Over the last six months, 162 Banbury businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it third in Oxfordshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 10.6% 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
3,936Import declarations▼ 16.7% on the 6 months before
1,777Export declarations
−10.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
162Trading 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 162 businesses.
★ Most active in BanburyFiled more customs declarations than any other Banbury business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in sugar and confectionery.
Most active business
KARCHER (UK) LTD
330 import declarations101 export declarationsOX16 *Ch. 17Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines, incl. water cleaning appliances with built-in motor (excl. appliances for cleaning special containers), mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca.
▼ Expected to slow by 13.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity330 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DCS GROUP (UK) LIMITED
8 import declarations186 export declarationsOX16 *Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 18Ch. 19Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any material, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca.
▼ Expected to slow by 41.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity186 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HAAS FORMULA UK LIMITED
134 import declarations48 export declarationsOX16 *Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, articles of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes (excl. fabrics), road wheels and parts and accessories thereof, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 11.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity134 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BF CS LIMITED
83 import declarations97 export declarationsOX16 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), nuts of iron or steel, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 8.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity97 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FIRST LINE LIMITED
90 import declarations78 export declarationsOX16 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
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What Banbury trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 162 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)Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)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 vParts and accessories of bodies 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 purposArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speciStructures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orAppliances 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)
Common questions about trade in Banbury
How many businesses import or export from Banbury?
HMRC customs records show 162 businesses in Banbury (OX16) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,936 import declarations and 1,777 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Banbury businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Banbury traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), 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, parts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Banbury growing?
Import activity is down 16.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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