106 businesses in Gainsborough appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 7 of 31 trading locations in Lincolnshire. 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 9.3% 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
1,139Import declarations▼ 25.2% on the 6 months before
577Export declarations
−9.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
106Trading 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 106 businesses.
★ Most active in GainsboroughFiled more customs declarations than any other Gainsborough business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in glues, enzymes and albumins.
Most active business
PING EUROPE LTD
96 import declarations119 export declarationsDN21 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NEW DESIGN GROUP LIMITED
52 import declarations15 export declarationsDN21 *Ch. 24Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture (excl. locks with keys, hinges and castors), seats, with wooden frames (excl. upholstered).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CLEAN TECH U.K. LIMITED
42 import declarations11 export declarationsDN21 *Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., ceramic articles, n.e.s. (excl. of porcelain or china), knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances, for wood-working.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ADM AGRICULTURE LIMITED
42 import declarations8 export declarationsDN21 *Ch. 07Ch. 10Ch. 11Ch. 17Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include maize (excl. seed for sowing), residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, dried, shelled peas "pisum sativum", whether or not skinned or split.
▼ Expected to slow by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J & E IMPORTERS & DISTRIBUTORS GREEN JEM MFG ASSOCIATES CO LTD
39 import declarations10 export declarationsDN21 *Ch. 28Ch. 33Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, articles of iron or steel wire, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Gainsborough trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 106 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 contaJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsParts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, n.e.s.Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal
Common questions about trade in Gainsborough
How many businesses import or export from Gainsborough?
HMRC customs records show 106 businesses in Gainsborough (DN21) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,139 import declarations and 577 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Gainsborough businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gainsborough traders the leading goods are 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Gainsborough growing?
Import activity is down 25.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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