HMRC records show 168 businesses trading internationally from Connah's Quay over the last six months. That puts it second in Clwyd for trade activity. 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 8.7% 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
3,169Import declarations▼ 3.9% on the 6 months before
2,052Export declarations
+8.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
168Trading 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 168 businesses.
★ Most active in Connah's QuayFiled more customs declarations than any other Connah's Quay business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.
Most active business
RALAWISE LTD
220 import declarations297 export declarationsCH5 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▲ Expected to increase by 13.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity220 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity297 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ICELAND INTERNATIONAL LTD
4 import declarations230 export declarationsCH5 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, meat or offal of fowls of the species "gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <=, potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity230 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CONVATEC LTD
153 import declarations75 export declarationsCH5 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes, appliances identifiable for ostomy use.
▲ Expected to increase by 14.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity153 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRIUMPH AEROSPACE OPERATIONS
233 import declarations128 export declarationsCH5 *Ch. 21Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), articles of aluminium, n.e.s., under-carriages and parts thereof, for aircraft, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 29.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity233 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity128 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ICELAND FOODS LTD
153 import declarations84 export declarationsCH5 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa, pasta, stuffed with meat or other substances, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared.
▼ Expected to slow by 11.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity153 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months
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What Connah's Quay trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 168 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)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 cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 contaJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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 vChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Connah's Quay
How many businesses import or export from Connah's Quay?
HMRC customs records show 168 businesses in Connah's Quay (CH5) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,169 import declarations and 2,052 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Connah's Quay businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Connah's Quay 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), 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 cotton, 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 Connah's Quay growing?
Import activity is down 3.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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