HMRC records show 39 businesses trading internationally from Wotton-Under-Edge over the last six months. It ranks 12 of 25 trading locations in Gloucestershire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 8.1% 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
896Import declarations▲ 6.5% on the 6 months before
837Export declarations
+8.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
39Trading 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 39 businesses.
★ Most active in Wotton-Under-EdgeFiled more customs declarations than any other Wotton-Under-Edge business over the last six months — roughly 56% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
RENISHAW PLC
503 import declarations594 export declarationsGL12 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active 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), printed circuits, 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 12.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity503 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity594 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SEVERN THERMAL SOLUTIONS LTD
7 import declarations8 export declarationsGL12 *Ch. 68Ch. 73Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rolls, articles of graphite or other carbon, for electrical purposes (excl. electrodes and carbon brushes), electric industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens (excl. resistance heated, induction, dielectric, electron beam, plasma arc, vacuum arc and drying furnaces and ovens).
▲ 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RENISHAW UK SALES LIMITED
74 import declarations123 export declarationsGL12 *Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active 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), optical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified or included in chapter 90, parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 28.0% 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 activity123 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COTSWOLD HEALTH PRODUCTS LTD
43 import declarations13 export declarationsGL12 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include spices (excl. pepper of the genus piper, fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and cara, plants, parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (excl. ginseng roots, coca leaf, p, peel of citrus fruit or melons, incl. watermelons, fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, or in water with other additives.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DAKTRONICS UK LIMITED
46 import declarations8 export declarationsGL12 *Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 83Ch. 84Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts suitable for use solely or principally with flat panel display modules, transmission and reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, television cameras,digital cameras, video camera recorders, radar apparatus, radio navigational a, monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471 (excl. crt, with tv receiver), indicator panels with liquid crystal devices "lcd" or light emitting diodes "led" (excl. those for cycles, motor vehicles and traffic signalling).
▲ Expected to increase by 38.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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What Wotton-Under-Edge trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 39 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s.Optical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified or included in chapter 90Lasers (excl. laser diodes)Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiations, such as UV, visible, IRPrinted circuitsGas or smoke analysis apparatusStatic converters
Common questions about trade in Wotton-Under-Edge
How many businesses import or export from Wotton-Under-Edge?
HMRC customs records show 39 businesses in Wotton-Under-Edge (GL12) filed declarations over the last six months — 896 import declarations and 837 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Wotton-Under-Edge businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wotton-Under-Edge traders the leading goods are instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s., optical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified or included in chapter 90, lasers (excl. laser diodes). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Wotton-Under-Edge growing?
Import activity is up 6.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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