111 businesses in Ross-On-Wye appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in Herefordshire for trade activity. 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 5.3% 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
1,088Import declarations▼ 3.9% on the 6 months before
552Export declarations
−5.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
111Trading 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 111 businesses.
★ Most active in Ross-On-WyeFiled more customs declarations than any other Ross-On-Wye business over the last six months — roughly 25% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
REHAU LTD
267 import declarations83 export declarationsHR9 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include monofilament with any cross-sectional dimension of > 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of polymers of vinyl chloride, building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, of plastics, reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials (excl. those with a burst pressure of >= 27,6 mpa).
▼ Expected to slow by 1.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity267 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A B T PRODUCTS LTD
32 import declarations49 export declarationsHR9 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of fork-lift trucks and other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment, n.e.s., cast glass and rolled glass, in non-wired sheets, coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HAIGH ENGINEERING CO LTD
22 import declarations29 export declarationsHR9 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water, ac motors, single-phase, of an output > 37,5 w, mechanical seals.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STRAUSS U.K. LIMITED
138 import declarations102 export declarationsHR9 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 61Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.2% 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 activity102 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SALVAGNINI U.K.AND IRELAND LTD
86 import declarations15 export declarationsHR9 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include static converters, valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission, parts and accessories for machine tools for working metal without removing material, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
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What Ross-On-Wye trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 111 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Ross-On-Wye
How many businesses import or export from Ross-On-Wye?
HMRC customs records show 111 businesses in Ross-On-Wye (HR9) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,088 import declarations and 552 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ross-On-Wye businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ross-On-Wye traders the leading goods are men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ross-On-Wye growing?
Import activity is down 3.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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