSL1 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active 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), tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity494 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity615 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EATON ELECTRIC LIMITED
398 import declarations320 export declarationsSL1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include static converters, 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, apparatus for protecting electrical circuits for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses and automatic circuit breakers).
▲ Expected to increase by 14.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity398 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity320 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY UK LIMITED
560 import declarations125 export declarationsSL1 *Ch. 04Ch. 05Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder), sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), food preparations, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 3.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity560 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
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What Slough trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 735 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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)Static convertersBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VPaints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co
Common questions about trade in Slough
How many businesses import or export from Slough?
HMRC customs records show 735 businesses in Slough (SL1, SL2, SL3) filed declarations over the last six months — 11,652 import declarations and 6,581 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Slough businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Slough 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), 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, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Slough growing?
Import activity is up 2.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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