HMRC records show 138 businesses trading internationally from Congleton over the last six months. It ranks 9 of 22 trading locations in Cheshire. 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 4.8% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
1,913Import declarations▲ 5.6% on the 6 months before
1,332Export declarations
+4.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
138Trading 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 138 businesses.
★ Most active in CongletonFiled more customs declarations than any other Congleton business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in fish and seafood.
Most active business
LEHVOSS UK LTD
250 import declarations193 export declarationsCW12 *Ch. 03Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 12Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include organo-sulphur compounds (excl. thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, thiuram mono-, di- or tetrasulphides, methionine, 2-(n,n-diethylamino)ethanethiol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (inn)), aldicarb [iso], captafol [iso], methamidophos [is, fused magnesia; dead-burned "sintered" magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide (excl. natural magnesium carbonate "magnesite"), chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 1.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity250 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity193 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHURCHILL PAINTS LIMITED
68 import declarations1 export declarationsCW12 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight, pigments, incl. metallic powders and flakes, dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints; colorants and other colouring matter, n.e.s. put up for retail sale.
▲ Expected to increase by 26.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DEREK ROSE LTD
185 import declarations191 export declarationsCW12 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 50Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), 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 hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles).
▲ Expected to increase by 18.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity185 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity191 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HEAMAR COMPANY LTD
114 import declarations86 export declarationsCW12 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s., pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use and similar hand tools, of base metal.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity114 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INDUCHEM (UK) LIMITED
89 import declarations34 export declarationsCW12 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include appliances 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), parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., check "non-return" valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like.
▲ Expected to increase by 20.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity89 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
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What Congleton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 138 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and rArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Appliances 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)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athleticsInstruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)Waste and scrap, of copper (excl. ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators)Fixed vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excl. soya-bean, groundnut, olive, palm, sunflower-seed, safflower, cotton-seed, coconut, palm kernel, babassu, rape, colza and mustard, linseed,
Common questions about trade in Congleton
How many businesses import or export from Congleton?
HMRC customs records show 138 businesses in Congleton (CW12) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,913 import declarations and 1,332 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Congleton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Congleton traders the leading goods are waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and r, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), appliances 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), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Congleton growing?
Import activity is up 5.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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