HMRC records show 82 businesses trading internationally from Sleaford over the last six months. It ranks 8 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 4.7% 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
1,169Import declarations▲ 9.0% on the 6 months before
428Export declarations
+4.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
82Trading 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 82 businesses.
★ Most active in SleafordFiled more customs declarations than any other Sleaford business over the last six months — roughly 18% of the town's total import activity, mostly in vegetables.
Most active business
SLEAFORD QUALITY FOODS LIMITED
211 import declarations63 export declarationsNG34 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 11Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excl. onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed), spices (excl. pepper of the genus piper, fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and cara, fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground.
▼ Expected to slow by 0.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity211 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHD COMPOSITE MATERIALS LTD
75 import declarations64 export declarationsNG34 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, fabrics of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes, closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of glass fibre yarns (excl. coated or laminated).
▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity64 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KIOWA LIMITED
96 import declarations30 export declarationsNG34 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings.
▼ Expected to slow by 7.1% 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 activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AFFINITY FLYING SERVICES LTD
182 import declarations62 export declarationsNG34 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment), parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus (excl. hydraulic or pneumatic, manostats, thermostats, and taps, cocks and valves of heading 8481).
▲ Expected to increase by 19.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity182 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BWSC GENERATION SERVICES UK LTD
162 import declarations10 export declarationsNG34 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s., parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s., parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 17.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity162 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Sleaford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 82 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excl. onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed)Spices (excl. pepper of the genus Piper, fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and caraArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further preparedParts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s.Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, crushed or groundParts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)
Common questions about trade in Sleaford
How many businesses import or export from Sleaford?
HMRC customs records show 82 businesses in Sleaford (NG34) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,169 import declarations and 428 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Sleaford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Sleaford traders the leading goods are dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excl. onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed), spices (excl. pepper of the genus piper, fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and cara, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Sleaford growing?
Import activity is up 9.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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