HMRC records show 170 businesses trading internationally from Syston over the last six months. It ranks 9 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 6.3% 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
2,517Import declarations▼ 17.1% on the 6 months before
873Export declarations
−6.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
170Trading 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 170 businesses.
★ Most active in SystonFiled more customs declarations than any other Syston business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plants and cut flowers.
Most active business
DUNELM (SOFT FURNISHINGS) LTD
740 import declarations32 export declarationsLE7 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 15Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, 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, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 15.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity740 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GIANT UK LIMITED
91 import declarations26 export declarationsLE7 *Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., bicycles and other cycles, incl. delivery tricycles, not motorised, frames and forks, and parts thereof, for cycles, n.e.s. (excl. for motorcycles).
▲ Expected to increase by 31.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BPX ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CO LTD
32 import declarations72 export declarationsLE7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s., data-processing machines, automatic, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, and one input unit and one output unit, whether or not combined (excl. portable weighing <= 10 kg and excl. those presented in the form of systems, metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PRECI-SPARK LTD
50 import declarations31 export declarationsLE7 *Ch. 01Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced", of a thickness of > 1 mm but < 3 mm, parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s., parts of gas turbines, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 4.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STARKSTROM LIMITED
68 import declarations10 export declarationsLE7 *Ch. 39Ch. 64Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 32.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Syston trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 170 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recepMops 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.Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of wood, n.e.s.Surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, caPreparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)
Common questions about trade in Syston
How many businesses import or export from Syston?
HMRC customs records show 170 businesses in Syston (LE7) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,517 import declarations and 873 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Syston businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Syston traders the leading goods are 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, tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, 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., made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Syston growing?
Import activity is down 17.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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