HMRC records show 184 businesses trading internationally from Golborne over the last six months. It ranks 4 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.1% 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
7,122Import declarations▼ 1.3% on the 6 months before
2,122Export declarations
−0.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
184Trading 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 184 businesses.
★ Most active in GolborneFiled more customs declarations than any other Golborne business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
VESTAS-CELTIC WIND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
878 import declarations224 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity878 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity224 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ARNE CLO LTD
201 import declarations41 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 6 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' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 20.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity201 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SAFIC-ALCAN UK LIMITED
579 import declarations137 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 15Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared, silicones in primary forms.
▲ Expected to increase by 2.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity579 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity137 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VESTAS OFFSHORE WIND UK LTD
478 import declarations135 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 19Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).
▲ Expected to increase by 1.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity478 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity135 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING LIMITED
266 import declarations300 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 54Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., 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), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity266 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity300 in the last 6 months
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What Golborne trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 184 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)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)Footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VCentrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps)
Common questions about trade in Golborne
How many businesses import or export from Golborne?
HMRC customs records show 184 businesses in Golborne (WA3) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,122 import declarations and 2,122 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Golborne businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Golborne traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), 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 Golborne growing?
Import activity is down 1.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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