Over the last six months, 204 Shepshed businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 6 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 ease back by around 3.2% 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
3,193Import declarations▼ 2.0% on the 6 months before
1,776Export declarations
−3.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
204Trading 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 204 businesses.
★ Most active in ShepshedFiled more customs declarations than any other Shepshed business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 05.
Most active business
SAINT-GOBAIN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS UK LI MITED
399 import declarations129 export declarationsLE12 *Ch. 05Ch. 13Ch. 17Ch. 22Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills), cast tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel (excl. products of non-malleable cast iron), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity399 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity129 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SAINT-GOBAIN HIGH PERFORMANC E SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
210 import declarations72 export declarationsLE12 *Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,, interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond (excl. hand sharpening or polishing stones, and grinding wheels etc. specifically f.
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity210 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS (UNITED KINGDOM)LIMI TED
174 import declarations57 export declarationsLE12 *Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass), float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or no, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 3.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity174 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
REEVES WIRELINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
102 import declarations226 export declarationsLE12 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include x-ray generators other than x-ray tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like, and general parts and accessories for apparatus of heading 9022, n.e.s., microtomes; parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, instruments and apparatus for measuring, parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities or for detecting ionising radiations, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 10.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity102 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity226 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
S I P (INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS) LTD
215 import declarations75 export declarationsLE12 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, sawing or cutting-off machines, for working metals, metal carbides or cermets (excl. machines for working in the hand), steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines, incl. water cleaning appliances with built-in motor (excl. appliances for cleaning special containers).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity215 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
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What Shepshed trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 204 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 otMillstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.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 vFloat glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass)
Common questions about trade in Shepshed
How many businesses import or export from Shepshed?
HMRC customs records show 204 businesses in Shepshed (LE12) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,193 import declarations and 1,776 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Shepshed businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Shepshed traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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, millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Shepshed growing?
Import activity is down 2.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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