HMRC records show 50 businesses trading internationally from Carnforth over the last six months. It ranks 25 of 29 trading locations in Lancashire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, vehicles and vehicle parts. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 14.6% 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
333Import declarations▲ 9.9% on the 6 months before
179Export declarations
+14.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
50Trading 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 50 businesses.
★ Most active in CarnforthFiled more customs declarations than any other Carnforth business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in organic chemicals.
Most active business
HAVWOODS LTD
55 import declarations40 export declarationsLA5 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end, flooring panels, multilayer, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. for mosaic floors), metallised wood and other densified wood in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIGNATURE AUTOMOTIVE LTD
7 import declarations8 export declarationsLA5 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 70Ch. 84Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include motorboats, of a length <= 7,5 m, for pleasure or sports (excl. inflatable and outboard), trailers and semi-trailers, not designed for running on rails (excl. trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods and those of the caravan type for housing or camping), parts suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CASTLE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD
36 import declarations5 export declarationsLA5 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 58Ch. 82Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide, self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4810).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PENINSULA CONTRACT FURNISHINGS LTD
13 import declarations20 export declarationsLA5 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include curtains, incl. drapes, and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, awnings and sunblinds), fittings for furniture, coachwork and the like, of plastics (excl. building components for permanent mounting on parts of buildings), sets of artist's, student's or signboard painter's colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or similar packages.
▲ Expected to increase by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HFSCO LIMITED
21 import declarations8 export declarationsLA5 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, flooring panels, multilayer, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. for mosaic floors), carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf).
▲ Expected to increase by 18.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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What Carnforth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 50 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Flooring panels, multilayer, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. for mosaic floors)Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (Wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or endTrailers and semi-trailers of the caravan type, for housing or campingFloor 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, thePrefabricated buildings, whether or not complete or already assembled (excl. of wood, and modular building units of steel)Parts 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 vMetallised wood and other densified wood in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
Common questions about trade in Carnforth
How many businesses import or export from Carnforth?
HMRC customs records show 50 businesses in Carnforth (LA5) filed declarations over the last six months — 333 import declarations and 179 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Carnforth businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Carnforth traders the leading goods are flooring panels, multilayer, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. for mosaic floors), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end, trailers and semi-trailers of the caravan type, for housing or camping. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Carnforth growing?
Import activity is up 9.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 14.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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