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Gloucester importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 355 Gloucester businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in Gloucestershire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.1% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1

5,650Import declarations▼ 0.1% on the 6 months before

2,863Export declarations

+2.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

355Trading businesses

Top 5 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 355 businesses.

★ Most active in GloucesterFiled more customs declarations than any other Gloucester business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.

Most active business

SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS UK LTD

345 import declarations 232 export declarations GL2 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, articles of aluminium, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 3.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity345 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity232 in the last 6 months

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SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS SERVICES UK LTD

257 import declarations 77 export declarations GL2 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include nuts of iron or steel, under-carriages and parts thereof, for aircraft, n.e.s., bearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machinery.

▲ Expected to increase by 2.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity257 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WARWICK FABRICS (UK) LTD

230 import declarations 101 export declarations GL2 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 51 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), pile fabrics of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. "long pile" fabrics), dyed warp knit fabrics of synthetic fibres "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", of a width of > 30 cm (excl. those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics,.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity230 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD

294 import declarations 186 export declarations GL2 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active 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), nuts of iron or steel, self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws).

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity294 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity186 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

KOHLER MIRA LIMITED

249 import declarations 137 export declarations GL2 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7419, and fittings), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).

▼ Expected to slow by 3.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity249 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity137 in the last 6 months

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Every importer and exporter in GL1 / GL2 / GL4 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Gloucester trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 355 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)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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.Nuts of iron or steelPlates, 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 produStatic converters

Common questions about trade in Gloucester

How many businesses import or export from Gloucester?

HMRC customs records show 355 businesses in Gloucester (GL1, GL2, GL4) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,650 import declarations and 2,863 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Gloucester businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gloucester 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), 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Gloucester growing?

Import activity is down 0.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Gloucester importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS UK LTD

SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS SERVICES UK LTD

WARWICK FABRICS (UK) LTD

OPTIMAS OE SOLUTIONS LTD

KOHLER MIRA LIMITED

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What Gloucester trades

Common questions about trade in Gloucester

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