Over the last six months, 14 Groby businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 18 of 19 trading locations in Leicestershire. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments, machinery and mechanical appliances. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 26.3% 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
293Import declarations▼ 30.7% on the 6 months before
294Export declarations
−26.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
14Trading 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 14 businesses.
★ Most active in GrobyFiled more customs declarations than any other Groby business over the last six months — roughly 83% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
DRUCK LTD
243 import declarations253 export declarationsLE6 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 37Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials, tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings).
▼ Expected to slow by 29.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity243 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity253 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AQUACULTURE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
2 import declarationsImports onlyLE6 *Ch. 90Active in 2 of the last 6 months
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RAPID RELIEF TEAM TRADING LTD
2 import declarationsImports onlyLE6 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard (excl. of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FIN OPERATIONS LIMITED
1 import declarationsImports onlyLE6 *Ch. 37Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations, sensitising emulsions and salts and prec.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INDIGO GROUP INVESTMENTS LTD
1 import declarationsImports onlyLE6 *Ch. 84Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machines and mechanical appliances, 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 activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Groby trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 14 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements thatTrunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materialsTube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings)Valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionHand-operated or foot-operated air pumpsHand pumps for liquids (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19)Parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s.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 Groby
How many businesses import or export from Groby?
HMRC customs records show 14 businesses in Groby (LE6) filed declarations over the last six months — 293 import declarations and 294 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Groby businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Groby traders the leading goods are chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials, tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings), valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Groby growing?
Import activity is down 30.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 26.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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