HMRC records show 227 businesses trading internationally from Winchester over the last six months. It ranks 11 of 46 trading locations in Hampshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.1% 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
1,874Import declarations▲ 6.5% on the 6 months before
1,190Export declarations
+3.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
227Trading 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 227 businesses.
★ Most active in WinchesterFiled more customs declarations than any other Winchester business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
KORBER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
76 import declarations351 export declarationsSO23 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produ, articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity351 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
94 import declarations46 export declarationsSO21 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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., processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral.
▼ Expected to slow by 3.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity94 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BIOPHARMA PROCESS SYSTEMS
59 import declarations37 export declarationsSO23 *Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s., parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s., air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri.
▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VAUGHAN LTD
88 import declarations80 export declarationsSO23 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires (excl. those solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources), chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares and those solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources), chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LED FLEX LIMITED
70 import declarations72 export declarationsSO23 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), parts of lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs and nameplates and the like, of plastics, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
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What Winchester trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 227 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares)Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires (excl. those solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources)Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)Parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.Parts of lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs and nameplates and the like, n.e.s.Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)
Common questions about trade in Winchester
How many businesses import or export from Winchester?
HMRC customs records show 227 businesses in Winchester (SO21, SO22, SO23) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,874 import declarations and 1,190 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Winchester businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Winchester traders the leading goods are chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires (excl. those solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources), machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Winchester growing?
Import activity is up 6.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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