Town trade profile · BL6

Horwich importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 95 Horwich businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 25 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.5% 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

1,682Import declarations▼ 0.1% on the 6 months before

716Export declarations

+4.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

95Trading 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 95 businesses.

★ Most active in HorwichFiled more customs declarations than any other Horwich business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in industrial chemicals.

Most active business

SCAN COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL LTD

246 import declarations 94 export declarations BL6 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include static converters, storage units for automatic data-processing machines, parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 14.4% 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 activity94 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MAXIM INDUSTRIES LIMITED

101 import declarations 40 export declarations BL6 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 59 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include screw hooks, screw rings and the like, threaded, of copper (excl. standard screws and bolts and nuts), base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture).

▲ Expected to increase by 19.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WOODLEY EQUIPMENT CO LTD

67 import declarations 62 export declarations BL6 *Ch. 25Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s., diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

REPRESENT CLOTHING LTD

193 import declarations 76 export declarations BL6 *Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).

▼ Expected to slow by 11.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity193 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ASTEMO UK LTD

203 import declarations 36 export declarations BL6 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s., electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits, 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..

▲ Expected to increase by 32.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity203 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

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What Horwich trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 95 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Static convertersT-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Electronic integrated circuits as processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuitsJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)

Common questions about trade in Horwich

How many businesses import or export from Horwich?

HMRC customs records show 95 businesses in Horwich (BL6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,682 import declarations and 716 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Horwich businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Horwich traders the leading goods are instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), static converters, t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Horwich growing?

Import activity is down 0.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Horwich importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SCAN COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL LTD

MAXIM INDUSTRIES LIMITED

WOODLEY EQUIPMENT CO LTD

REPRESENT CLOTHING LTD

ASTEMO UK LTD

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What Horwich trades

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