HMRC records show 35 businesses trading internationally from Ashton-In-Makerfield over the last six months. It ranks 44 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 20.9% 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
378Import declarations▲ 19.2% on the 6 months before
328Export declarations
+20.9%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 Ashton-In-MakerfieldFiled more customs declarations than any other Ashton-In-Makerfield business over the last six months — roughly 0% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat.
Most active business
INTER EUROPE FOODS LIMITED
0 import declarations179 export declarationsWN4 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 09Active 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, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), sweet biscuits.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity179 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AIRVENDING LIMITED
42 import declarations26 export declarationsWN4 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s., machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PACTROL CONTROLS LIMITED
26 import declarations28 export declarationsWN4 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 71Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves).
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TOOL MARKETING COMPANY LTD
133 import declarations9 export declarationsWN4 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 62Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), interchangeable tools for milling, work holders for machine tools.
▲ Expected to increase by 114.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity133 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHEMVIRON CARBON LTD
57 import declarations34 export declarationsWN4 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale), activated kieselguhr and other activated natural mineral products; animal black, whether or not spent (excl. activated carbon, calcinated diatomite without the addition of sintering agents and activated chemical products), fabrics of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes.
▲ Expected to increase by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
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What Ashton-In-Makerfield trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 35 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 theBrakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speciSugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Sweet biscuitsCheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese)Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale)Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of > 1% but <= 6%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matterChocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)
Common questions about trade in Ashton-In-Makerfield
How many businesses import or export from Ashton-In-Makerfield?
HMRC customs records show 35 businesses in Ashton-In-Makerfield (WN4) filed declarations over the last six months — 378 import declarations and 328 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ashton-In-Makerfield businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ashton-In-Makerfield traders the leading goods are 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, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), sweet biscuits. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ashton-In-Makerfield growing?
Import activity is up 19.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 20.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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