HMRC records show 44 businesses trading internationally from Baldock over the last six months. It ranks 24 of 31 trading locations in Hertfordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 13.7% 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
448Import declarations▼ 7.6% on the 6 months before
225Export declarations
−13.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
44Trading 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 44 businesses.
★ Most active in BaldockFiled more customs declarations than any other Baldock business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal feed and food residues.
Most active business
LEISUREGROW PRODUCTS LTD
94 import declarations40 export declarationsSG7 *Ch. 23Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602), dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity94 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ATKIN AND THYME LTD
28 import declarationsImports onlySG7 *Ch. 42Ch. 53Ch. 57Ch. 68Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include glass mirrors, framed (excl. rear-view mirrors for vehicles, optical mirrors, optically processed, and mirrors of an age of > 100 years), carpets and other textile floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, knotted, whether or not made up, carpets and other floor coverings, of vegetable textile materials or coarse animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fibres.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LEWIS BANKS LTD
8 import declarations12 export declarationsSG7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 61Ch. 65Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include floor coverings and mats, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), with chamfered sides, rounded corners or shaped edges or otherwise worked (excl. those simply cut to rectangular or square shape and goods of cellular rubber), plates, sheets and strip, of refined copper, not in coils, of a thickness of > 0,15 mm (excl. expanded sheet and strip and electrically insulated strip), transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DUCKWORTH AND KENT LTD
8 import declarations12 export declarationsSG7 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
L & C PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
3 import declarations16 export declarationsSG7 *Ch. 25Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 75Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of tungsten, n.e.s., natural graphite (excl. in powder or in flakes), articles of molybdenum, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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What Baldock trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 44 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tool holders, incl. tool holders for any type of tool for working in the hand, and self-opening dieheads, for machine toolsWork holders for machine toolsTools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping)Saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602)Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced", of a thickness of >= 0,5 mm but <= 1 mmInterchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s.Interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punchingPlates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets
Common questions about trade in Baldock
How many businesses import or export from Baldock?
HMRC customs records show 44 businesses in Baldock (SG7) filed declarations over the last six months — 448 import declarations and 225 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Baldock businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Baldock traders the leading goods are tool holders, incl. tool holders for any type of tool for working in the hand, and self-opening dieheads, for machine tools, work holders for machine tools, tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Baldock growing?
Import activity is down 7.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 13.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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