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Ellesmere Port importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Ellesmere Port?

HMRC customs records show 131 businesses in Ellesmere Port (CH65, CH66) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,940 import declarations and 792 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Ellesmere Port businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ellesmere Port 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), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

131 businesses in Ellesmere Port appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 10 of 22 trading locations in Cheshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.6% 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

1,940Import declarations▲ 7.4% on the 6 months before

792Export declarations

+4.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

131Trading 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 131 businesses.

★ Most active in Ellesmere PortFiled more customs declarations than any other Ellesmere Port business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in oil seeds.

Most active business

INNOSPEC LTD

166 import declarations 105 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts), oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives for mineral oils, incl. gasoline, or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils (excl. anti-knock preparations and o, benzoic acid, its salts and esters (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury).

▲ Expected to increase by 5.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity166 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity105 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD

90 import declarations 34 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210 c "astm d 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., butanes, liquefied (excl. of a purity of >= 95% of n-butane or isobutane).

▼ Expected to slow by 10.6% 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 activity34 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SGS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

72 import declarations 36 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, 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, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators).

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

RFD BEAUFORT LIMITED

94 import declarations 136 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 35 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carbon dioxide, inflatable rafts, textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with polyurethane (excl. wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with polyurethane; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or covering of polyurethan.

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity94 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity136 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PROGROUP BOARD LIMITED

129 import declarations 17 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include corrugated paper and paperboard "with or without glued flat surface sheets", whether or not perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, fluting paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. semi-chemical fluting paper and straw fluting paper), testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m.

▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity129 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months

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What Ellesmere Port trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 131 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)Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip)Hydrometers, areometers and similar floating instruments, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, whether or not combined with each other or with thermometersLight oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210 C "ASTM D 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel)Electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s.Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics

Common questions about trade in Ellesmere Port

How many businesses import or export from Ellesmere Port?

HMRC customs records show 131 businesses in Ellesmere Port (CH65, CH66) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,940 import declarations and 792 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Ellesmere Port businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ellesmere Port 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), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Ellesmere Port growing?

Import activity is up 7.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Ellesmere Port importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

INNOSPEC LTD

ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD

SGS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

RFD BEAUFORT LIMITED

PROGROUP BOARD LIMITED

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What Ellesmere Port trades

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