212 businesses in Lancaster appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 8 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 5.0% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
2,080Import declarations▼ 1.7% on the 6 months before
851Export declarations
+5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
212Trading 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 212 businesses.
★ Most active in LancasterFiled more customs declarations than any other Lancaster business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in food preparations.
Most active business
GVS FILTER TECHNOLOGY UK LTD
105 import declarations77 export declarationsLA1 *Ch. 21Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include breathing appliances and gas masks, incl. parts and accessories (excl. protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters, and artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus), ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessories, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity105 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ANGUS FIRE LIMITED
53 import declarations82 export declarationsLA2 *Ch. 28Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades (excl. full or empty fire-extinguishing devices, whether or not portable, unmixed chemically undefined products with fire-extinguishing properties in other forms), tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings), textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing, whether or not impregnated or coated, with or without lining, armour or accessories of other materials.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity82 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
E.W.G.A. LIMITED
120 import declarations1 export declarationsLA6 *Ch. 22Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), sparkling wine of fresh grapes, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine).
▲ Expected to increase by 13.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity120 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KFI U.K. LIMITED
131 import declarations28 export declarationsLA2 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include containers of iron or steel, for compressed or liquefied gas (excl. containers specifically constructed or equipped for one or more types of transport), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 67.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity131 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LEHMANN FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED
131 import declarations8 export declarationsLA1 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 10Ch. 11Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mustard flour and meal, whether or not prepared, and mustard, glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and not containing fructose or containing in the dry state, < 20% by weight of fructose, dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity131 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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207 more Lancaster businesses
Every importer and exporter in LA1 / LA2 / LA6 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Lancaster trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 212 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls > 20 cm wide (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918)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 produParts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s.Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orParts 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 v
Common questions about trade in Lancaster
How many businesses import or export from Lancaster?
HMRC customs records show 212 businesses in Lancaster (LA1, LA2, LA6) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,080 import declarations and 851 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Lancaster businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lancaster traders the leading goods are 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls > 20 cm wide (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Lancaster growing?
Import activity is down 1.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for Lancaster importers?
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