Over the last six months, 32 Holywell (Flintshire) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 5 of 19 trading locations in Clwyd. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 10.1% 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
483Import declarations▼ 17.4% on the 6 months before
474Export declarations
−10.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
32Trading 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 32 businesses.
★ Most active in Holywell (Flintshire)Filed more customs declarations than any other Holywell (Flintshire) business over the last six months — roughly 35% of the town's total import activity, mostly in organic chemicals.
Most active business
KINGSPAN LIMITED
169 import declarations147 export declarationsCH8 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active 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, flat products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", painted, varnished or coated with plastics, saturated polyesters in primary forms (excl. polycarbonates, alkyd resins, poly"ethylene terephthalate" and poly"lactic acid").
▼ Expected to slow by 7.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity169 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity147 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
UNIFRAX EMISSION CONTROL EUROPE LTD
5 import declarations13 export declarationsCH8 *Ch. 29Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rolls, mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound absorbing mineral materials (excl. slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials, article, thin sheets "veils" of irregularly laminated glass fibres.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KNITMESH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
64 import declarations91 export declarationsCH8 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods), silencers "mufflers" and exhaust pipes, and parts thereof, 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, washers of iron or steel (excl. spring washers and other lock washers).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.1% 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 activity91 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MICHAEL ABAKHAN LTD
75 import declarations46 export declarationsCH8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 43Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m , printed, yarn containing >= 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight, put up for retail sale (excl. sewing thread), woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed.
▲ Expected to increase by 13.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WESTBRIDGE FURNITURE LIMITED
29 import declarations66 export declarationsCH8 *Ch. 41Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 51Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), warp pile fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, made of yarn of different colours.
▲ Expected to increase by 147.8% 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 activity66 in the last 6 months
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What Holywell (Flintshire) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 32 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 orArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound absorbing mineral materials (excl. slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials, articleWoven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyedFlat products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", painted, varnished or coated with plasticsWire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)Saturated polyesters in primary forms (excl. polycarbonates, alkyd resins, poly"ethylene terephthalate" and poly"lactic acid")Silencers "mufflers" and exhaust pipes, and parts thereof, 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
Common questions about trade in Holywell (Flintshire)
How many businesses import or export from Holywell (Flintshire)?
HMRC customs records show 32 businesses in Holywell (Flintshire) (CH8) filed declarations over the last six months — 483 import declarations and 474 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Holywell (Flintshire) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Holywell (Flintshire) traders the leading goods are 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, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound absorbing mineral materials (excl. slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials, article, woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Holywell (Flintshire) growing?
Import activity is down 17.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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