Over the last six months, 182 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.5% 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
3,153Import declarations▼ 9.7% on the 6 months before
1,339Export declarations
−5.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
182Trading 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 182 businesses.
★ Most active in Earl ShiltonFiled more customs declarations than any other Earl Shilton business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous chemical products.
Most active business
CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS (UK) LTD
678 import declarations550 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 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, parts of machinery of chapter 84, not intended for a specific purpose, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity678 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity550 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLYING SPARES LIMITED
48 import declarations42 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci.
▼ Expected to slow by 7.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SEF LTD
71 import declarations13 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 83Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, gear 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 the transport of goods and special purpose.
▲ Expected to increase by 47.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RAM UNIVERSAL LTD
42 import declarations37 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., check "non-return" valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CK ISOTOPES LIMITED
33 import declarations10 export declarationsLE9 *Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include non-radioactive isotopes; inorganic or organic compounds of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined (excl. heavy water "deuterium oxide", boron enriched in boron-10 and lithium enriched in lithium-6 and their compounds, and helium-3), diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, carbon dioxide.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Earl Shilton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 182 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsParts 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 vArticles 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)Nuts of iron or steelParts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Earl Shilton
How many businesses import or export from Earl Shilton?
HMRC customs records show 182 businesses in Earl Shilton (LE9) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,153 import declarations and 1,339 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 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), 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), 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, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Earl Shilton growing?
Import activity is down 9.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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