Over the last six months, 18 Caistor businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 27 of 31 trading locations in Lincolnshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, oil seeds and industrial plants. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 27.8% 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
78Import declarations▼ 32.8% on the 6 months before
22Export declarations
−27.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
18Trading 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 18 businesses.
★ Most active in CaistorFiled more customs declarations than any other Caistor business over the last six months — roughly 49% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plants and cut flowers.
Most active business
LIMAGRAIN UK LTD
38 import declarations6 export declarationsLN7 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 10Ch. 12Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ryegrass "lolium multiflorum lam., lolium perenne l." seed, for sowing, seeds of forage plants for sowing (excl. of cereals and of sugar beet, alfalfa, clover "trifolium spp.", fescue, kentucky blue grass "poa pratensis l." and ryegrass "lolium multiflorum lam. and lolium perenne l."), maize seed for sowing.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
V.PARTS LIMITED
2 import declarations2 export declarationsLN7 *Ch. 84Ch. 87Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 v, parts suitable for use solely or principally with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", n.e.s., self-propelled front-end shovel loaders.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SANDHAM WINE MERCHANTS LTD
4 import declarationsImports onlyLN7 *Ch. 22Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), sparkling wine of fresh grapes, spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc.
▲ Expected to increase by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WORKFORCE TRADING LIMITED
3 import declarationsImports onlyLN7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 2 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,, gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted, gloves, mittens and mitts, of vulcanised rubber (excl. of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes).
▼ Expected to slow by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
H.O.C FOOD MACHINERY LTD
2 import declarationsImports onlyLN7 *Ch. 40Ch. 59Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material (excl. those of a thickness of < 3 mm and of indeterminate length or cu, conveyor belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber (excl. reinforced only with metal or only with textile materials).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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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What Caistor trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 18 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Vegetable seeds, for sowingRyegrass "Lolium multiflorum lam., Lolium perenne L." seed, for sowingWine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Line fishing tackle n.e.s; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets; decoys and similar hunting or shooting requisites (excl. decoy calls of all kinds and stuffed birds of heading 9705)Seeds of forage plants for sowing (excl. of cereals and of sugar beet, alfalfa, clover "Trifolium spp.", fescue, Kentucky blue grass "Poa pratensis L." and ryegrass "Lolium multiflorum lam. and Lolium perenne L.")Maize seed for sowingClover "Trifolium spp" seed, for sowingStructures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre
Common questions about trade in Caistor
How many businesses import or export from Caistor?
HMRC customs records show 18 businesses in Caistor (LN7) filed declarations over the last six months — 78 import declarations and 22 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Caistor businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Caistor traders the leading goods are vegetable seeds, for sowing, ryegrass "lolium multiflorum lam., lolium perenne l." seed, for sowing, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), line fishing tackle n.e.s; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets; decoys and similar hunting or shooting requisites (excl. decoy calls of all kinds and stuffed birds of heading 9705). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Caistor growing?
Import activity is down 32.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 27.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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