49 businesses in Bideford appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 19 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 17.4% 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
210Import declarations▼ 9.9% on the 6 months before
130Export declarations
−17.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
49Trading 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 49 businesses.
★ Most active in BidefordFiled more customs declarations than any other Bideford business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
KREMPEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
22 import declarations51 export declarationsEX39 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include glass fibres and articles thereof, n.e.s., flywheels and pulleys, incl. pulley blocks, textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing, whether or not impregnated or coated, with or without lining, armour or accessories of other materials.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WICKED DRAGON LTD
16 import declarationsImports onlyEX39 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 65Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' dresses of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats), women's or girls' skirts and divided skirts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BREMCO UK LTD
13 import declarations2 export declarationsEX39 *Ch. 42Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 90Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units), travelling-bags, shopping or tool bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases and similar, with outer surface of vulcanised fibre or paperboard; cases for binoculars, cameras, musical instruments, guns, holsters and similar containers with outer surface of, hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders".
▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KOTO LIVING LIMITED
13 import declarationsImports onlyEX39 *Ch. 57Ch. 68Ch. 69Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs), carpets and other floor coverings, of vegetable textile materials or coarse animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fibres, carpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, not of pile construction, made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TONY DIXON (MANUFACTURING) LTD
0 import declarations10 export declarationsEX39 *Ch. 74Ch. 92Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow), wind musical instruments (excl. brass-wind instruments), fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing birds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other heading in chapter 92; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound signallin.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Bideford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 49 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow)Glass fibres and articles thereof, n.e.s.Flywheels and pulleys, incl. pulley blocksFresh or chilled sole "Solea spp."Fresh or chilled, rays and skates "Rajidae"Cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)Depilatories and other perfumery, toilet or cosmetic preparations, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Bideford
How many businesses import or export from Bideford?
HMRC customs records show 49 businesses in Bideford (EX39) filed declarations over the last six months — 210 import declarations and 130 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Bideford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bideford traders the leading goods are guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow), glass fibres and articles thereof, n.e.s., flywheels and pulleys, incl. pulley blocks, fresh or chilled sole "solea spp.". You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bideford growing?
Import activity is down 9.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 17.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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