Over the last six months, 43 Skegness businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 20 of 31 trading locations in Lincolnshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.0% 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
291Import declarations▲ 11.5% on the 6 months before
135Export declarations
−5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
43Trading 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 43 businesses.
★ Most active in SkegnessFiled more customs declarations than any other Skegness business over the last six months — roughly 18% of the town's total import activity, mostly in organic chemicals.
Most active business
MICRONCLEAN LIMITED
52 import declarations60 export declarationsPE25 *Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m, propan-1-ol "propyl alcohol" and propan-2-ol "isopropyl alcohol", nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% 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 activity60 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CFN PACKAGING GROUP LTD
20 import declarations1 export declarationsPE25 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 72Ch. 73Active 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., vacuum pumps, parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442).
▼ Expected to slow by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LAINES LONDON LIMITED
11 import declarations3 export declarationsPE25 *Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 54Ch. 58Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include embroidery on a textile fabric ground without visible ground, in the piece, in strips or in motifs, imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum), footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials (excl. sports footwear, incl. tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, and toy footwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 62.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
S S P HATS LIMITED
7 import declarations6 export declarationsPE25 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, n.e.s., gloves, mittens and mitts, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, and for babies).
▼ Expected to slow by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SKEGNESS SPRINGS LIMITED
0 import declarations13 export declarationsPE25 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 75Ch. 81Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of nickel, n.e.s., articles of cobalt, n.e.s., wire of alloy steel other than stainless, in coils (excl. bars and rods and wire of silico-manganese steel).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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What Skegness trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 43 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 animalNonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/mPaper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809, 4810 and 4818,Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsPropan-1-ol "propyl alcohol" and propan-2-ol "isopropyl alcohol"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 contaImitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum)Prefabricated buildings, whether or not complete or already assembled (excl. of wood, and modular building units of steel)
Common questions about trade in Skegness
How many businesses import or export from Skegness?
HMRC customs records show 43 businesses in Skegness (PE25) filed declarations over the last six months — 291 import declarations and 135 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Skegness businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Skegness traders the leading goods are 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, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809, 4810 and 4818,, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Skegness growing?
Import activity is up 11.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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