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Oxford importers & exporters

HMRC records show 430 businesses trading internationally from Oxford over the last six months. That puts it second in Oxfordshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.9% 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

5,014Import declarations▼ 14.1% on the 6 months before

2,382Export declarations

−5.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

430Trading 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 430 businesses.

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★ Most active in OxfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Oxford business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in oil seeds and industrial plants.

Most active business

UNIPART GROUP LIMITED

265 import declarations 757 export declarations OX4 *Ch. 12Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active 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, toughened "tempered" safety glass, of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, vessels and other vehicles, medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 15.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity265 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity757 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

OXUNIPRINT LIMITED

155 import declarations 25 export declarations OX2 *Ch. 01Ch. 05Ch. 21Ch. 22 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine.

▼ Expected to slow by 41.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity155 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

NEDSCHROEF FASTENERS LTD

119 import declarations 45 export declarations OX4 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 83 Active 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, self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MINOX TRADING LIMITED

87 import declarations 75 export declarations OX1 *Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 43Ch. 61 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).

▲ Expected to increase by 4.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity87 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC

55 import declarations 53 export declarations OX4 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 35 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses, cell cultures, whether or not modified (excl. cell therapy products), diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a.

▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months

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What Oxford trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 430 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus APrinted books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)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)Certified reference materialsNucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazineArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Cell cultures, whether or not modified (excl. cell therapy products)

Common questions about trade in Oxford

How many businesses import or export from Oxford?

HMRC customs records show 430 businesses in Oxford (OX1, OX2, OX3, OX4) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,014 import declarations and 2,382 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Oxford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Oxford traders the leading goods are diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), 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), certified reference materials. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Oxford growing?

Import activity is down 14.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Oxford importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

UNIPART GROUP LIMITED

OXUNIPRINT LIMITED

NEDSCHROEF FASTENERS LTD

MINOX TRADING LIMITED

OXFORD BIOMEDICA PLC

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What Oxford trades

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