Town trade profile · GL16

Coleford (Forest of Dean) importers & exporters

22 businesses in Coleford (Forest of Dean) appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 21 of 25 trading locations in Gloucestershire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, vehicles and vehicle parts, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.6% 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

197Import declarations▼ 7.1% on the 6 months before

203Export declarations

−5.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

22Trading 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 22 businesses.

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★ Most active in Coleford (Forest of Dean)Filed more customs declarations than any other Coleford (Forest of Dean) business over the last six months — roughly 49% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes, pigments, paints and inks.

Most active business

SPP PUMPS LIMITED

96 import declarations 153 export declarations GL16 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps), parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks.

▼ Expected to slow by 7.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity153 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WHEELMASTERS (UK) LTD

8 import declarations 1 export declarations GL16 *Ch. 73Ch. 84Ch. 87 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include road wheels and parts and accessories thereof, 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, nuts of iron or steel, parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 133.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

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PORTABLE ENERGY LTD

7 import declarations Imports only GL16 *Ch. 73Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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SONIC SILENCERS LIMITED

0 import declarations 6 export declarations GL16 *Ch. 84Ch. 87 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity6 in the last 6 months

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NEOCARE UK LTD

6 import declarations Imports only GL16 *Ch. 38Ch. 73Ch. 83Ch. 84 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include disinfectants, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheading 3808.59), steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines, incl. water cleaning appliances with built-in motor (excl. appliances for cleaning special containers), mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Coleford (Forest of Dean) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 22 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps)Beer made from maltCider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic suParts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.Road wheels and parts and accessories thereof, 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 andStructures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Coleford (Forest of Dean)

How many businesses import or export from Coleford (Forest of Dean)?

HMRC customs records show 22 businesses in Coleford (Forest of Dean) (GL16) filed declarations over the last six months — 197 import declarations and 203 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Coleford (Forest of Dean) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Coleford (Forest of Dean) traders the leading goods are centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps), beer made from malt, cider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic su, parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Coleford (Forest of Dean) growing?

Import activity is down 7.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Coleford (Forest of Dean) importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SPP PUMPS LIMITED

WHEELMASTERS (UK) LTD

PORTABLE ENERGY LTD

SONIC SILENCERS LIMITED

NEOCARE UK LTD

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