Over the last six months, 179 Letchworth businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 5 of 31 trading locations in Hertfordshire. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.5% 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
2,630Import declarations▼ 15.9% on the 6 months before
2,106Export declarations
−2.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
179Trading 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 179 businesses.
★ Most active in LetchworthFiled more customs declarations than any other Letchworth business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
SPECIALIST AVIATION LIMITED
152 import declarations171 export declarationsSG6 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include machinery, plant and equipment for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food (excl. domestic appliances), parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders).
▲ Expected to increase by 27.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity171 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHARLESWATER LIMITED
113 import declarations99 export declarationsSG6 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include non-ionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap), mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, coated, impregnated or covered with artificial resins or plastics, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. bleached and weighing > 150 g/m , and adhesives).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity113 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SAFETY FIRST AID GROUP LTD
89 import declarations29 export declarationsSG6 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include first-aid boxes and kits, 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, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.8% 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 activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AIR TECHNIQUES INTERNATIONAL LTD
60 import declarations45 export declarationsSG6 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s., air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri.
▲ Expected to increase by 58.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OMEGA INTERNATIONAL LLC
16 import declarations88 export declarationsSG6 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p, sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel.
▲ Expected to increase by 73.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
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What Letchworth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 179 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Video game consoles and machines (excl. operated by any means of payment)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 contaTables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards)Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s.Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Letchworth
How many businesses import or export from Letchworth?
HMRC customs records show 179 businesses in Letchworth (SG6) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,630 import declarations and 2,106 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Letchworth businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Letchworth traders the leading goods are parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., video game consoles and machines (excl. operated by any means of payment), 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, tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Letchworth growing?
Import activity is down 15.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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