HMRC records show 184 businesses trading internationally from Golborne over the last six months. That puts it third in Greater Manchester for trade activity. 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 7.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1
6,274Import declarations▼ 12.7% on the 6 months before
1,816Export declarations
−7.9%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 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
VESTAS-CELTIC WIND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
810 import declarations159 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, 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), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 3.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity810 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity159 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOES (U.K.) LIMITE D
342 import declarations62 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 06Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 6.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity342 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALPLA UK LTD
246 import declarations44 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity246 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HAIER SMART HOME UK & I LTD
195 import declarations65 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include household refrigerators, compression-type, combined refrigerator-freezers, with separate external doors or drawers, or combinations thereof, freezers of the chest type, of a capacity <= 800 l.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity195 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IONIX SYSTEMS LIMITED
98 import declarations113 export declarationsWA3 *Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include products suitable for use as glues or adhesives put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, with a net weight of <= 1 kg, articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, or of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, n.e.s., twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. that of synthetic fibres and of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus agave).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity113 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.
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)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)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)Centrifugal 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)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 convertersBread, 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 theParts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.
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 — 6,274 import declarations and 1,816 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 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), 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), 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Golborne growing?
Import activity is down 12.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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