Over the last six months, 34 Workington businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 8 of 25 trading locations in Cumbria. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.0% 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
518Import declarations▼ 3.9% on the 6 months before
171Export declarations
+0.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
34Trading 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 34 businesses.
★ Most active in WorkingtonFiled more customs declarations than any other Workington business over the last six months — roughly 27% of the town's total import activity, mostly in prepared meat and fish.
Most active business
HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED
139 import declarations18 export declarationsCA14 *Ch. 16Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include multi-ply paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard), parts of machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, n.e.s., textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines, e.g. for paper pulp or asbestos-cement, weighing >= 650 g/m.
▼ Expected to slow by 14.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity139 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SINCLAIR'S JEWELLERS LIMITED
9 import declarationsImports onlyCA14 *Ch. 39Ch. 71Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old).
▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AMCOR PACKAGING UK
111 import declarations39 export declarationsCA14 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, aluminium foil, not backed, rolled and further worked, of a thickness of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material), aluminium foil, backed, of a thickness (excl. any backing) of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MCMENON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
66 import declarations30 export declarationsCA14 *Ch. 21Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 65Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s., thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments (excl. liquid-filled thermometers for direct reading).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LAKELAND COSMETICS LIMITED
29 import declarations46 export declarationsCA14 *Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 21Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include shampoos, beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap.
▼ Expected to slow by 26.7% 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 activity46 in the last 6 months
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What Workington trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 34 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)Aluminium foil, not backed, rolled and further worked, of a thickness of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material)Aluminium foil, backed, of a thickness (excl. any backing) of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material)Multi-ply paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard)Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produParts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)
Common questions about trade in Workington
How many businesses import or export from Workington?
HMRC customs records show 34 businesses in Workington (CA14) filed declarations over the last six months — 518 import declarations and 171 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Workington businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Workington traders the leading goods are plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), aluminium foil, not backed, rolled and further worked, of a thickness of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material), aluminium foil, backed, of a thickness (excl. any backing) of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Workington 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 0.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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