HMRC records show 127 businesses trading internationally from Oakham over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Rutland. 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 5.1% 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
1,672Import declarations▼ 21.1% on the 6 months before
676Export declarations
−5.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
127Trading 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 127 businesses.
★ Most active in OakhamFiled more customs declarations than any other Oakham business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
ZEECO EUROPE LIMITED
113 import declarations117 export declarationsLE15 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of furnace burners such as mechanical stokers, incl. their mechanical grates, mechanical ash dischargers and similar appliances, n.e.s., refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods (excl. containing, by weight, singly or together, > 50% of the elements mg, ca or cr, expressed as mgo, cao or cr2o3, containing, by weight, > 50% alumina, silica or, parts of industrial or laboratory furnaces, non-electric, incl. incinerators, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity113 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity117 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LINECROSS LIMITED
102 import declarations18 export declarationsLE15 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include products suitable for use as glues or adhesives put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, with a net weight of <= 1 kg, parts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s., moulds for rubber or plastics (other than injection or compression types).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity102 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LANDS' END EUROPE LIMITED
99 import declarations3 export declarationsLE15 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).
▼ Expected to slow by 26.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MOSDORFER CCL SYSTEMS
58 import declarations30 export declarationsLE15 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), towers and lattice masts, of iron or steel, bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 11.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CBS PRODUCTS (KT), LTD
35 import declarations41 export declarationsLE15 *Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., vices, clamps and the like (excl. accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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What Oakham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 127 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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)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 contaSaddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602)
Common questions about trade in Oakham
How many businesses import or export from Oakham?
HMRC customs records show 127 businesses in Oakham (LE15) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,672 import declarations and 676 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Oakham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Oakham traders the leading goods are wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Oakham growing?
Import activity is down 21.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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