HMRC records show 107 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 5.1% 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
789Import declarations▼ 13.4% on the 6 months before
293Export declarations
+5.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
107Trading 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 107 businesses.
★ Most active in DarwenFiled more customs declarations than any other Darwen business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
CROWN PAINTS LIMITED
97 import declarations40 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 5 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 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity97 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SPIROFLOW LIMITED
14 import declarations19 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 29Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s., continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials (excl. those for underground use and bucket, belt or pneumatic types), stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire).
▼ Expected to slow by 30.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOLDEN DECOR LTD
14 import declarations19 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 31Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 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 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GFW LIMITED
30 import declarationsImports onlyBB3 *Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BROOKHOUSE AEROSPACE LIMITED D
25 import declarations4 export declarationsBB3 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), fabrics of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes, articles of aluminium, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 13.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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What Darwen trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 107 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Beauty 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 careMixtures 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 mInorganic 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, 3213Mechanically made lace of man-made fibres in the piece, in strips or in motifs (excl. fabrics of headings 6002 to 6006)Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumParts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Darwen
How many businesses import or export from Darwen?
HMRC customs records show 107 businesses in Darwen (BB3) filed declarations over the last six months — 789 import declarations and 293 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 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), beauty 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 care, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Darwen growing?
Import activity is down 13.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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