Over the last six months, 88 Rushden businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 9 of 14 trading locations in Northamptonshire. 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 pick up by around 1.7% 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
1,125Import declarations▼ 19.3% on the 6 months before
865Export declarations
+1.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
88Trading 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 88 businesses.
★ Most active in RushdenFiled more customs declarations than any other Rushden business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
MIDLAND AUTOMATION LTD
140 import declarations306 export declarationsNN10 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor, parts of industrial or laboratory furnaces, non-electric, incl. incinerators, n.e.s., parts of furnace burners such as mechanical stokers, incl. their mechanical grates, mechanical ash dischargers and similar appliances, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 6.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity140 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity306 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RAVENSDEN PLC
15 import declarations44 export declarationsNN10 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 66Ch. 69Active 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, festival, carnival or other entertainment articles, incl. conjuring tricks and novelty jokes, n.e.s., ball-point pens.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GRENSON LIMITED
23 import declarations32 export declarationsNN10 *Ch. 34Ch. 41Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
T R LAWMAN LTD
44 import declarations7 export declarationsNN10 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 41Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., uppers and parts thereof (excl. stiffeners and general parts made of asbestos), plates, sheets and strip, of non-cellular rubber.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
D B SHOES LTD
33 import declarations18 export declarationsNN10 *Ch. 42Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), 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), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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What Rushden trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 88 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsFootwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminatedFootwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)WhiskiesGrain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leathTanned or dressed furskins, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws, not assembled (excl. those of mink, Astrachan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail or similar lamb, and Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb)
Common questions about trade in Rushden
How many businesses import or export from Rushden?
HMRC customs records show 88 businesses in Rushden (NN10) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,125 import declarations and 865 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Rushden businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Rushden traders the leading goods are 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, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Rushden growing?
Import activity is down 19.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 1.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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