HMRC records show 115 businesses trading internationally from Darwen over the last six months. It ranks 18 of 29 trading locations in Lancashire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 15.7% 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
923Import declarations▲ 0.8% on the 6 months before
348Export declarations
+15.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
115Trading 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 115 businesses.
★ Most active in DarwenFiled more customs declarations than any other Darwen business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages and spirits.
Most active business
CROWN PAINTS LIMITED
117 import declarations49 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include inorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, n.e.s. (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213, synthetic organic pigments; preparations based on synthetic organic pigments of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215, and subheading 3204.18), paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity117 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PERSPEX DISTIBUTION LIMITED
43 import declarations3 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 76Active 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., plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular poly"methyl methacrylate", not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectang, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular poly"ethylene terephthalate", not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rect.
▲ Expected to increase by 27.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOLDEN DECOR LTD
16 import declarations29 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 31Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, and window transparencies of paper (excl. wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layer, wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics, mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg).
▲ Expected to increase by 37.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
D H J WEISTERS LTD
121 import declarations12 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 39Ch. 50Ch. 51Ch. 52Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mechanically made lace of man-made fibres in the piece, in strips or in motifs (excl. fabrics of headings 6002 to 6006), ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste (excl. knitted or crocheted), woven fabrics of high-tenacity yarn, nylon, other polyamides or polyesters, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and with a cross sectional dimension of <= 1 mm.
▲ Expected to increase by 61.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLAVOUR WAREHOUSE LIMITED
40 import declarations22 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 19Ch. 24Ch. 25Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include products containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion (excl. containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco), mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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What Darwen trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 115 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)Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, and window transparencies of paper (excl. wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layerSynthetic organic pigments; preparations based on synthetic organic pigments of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215, and subheading 3204.18)Products containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion (excl. containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco)Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plasticsBeauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careParts 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 vMixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m
Common questions about trade in Darwen
How many businesses import or export from Darwen?
HMRC customs records show 115 businesses in Darwen (BB3) filed declarations over the last six months — 923 import declarations and 348 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Darwen businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Darwen 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), wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, and window transparencies of paper (excl. wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layer, synthetic organic pigments; preparations based on synthetic organic pigments of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215, and subheading 3204.18), products containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion (excl. containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Darwen growing?
Import activity is up 0.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 15.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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