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 and plastic articles. 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 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
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 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 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 miscellaneous chemical products.
Most active business
SCAN COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL LTD
246 import declarations94 export declarationsBL6 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active 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
PARTISAN PRODUCTS LTD
31 import declarations34 export declarationsBL6 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 46Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m (excl. unbleached, kraftliner, sack kraft paper and good.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
REPRESENT CLOTHING LTD
193 import declarations76 export declarationsBL6 *Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active 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 declarations36 export declarationsBL6 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active 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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Among the most active
MAXIM INDUSTRIES LIMITED
101 import declarations40 export declarationsBL6 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 59Active 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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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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