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Wigan importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Wigan?

HMRC customs records show 248 businesses in Wigan (WN1, WN3, WN5, WN6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,806 import declarations and 896 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 fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), food preparations, n.e.s., 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Wigan growing?

Import activity is down 19.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.2%. 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, 248 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 12.2% 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

1,806Import declarations▼ 19.6% on the 6 months before

896Export declarations

−12.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

248Trading 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 248 businesses.

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★ Most active in WiganFiled more customs declarations than any other Wigan business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.

Most active business

IKO PLC

134 import declarations 38 export declarations WN6 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 5 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 slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity134 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

IKO HOLDINGS LIMITED

24 import declarations 58 export declarations WN6 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 34 Active in 5 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, flat products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", painted, varnished or coated with plastics, 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.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SUSCOM INDUSTRIES LTD

60 import declarations 22 export declarations WN5 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 48Ch. 54 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture (excl. locks with keys, hinges and castors), castors with mountings of base metal.

▼ Expected to slow by 3.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

EVOLUTION AQUA LIMITED

39 import declarations 36 export declarations WN5 *Ch. 23Ch. 25Ch. 29Ch. 31 Active in 5 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, 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).

▼ Expected to slow by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

BARCINO MEATS LTD

60 import declarations Imports only WN3 *Ch. 02 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in.

▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Wigan trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 248 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in)Food preparations, n.e.s.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 kindsNonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 70 g/m but <= 150 g/mArticles of asphalt or of similar materials, e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch, in rollsChemical 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 248 businesses in Wigan (WN1, WN3, WN5, WN6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,806 import declarations and 896 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 fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), food preparations, n.e.s., 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Wigan growing?

Import activity is down 19.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Wigan importers?

Create an account to see all 248 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 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

IKO PLC

IKO HOLDINGS LIMITED

SUSCOM INDUSTRIES LTD

EVOLUTION AQUA LIMITED

BARCINO MEATS LTD

238 more Wigan businesses

What Wigan trades

Common questions about trade in Wigan

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