HMRC records show 88 businesses trading internationally from Wigston over the last six months. It ranks 13 of 19 trading locations in Leicestershire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 9.8% 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
1,072Import declarations▼ 17.5% on the 6 months before
668Export declarations
−9.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
88Trading 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 88 businesses.
★ Most active in WigstonFiled more customs declarations than any other Wigston business over the last six months — roughly 39% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
CROMWELL GROUP (HOLDINGS)
415 import declarations291 export declarationsLE18 *Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,, 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, ca.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity415 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity291 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PANKL RACING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
26 import declarations26 export declarationsLE18 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 68Ch. 72Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars, rods, profiles and wire, of nickel alloys, n.e.s. (excl. electrically insulated products), transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A.V. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LTD
29 import declarations22 export declarationsLE18 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▼ Expected to slow by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GRIFFIN PROPERTIES (HOLDINGS ) LTD
35 import declarations5 export declarationsLE18 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 63Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., parts of fork-lift trucks and other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment, n.e.s., articles of aluminium, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 35.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NOVA LABORATORIES LTD
17 import declarations21 export declarationsLE18 *Ch. 13Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements, organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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What Wigston trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 88 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s.Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of woven textile fabric only, whether or not cut to shape, sewn or otherwise made upMillstones, 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,Metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steSurface-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, ca
Common questions about trade in Wigston
How many businesses import or export from Wigston?
HMRC customs records show 88 businesses in Wigston (LE18) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,072 import declarations and 668 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Wigston businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wigston traders the leading goods are bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of woven textile fabric only, whether or not cut to shape, sewn or otherwise made up. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Wigston growing?
Import activity is down 17.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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