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Wigan importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Wigan?

HMRC customs records show 253 businesses in Wigan (WN1, WN3, WN5, WN6) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,174 import declarations and 1,044 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Wigan businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wigan 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), food preparations, n.e.s., fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Wigan growing?

Import activity is down 5.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Wigan importers?

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Over the last six months, 253 Wigan businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 17 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 ease back by around 3.2% 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

2,174Import declarations▼ 5.7% on the 6 months before

1,044Export declarations

−3.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

253Trading 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 253 businesses.

★ Most active in WiganFiled more customs declarations than any other Wigan business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.

Most active business

IKO PLC

138 import declarations 47 export declarations WN6 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of asphalt or of similar materials, e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch, in rolls, bituminous mastics, cut-backs and other bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 150 g.

▲ Expected to increase by 6.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity138 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

NORTHERN DIVER (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

63 import declarations 57 export declarations WN6 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include garments, knitted or crocheted, rubberised or impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or other materials (excl. babies' garments and clothing accessories), women's or girls' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted), life jackets and life belts, of all types of textile materials.

▲ Expected to increase by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

EVOLUTION AQUA LIMITED

62 import declarations 49 export declarations WN5 *Ch. 23Ch. 25Ch. 29Ch. 31 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), vacuum pumps, acrylic polymers, in primary forms (excl. poly"methyl methacrylate").

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

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

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MILLIKEN INDUSTRIALS LTD

106 import declarations 68 export declarations WN6 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf), floor coverings, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles, and wall or ceiling coverings "in rolls with a width of >= 45 cm, consisting of a layer of plastics fixed permanently on a backing of any material other than paper, the, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 23.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

COMPUTIONICS LTD

62 import declarations 74 export declarations WN5 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 72Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include photovoltaic luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., microtomes; parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, instruments and apparatus for measuring, relays for a voltage > 60 v but <= 1.000 v.

▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

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

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months

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Every importer and exporter in WN1 / WN3 / WN5 / WN6 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Wigan trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 253 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)Food preparations, n.e.s.Fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in)Carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf)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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsParts and accessories, 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 special purpose motor vChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Wigan

How many businesses import or export from Wigan?

HMRC customs records show 253 businesses in Wigan (WN1, WN3, WN5, WN6) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,174 import declarations and 1,044 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Wigan businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wigan 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), food preparations, n.e.s., fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Wigan growing?

Import activity is down 5.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Wigan importers?

Create an account to see all 253 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Wigan importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

IKO PLC

NORTHERN DIVER (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

EVOLUTION AQUA LIMITED

MILLIKEN INDUSTRIALS LTD

COMPUTIONICS LTD

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What Wigan trades

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