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Lincoln importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Lincoln?

HMRC customs records show 356 businesses in Lincoln (LN1, LN2, LN5, LN6) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,176 import declarations and 1,529 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Lincoln businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lincoln traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Lincoln growing?

Import activity is down 12.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Lincoln importers?

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HMRC records show 356 businesses trading internationally from Lincoln over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Lincolnshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.9% 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

3,176Import declarations▼ 12.9% on the 6 months before

1,529Export declarations

−5.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

356Trading 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 356 businesses.

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★ Most active in LincolnFiled more customs declarations than any other Lincoln business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes, pigments, paints and inks.

Most active business

LINCAT LTD.

156 import declarations 64 export declarations LN6 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active 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), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), machinery, plant and equipment for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food (excl. domestic appliances).

▼ Expected to slow by 11.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity156 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity64 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ODIN RETAIL LTD

106 import declarations 40 export declarations LN1 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 61 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), babies' garments and clothing accessories of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. hats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. panties and swimwear).

▼ Expected to slow by 9.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED

82 import declarations 34 export declarations LN6 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays, and for machines and apparatus, articles of aluminium, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 14.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity82 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FRONTIER AGRICULTURE LIMITED

78 import declarations 36 export declarations LN6 *Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 10Ch. 12 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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."), wheat and meslin (excl. seed for sowing, and durum wheat), clover "trifolium spp" seed, for sowing.

▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

JAMES DAWSON & SON LTD

39 import declarations 63 export declarations LN6 *Ch. 13Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of glass fibre yarns (excl. coated or laminated), tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings, rubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon).

▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% 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 activity63 in the last 6 months

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What Lincoln trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 356 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)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 pumps for liquids, n.e.s.Parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s.Fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 W)

Common questions about trade in Lincoln

How many businesses import or export from Lincoln?

HMRC customs records show 356 businesses in Lincoln (LN1, LN2, LN5, LN6) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,176 import declarations and 1,529 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Lincoln businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lincoln traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Lincoln growing?

Import activity is down 12.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Lincoln importers?

Create an account to see all 356 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Lincoln importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

LINCAT LTD.

ODIN RETAIL LTD

DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED

FRONTIER AGRICULTURE LIMITED

JAMES DAWSON & SON LTD

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What Lincoln trades

Common questions about trade in Lincoln

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