Town trade profile · GL9

South Gloucestershire importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 9 South Gloucestershire businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 24 of 25 trading locations in Gloucestershire. Most of that activity sits in furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 8.6% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1

54Import declarations▲ 5.9% on the 6 months before

10Export declarations

+8.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

9Trading businesses

Top 9 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 9 businesses.

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★ Most active in South GloucestershireFiled more customs declarations than any other South Gloucestershire business over the last six months — roughly 56% of the town's total import activity, mostly in rubber and rubber articles.

Most active business

ROUTE ONE RETAIL LIMITED

30 import declarations Imports only GL9 *Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 61 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).

▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months

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

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OLD SODBURY TREE AND PLANT NURSERY LTD

1 import declarations Imports only GL9 *Ch. 06 Active in 1 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses).

▼ 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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PODPADS LTD

1 import declarations Imports only GL9 *Ch. 63 Active in 1 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tents of synthetic fibres (excl. umbrella and play tents), tents of textile materials (excl. of synthetic fibres, and umbrella and play tents), camping goods of textile materials (excl. tents, awnings and sunblinds, sails, pneumatic mattresses, rucksacks, knapsacks and similar receptacles, filled sleeping bags, mattresses and cushions).

▼ 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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JABEDA LTD

0 import declarations 1 export declarations GL9 *Ch. 87 Active in 1 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s..

▲ 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 activity1 in the last 6 months

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OCTAVIA DICKINSON LTD

0 import declarations 8 export declarations GL9 *Ch. 52Ch. 53Ch. 55Ch. 94 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed, chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares and those solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources), woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and weighing > 200 g/m , made of yarn of different colours (excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, and plain woven fabrics).

▼ 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 activity8 in the last 6 months

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What South Gloucestershire trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 9 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling poolsFully or partly automatic machines for arc welding of metals, incl. plasma arc weldingSugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalWoven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed

Common questions about trade in South Gloucestershire

How many businesses import or export from South Gloucestershire?

HMRC customs records show 9 businesses in South Gloucestershire (GL9) filed declarations over the last six months — 54 import declarations and 10 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do South Gloucestershire businesses import most?

The most common category is furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Across all South Gloucestershire traders the leading goods are men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools, fully or partly automatic machines for arc welding of metals, incl. plasma arc welding, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from South Gloucestershire growing?

Import activity is up 5.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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South Gloucestershire importers & exporters

Top 9 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ROUTE ONE RETAIL LIMITED

OLD SODBURY TREE AND PLANT NURSERY LTD

PODPADS LTD

JABEDA LTD

OCTAVIA DICKINSON LTD

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What South Gloucestershire trades

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