HMRC records show 35 businesses trading internationally from St Asaph over the last six months. It ranks 7 of 19 trading locations in Clwyd. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, optical and medical instruments, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 1.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
679Import declarations▲ 11.3% on the 6 months before
239Export declarations
−1.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
35Trading 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 35 businesses.
★ Most active in St AsaphFiled more customs declarations than any other St Asaph business over the last six months — roughly 33% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
QIOPTIQ LIMITED
224 import declarations84 export declarationsLL17 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 30Active 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, lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses), lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, mounted, of any material, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus (excl. objective lenses for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, such elements of glass not op.
▼ Expected to slow by 1.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity224 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J AND L ELEVATOR COMPONENTS LTD
62 import declarations1 export declarationsLL17 *Ch. 39Ch. 59Ch. 71Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ac motors, multi-phase, of an output > 750 w but <= 75 kw, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PHOENIX OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
34 import declarations18 export declarationsLL17 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses), signalling glassware and optical elements of glass, not optically worked (excl. clock or watch glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, incl. hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses, microsphe, sheets or profiles of glass, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, bent, edge-worked, engraved, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials (excl. safety glass, multiple-walled insula.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRB LTD
106 import declarations20 export declarationsLL17 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers), boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MCS TEST EQUIPMENT LTD
64 import declarations21 export declarationsLL17 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 52Ch. 65Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, specifically for telecommunications, e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), static converters.
▼ Expected to slow by 4.2% 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 activity21 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in LL17 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What St Asaph trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 35 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 ASwitches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers)Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Certified reference materialsFresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticusArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)AC motors, multi-phase, of an output > 750 W but <= 75 kW
Common questions about trade in St Asaph
How many businesses import or export from St Asaph?
HMRC customs records show 35 businesses in St Asaph (LL17) filed declarations over the last six months — 679 import declarations and 239 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do St Asaph businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all St Asaph traders the leading goods are 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, switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers), lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from St Asaph growing?
Import activity is up 11.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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