Over the last six months, 75 Ledbury businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 4 trading locations in Herefordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 7.0% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
983Import declarations▼ 6.0% on the 6 months before
452Export declarations
+7.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
75Trading 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 75 businesses.
★ Most active in LedburyFiled more customs declarations than any other Ledbury business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 35.
Most active business
GALEBREAKER LTD
89 import declarations107 export declarationsHR8 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly"vinyl chloride" (excl. wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with poly"vinyl chloride"; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or coverin, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of non-circular cross-section, of iron or steel (excl. tubes and pipes having internal and external circular cross-sections and an external diameter of > 406,4 mm, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipe, bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 28.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity89 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity107 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE HELPING HAND COMPANY (LEDBURY) LIMITED
63 import declarations61 export declarationsHR8 *Ch. 25Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include household hand tools, non-mechanical, with working parts of base metal, n.e.s., mattress supports for bed frames (excl. spring interiors for seats), articles of bedding and similar furnishing, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics (excl. mattress supports, mattresses, sleeping bags, pneumatic or water mattresses, blankets, covers,.
▲ Expected to increase by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
H WESTON & SONS LTD
49 import declarations41 export declarationsHR8 *Ch. 17Ch. 20Ch. 22Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic su, beer made from malt, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport).
▲ Expected to increase by 26.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NEWBERRY INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE LTD
151 import declarations14 export declarationsHR8 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include frozen fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, whether or not sweetened (excl. strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries), frozen raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, whether or not sweetened, fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity151 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EUROPEAN AVIATION LTD
92 import declarations51 export declarationsHR8 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus (excl. hydraulic or pneumatic, manostats, thermostats, and taps, cocks and valves of heading 8481).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity92 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
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What Ledbury trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 75 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Cider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic suFrozen fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, whether or not sweetened (excl. strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries)Frozen raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, whether or not sweetenedArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)Juice of fruit or vegetables, unfermented, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit, mixtures, and juice of citrus fruit, pineapples, tomatoes, grapes, incl. grape must, apples and cranberries)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)
Common questions about trade in Ledbury
How many businesses import or export from Ledbury?
HMRC customs records show 75 businesses in Ledbury (HR8) filed declarations over the last six months — 983 import declarations and 452 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ledbury businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ledbury traders the leading goods are cider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic su, frozen fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, whether or not sweetened (excl. strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries), frozen raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, whether or not sweetened, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ledbury growing?
Import activity is down 6.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 7.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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