HMRC records show 150 businesses trading internationally from Hereford over the last six months. That puts it second in Herefordshire for trade activity. 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 0.8% 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
1,243Import declarations▼ 15.7% on the 6 months before
430Export declarations
+0.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
150Trading 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 150 businesses.
★ Most active in HerefordFiled more customs declarations than any other Hereford business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
SAFEGUARD MEDICAL TECHNOLOGI ES LIMITED
55 import declarations108 export declarationsHR4 *Ch. 22Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, first-aid boxes and kits, gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments.
▲ Expected to increase by 44.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CEJN UK LTD
50 import declarations20 export declarationsHR4 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission, tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings), tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLAKTGROUP UK LTD
59 import declarations9 export declarationsHR4 *Ch. 39Ch. 61Ch. 66Ch. 73Active 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), air conditioning machines incorporating a refrigerating unit but without a valve for reversal of the cooling-heat cycle (excl. of a kind used for persons in motor vehicles, and self-contained or "split-system" window or wall air conditioning machines, air conditioning machines comprising a motor-driven fan, not incorporating a refrigerating unit but incorporating elements for changing the temperature and humidity (excl. of a kind used for persons in motor vehicles, and self-contained or "split-sys.
▼ Expected to slow by 7.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BAUGH AND WEEDON LTD
25 import declarations35 export declarationsHR4 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 49Ch. 68Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include inorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, n.e.s. (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight, parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
M AND M DIRECT LIMITED
46 import declarationsImports onlyHR4 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).
▲ Expected to increase by 47.8% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Hereford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 150 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and otLive 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)Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaFood preparations, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)
Common questions about trade in Hereford
How many businesses import or export from Hereford?
HMRC customs records show 150 businesses in Hereford (HR1, HR4) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,243 import declarations and 430 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Hereford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hereford traders the leading goods are wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, 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), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hereford growing?
Import activity is down 15.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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