Over the last six months, 335 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 and plastic articles. 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
4,811Import declarations▼ 15.6% on the 6 months before
2,491Export declarations
−5.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
335Trading 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 335 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
277 import declarations194 export declarationsGL2 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 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), 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 titanium, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 14.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity277 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity194 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PERMALI GLOUCESTER LIMITED
65 import declarations99 export declarationsGL1 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include axles, for electrical purposes, and wheels and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts of bogies and bissel-bogies, n.e.s., retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods, slide gates and other refractory ceramic goods (excl. those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths, those of heading 6902, containing > 50% by, cermets and articles thereof, n.e.s.; waste and scrap of cermets (excl. ash and residues containing cermets).
▼ Expected to slow by 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROCHLING INDUSTRIAL (UK) LIM ITED
110 import declarations52 export declarationsGL2 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials, in rolls or merely cut into square or rectangular shapes, articles of wood, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AP AIR EUROPE LTD
90 import declarations66 export declarationsGL2 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s., compressors for refrigerating equipment.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NICOLAS B DOOUSS
111 import declarations38 export declarationsGL4 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 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), articles of glass, n.e.s., ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper ho.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 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 335 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)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)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.Nuts of iron or steelParts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s.Articles of titanium, n.e.s.Non-threaded articles, of iron or steel
Common questions about trade in Gloucester
How many businesses import or export from Gloucester?
HMRC customs records show 335 businesses in Gloucester (GL1, GL2, GL4) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,811 import declarations and 2,491 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 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), 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), articles of aluminium, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Gloucester growing?
Import activity is down 15.6% 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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