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Stroud importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Stroud?

HMRC customs records show 249 businesses in Stroud (GL13, GL5, GL6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,469 import declarations and 905 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Stroud businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Stroud traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles (excl. locks with keys, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, hinges, castors and mountings and fittings suitable for buildings, motor vehicles or furniture). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Stroud growing?

Import activity is up 4.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Stroud importers?

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249 businesses in Stroud appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 8 of 25 trading locations in Gloucestershire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.2% over the next three months.

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1,469Import declarations▲ 4.8% on the 6 months before

905Export declarations

−3.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

249Trading 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 249 businesses.

★ Most active in StroudFiled more customs declarations than any other Stroud business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.

Most active business

BDP IMPORTS LTD

93 import declarations 9 export declarations GL6 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 48Ch. 57 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), upholstered seats, with metal frames (excl. seats for aircraft or motor vehicles, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture), seats, with metal frames (excl. upholstered, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture).

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LABQUIP NDT LIMITED

66 import declarations 18 export declarations GL5 *Ch. 32Ch. 37Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), apparatus based on the use of x-rays (other than for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses), parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, 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 activity66 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WINDWARD MARINE LTD

79 import declarations 1 export declarations GL6 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, forged or stamped, but not further worked, n.e.s. (excl. grinding balls and similar articles for mills), parts of electrical lighting or signalling equipment, windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters of a kind used for cycles and motor vehicles, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 16.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

AMARI DESIGNS LTD

74 import declarations 15 export declarations GL6 *Ch. 42Ch. 56Ch. 61Ch. 62 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and vests), women's or girls' dresses of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats).

▼ Expected to slow by 7.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TOPCON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

40 import declarations 47 export declarations GL6 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 54 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 34.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months

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What Stroud trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 249 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Food preparations, n.e.s.Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles (excl. locks with keys, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, hinges, castors and mountings and fittings suitable for buildings, motor vehicles or furniture)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 vParts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s.Original sculptures and statuary, in any material (excl. over 100 years old)Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)

Common questions about trade in Stroud

How many businesses import or export from Stroud?

HMRC customs records show 249 businesses in Stroud (GL13, GL5, GL6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,469 import declarations and 905 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Stroud businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Stroud traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles (excl. locks with keys, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, hinges, castors and mountings and fittings suitable for buildings, motor vehicles or furniture). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Stroud growing?

Import activity is up 4.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Stroud importers?

Create an account to see all 249 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Stroud importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

BDP IMPORTS LTD

LABQUIP NDT LIMITED

WINDWARD MARINE LTD

AMARI DESIGNS LTD

TOPCON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

244 more Stroud businesses

What Stroud trades

Common questions about trade in Stroud

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