HMRC records show 4 businesses trading internationally from Lifton over the last six months. It ranks 35 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, toys, games and sports equipment. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.3% 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
19Import declarations▼ 38.7% on the 6 months before
4Export declarations
−8.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
4Trading businesses
Top 4 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
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★ Most active in LiftonFiled more customs declarations than any other Lifton business over the last six months — roughly 89% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
JONATHAN MARK HORN & CLARE MARIE HORN
17 import declarationsImports onlyPL16 *Ch. 25Ch. 44Ch. 68Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excl. slate), monumental or building stone, in any form, polished, decorated or otherwise worked (excl. calcareous stone, granite and slate, tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, articles of fused basalt, articles of natural steatite, ceramicall, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of >= 2,5, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. i.
▲ Expected to increase by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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KELLY JACK EDWARD
1 import declarationsImports onlyPL16 *Ch. 84Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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MR RICHARD ANTHONY BURY
1 import declarationsImports onlyPL16 *Ch. 95Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include badminton and similar rackets, whether or not strung (other than tennis rackets and table-tennis bats).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SWLC PERFORMANCE LIMITED
0 import declarations4 export declarationsPL16 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 84Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine, 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, 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 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 activity4 in the last 6 months
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KELLY JACK EDWARD
1 import declarationsImports onlyPL16 *Ch. 84Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Lifton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 4 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excl. slate)Monumental or building stone, in any form, polished, decorated or otherwise worked (excl. calcareous stone, granite and slate, tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, articles of fused basalt, articles of natural steatite, ceramicallEcaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of >= 2,5, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. iOak "Quercus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mmWorked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate (excl. slate granules, chippings and powder, mosaic cubes and the like, slate pencils, and ready-to-use slates or boards with writing or drawing surfaces)Granite, in any form, polished, decorated or otherwise worked (excl. tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, imitation jewellery, clocks, lamps and lighting fittings and parts thereof, original sculptures and statuary, setts, curbstoBulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant (excl. those used for human consumption and chicory plants and roots)Fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine
Common questions about trade in Lifton
How many businesses import or export from Lifton?
HMRC customs records show 4 businesses in Lifton (PL16) filed declarations over the last six months — 19 import declarations and 4 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Lifton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lifton traders the leading goods are setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excl. slate), monumental or building stone, in any form, polished, decorated or otherwise worked (excl. calcareous stone, granite and slate, tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, articles of fused basalt, articles of natural steatite, ceramicall, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of >= 2,5, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a square or rectangular shape (excl. i, oak "quercus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Lifton growing?
Import activity is down 38.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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