HMRC records show 49 businesses trading internationally from Colwyn Bay over the last six months. It ranks 10 of 19 trading locations in Clwyd. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.7% 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
420Import declarations▼ 4.5% on the 6 months before
164Export declarations
+3.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
49Trading 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 49 businesses.
★ Most active in Colwyn BayFiled more customs declarations than any other Colwyn Bay business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics.
Most active business
THE KNIGHT SHOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
64 import declarations23 export declarationsLL28 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof, and scabbards and sheaths therefor (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, blunt weapons for fencing, hunting knives and daggers, camping knives and other, safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity64 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ABRASIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
40 import declarations10 export declarationsLL28 *Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond (excl. hand sharpening or polishing stones, and grinding wheels etc. specifically f, parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s., hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. compounds which are also carbides of heading 2849, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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GEOVISTA LTD
26 import declarations19 export declarationsLL28 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 84Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and ap, parts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders, n.e.s., winches and capstans powered by electric motor.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STANDS OUT LTD
47 import declarations37 export declarationsLL28 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum), imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, electrically operated, with mechanical display only (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MI3 LTD
47 import declarations6 export declarationsLL29 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other.
▲ Expected to increase by 54.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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What Colwyn Bay trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 49 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and apArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum)Trailers and semi-trailers of the caravan type, for housing or campingParts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders, n.e.s.Swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms and parts thereof, and scabbards and sheaths therefor (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, blunt weapons for fencing, hunting knives and daggers, camping knives and other
Common questions about trade in Colwyn Bay
How many businesses import or export from Colwyn Bay?
HMRC customs records show 49 businesses in Colwyn Bay (LL28, LL29) filed declarations over the last six months — 420 import declarations and 164 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Colwyn Bay businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Colwyn Bay traders the leading goods are instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and ap, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, 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 Colwyn Bay growing?
Import activity is down 4.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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