Over the last six months, 128 Boston businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 5 of 31 trading locations in Lincolnshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.9% 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
1,894Import declarations▲ 5.7% on the 6 months before
417Export declarations
+2.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
128Trading 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 128 businesses.
★ Most active in BostonFiled more customs declarations than any other Boston business over the last six months — roughly 19% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
GRIMME (UK) LIMITED
357 import declarations27 export declarationsPE20 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), 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, transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity357 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PARKINSON HARNESS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
128 import declarations54 export declarationsPE20 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 45Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers), plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity128 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROLEC SERVICES LIMITED
125 import declarations26 export declarationsPE20 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 61Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, static converters, automatic circuit breakers for a voltage <= 1.000 v.
▲ Expected to increase by 34.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SPORTSBIKESHOP LTD
212 import declarationsImports onlyPE20 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 37.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity212 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AMBERSEA LTD
203 import declarationsImports onlyPE21 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, pasta, stuffed with meat or other substances, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum).
▼ Expected to slow by 1.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity203 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Boston trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 128 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Fir "Abies spp." and spruce "Picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)Preparations for sauces and prepared sauces; mixed condiments and seasonings (excl. soya sauce, tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces, mustard, and mustard flour and meal)Pine "Pinus spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VPasta, stuffed with meat or other substances, whether or not cooked or otherwise preparedVegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (excl. potatoes, leguminous vegetables, spinach, New Zealand spinach, orache spinach, and sweetcorn)
Common questions about trade in Boston
How many businesses import or export from Boston?
HMRC customs records show 128 businesses in Boston (PE20, PE21) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,894 import declarations and 417 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Boston businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Boston 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), fir "abies spp." and spruce "picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir), preparations for sauces and prepared sauces; mixed condiments and seasonings (excl. soya sauce, tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces, mustard, and mustard flour and meal). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Boston growing?
Import activity is up 5.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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