HMRC records show 53 businesses trading internationally from West Lindsey over the last six months. It ranks 21 of 31 trading locations in Lincolnshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, vehicles and vehicle parts. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 1.6% 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
331Import declarations▼ 1.5% on the 6 months before
131Export declarations
−1.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
53Trading 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 53 businesses.
★ Most active in West LindseyFiled more customs declarations than any other West Lindsey business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats.
Most active business
E H THORNE (BEEHIVES) LTD
56 import declarations17 export declarationsLN8 *Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 23Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), coniferous wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sa, agricultural, horticultural, forestry or bee-keeping machinery, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RPC CONTAINERS LIMITED
13 import declarations21 export declarationsLN8 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KEN BRIGGS LTD
26 import declarationsImports onlyLN8 *Ch. 02Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), pig fat, free of lean meat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LIVE ELECTRONICS LIMITED
42 import declarations3 export declarationsLN8 *Ch. 59Ch. 83Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers), drawing, marking-out and mathematical calculating instruments (excl. drafting tables and machines and calculating machines).
▲ Expected to increase by 22.7% 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 activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CLASSIC FURNITURE (BINBROOK) LTD
41 import declarationsImports onlyLN8 *Ch. 94Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), wooden furniture for bedrooms (excl. seats), upholstered seats, with metal frames (excl. seats for aircraft or motor vehicles, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What West Lindsey trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 53 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 vFresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in)Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and otherArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)FireworksWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Wooden furniture for bedrooms (excl. seats)Switches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers)
Common questions about trade in West Lindsey
How many businesses import or export from West Lindsey?
HMRC customs records show 53 businesses in West Lindsey (LN8) filed declarations over the last six months — 331 import declarations and 131 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do West Lindsey businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all West Lindsey traders the leading goods are 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, fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from West Lindsey growing?
Import activity is down 1.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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