HMRC records show 32 businesses trading internationally from Carmarthen over the last six months. It ranks 12 of 21 trading locations in Dyfed. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, vehicles and vehicle parts, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 23.5% 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
131Import declarations▼ 19.6% on the 6 months before
23Export declarations
−23.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
32Trading 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 32 businesses.
★ Most active in CarmarthenFiled more customs declarations than any other Carmarthen business over the last six months — roughly 19% of the town's total import activity, mostly in leather goods.
Most active business
HOWIES LTD
25 import declarationsImports onlySA31 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DAVIES CRANE HIRE LTD
12 import declarations1 export declarationsSA31 *Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 v, hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders", parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROOK STORES LTD
5 import declarations7 export declarationsSA31 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 70Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, depilatories and other perfumery, toilet or cosmetic preparations, n.e.s., perfumed bath salts and other bath and shower preparations.
▲ 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 activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JACKIE JAMES LTD
18 import declarationsImports onlySA31 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' shirts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, nightshirts, singlets and other vests).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CARMARTHEN CAMERA CENTRE LTD
15 import declarationsImports onlySA31 *Ch. 32Ch. 37Ch. 42Ch. 52Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include portable electrical lamps designed to function by their own source of energy, 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, parts and accessories for photographic flashlights and flashlight apparatus, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 62.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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27 more Carmarthen businesses
Every importer and exporter in SA31 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Carmarthen trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 32 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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 orObjective lenses for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducersParts 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 vParts of machinery, plant and laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature, and of non-electric instantaneous and storage water heaters, n.e.s.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 careSawing machines for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials (excl. machines for working in the hand)
Common questions about trade in Carmarthen
How many businesses import or export from Carmarthen?
HMRC customs records show 32 businesses in Carmarthen (SA31) filed declarations over the last six months — 131 import declarations and 23 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Carmarthen businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Carmarthen traders the leading goods are men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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, objective lenses for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Carmarthen growing?
Import activity is down 19.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 23.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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