Over the last six months, 183 Earl Shilton businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 19 trading locations in Leicestershire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.1% 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
3,729Import declarations▲ 8.4% on the 6 months before
1,469Export declarations
+3.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
183Trading 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 183 businesses.
★ Most active in Earl ShiltonFiled more customs declarations than any other Earl Shilton business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in industrial chemicals.
Most active business
CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS (UK) LTD
788 import declarations643 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), nuts of iron or steel, articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 8.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity788 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity643 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PHIL HOLDEN FASTENERS LIMITED
178 import declarations88 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 58Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), nuts of iron or steel, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity178 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLYING SPARES LIMITED
60 import declarations51 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transpor, steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.3% 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 activity51 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CATERPILLAR (UK) LTD
1021 import declarations240 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers).
▲ Expected to increase by 6.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1021 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity240 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
POUNDSTRETCHER LIMITED
352 import declarationsImports onlyLE9 *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 12Ch. 14Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, 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., dog or cat food, put up for retail sale.
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity352 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Earl Shilton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 183 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vNuts of iron or steelAppliances 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Earl Shilton
How many businesses import or export from Earl Shilton?
HMRC customs records show 183 businesses in Earl Shilton (LE9) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,729 import declarations and 1,469 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Earl Shilton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Earl Shilton traders the leading goods are 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), parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v, nuts of iron or steel, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Earl Shilton growing?
Import activity is up 8.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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