HMRC records show 174 businesses trading internationally from Bicester over the last six months. It ranks 6 of 22 trading locations in Oxfordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.4% 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
2,896Import declarations▼ 6.0% on the 6 months before
1,606Export declarations
−0.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
174Trading 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 174 businesses.
★ Most active in BicesterFiled more customs declarations than any other Bicester business over the last six months — roughly 24% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages and spirits.
Most active business
E P BARRUS LTD
699 import declarations86 export declarationsOX26 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", for marine propulsion, spark-ignition outboard motors for marine propulsion.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity699 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUBER & SUHNER (UK) LTD
174 import declarations41 export declarationsOX26 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 68Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s., electric conductors, for a voltage > 1.000 v, insulated, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 3.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity174 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ELEVENTY WORLD UK LTD
213 import declarationsImports onlyOX26 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 43Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity213 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRITISH BAKELS LTD
170 import declarations78 export declarationsOX26 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 12Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), food preparations, n.e.s., edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excl. fats, oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not re.
▼ Expected to slow by 1.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity170 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BUNBOO LTD
1 import declarations230 export declarationsOX26 *Ch. 09Ch. 19Ch. 21Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics, with uppers other than rubber, plastics, leather or textile materials; footwear with outer soles of leather or composition leather, with uppers other than leather or textile materials; footwear with ou, wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather, handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity230 in the last 6 months
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What Bicester trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 174 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leatherTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsFood preparations, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 contaMachines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)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
Common questions about trade in Bicester
How many businesses import or export from Bicester?
HMRC customs records show 174 businesses in Bicester (OX26) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,896 import declarations and 1,606 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Bicester businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bicester traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather, 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, food preparations, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bicester growing?
Import activity is down 6.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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