HMRC records show 52 businesses trading internationally from Holmes Chapel over the last six months. It ranks 18 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 4.0% 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
456Import declarations▼ 11.8% on the 6 months before
244Export declarations
+4.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
52Trading 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 52 businesses.
★ Most active in Holmes ChapelFiled more customs declarations than any other Holmes Chapel business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
LYNTON LASERS GROUP LTD
65 import declarations23 export declarationsCW4 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 69Ch. 71Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90, ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 16.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DAVID R BEECH BARN EQUIPMENT LTD
22 import declarationsImports onlyCW4 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), parts of agricultural, horticultural, forestry or bee-keeping machinery, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IRON GUT PUBLISHING LIMITED
29 import declarations41 export declarationsCW4 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, not plated with precious metal (excl. works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques), imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), household hand tools, non-mechanical, with working parts of base metal, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 10.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BESPAK HC LTD
43 import declarations26 export declarationsCW4 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medicaments containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues but not antibiotics, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale, ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessories, hand pumps for liquids (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AVOCET STEEL STRIP LIMITED
36 import declarations30 export declarationsCW4 *Ch. 29Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 69Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of < 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced", refined copper foil, not backed, of a thickness of <= 0,15 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, metal yarns and metallised yarns and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material), wire of nickel alloys (excl. electrically insulated products).
▲ Expected to increase by 52.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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What Holmes Chapel trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 52 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)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 vInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, not plated with precious metal (excl. works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques)Wooden furniture for kitchens (excl. seats)Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciencesMade-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Holmes Chapel
How many businesses import or export from Holmes Chapel?
HMRC customs records show 52 businesses in Holmes Chapel (CW4) filed declarations over the last six months — 456 import declarations and 244 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Holmes Chapel businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Holmes Chapel traders the leading goods are golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), 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, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., parts and accessories for lasers and other appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Holmes Chapel growing?
Import activity is down 11.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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