Over the last six months, 137 Nelson (Pendle) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 13 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 1.6% 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
1,414Import declarations▼ 0.8% on the 6 months before
547Export declarations
+1.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
137Trading 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 137 businesses.
★ Most active in Nelson (Pendle)Filed more customs declarations than any other Nelson (Pendle) business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat.
Most active business
RICHARD WELLOCK & SONS LIMITED
228 import declarationsImports onlyBB9 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jams, jellies, marmalades, pur es or pastes of fruit, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. citrus fruit and homogenised preparations of subheading 2007.10), fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd, fresh or chilled fruits of the genus capsicum or pimenta.
▼ Expected to slow by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity228 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NETSPARK LIMITED
46 import declarations35 export declarationsBB9 *Ch. 39Ch. 69Ch. 73Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), dentists', barbers' or similar chairs having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movement, and parts thereof, n.e.s., operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture (excl. dentists' or similar chairs, special tables for x-ray examination, and stretchers and litters, incl. trolley-stretchers).
▲ Expected to increase by 151.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INNOVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
42 import declarations38 export declarationsBB9 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide, 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), natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of materials other than woven textile fabric only or paper or paperboard only, whether or not cut to shape, sewn or otherwise made up.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BUOYANT UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
98 import declarations61 export declarationsBB9 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), cut corduroy, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TEXA UK LIMITED
65 import declarations25 export declarationsBB9 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units), electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 13.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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What Nelson (Pendle) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 137 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)Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)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 wideUpholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)Jams, jellies, marmalades, pur es or pastes of fruit, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. citrus fruit and homogenised preparations of subheading 2007.10)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)
Common questions about trade in Nelson (Pendle)
How many businesses import or export from Nelson (Pendle)?
HMRC customs records show 137 businesses in Nelson (Pendle) (BB9) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,414 import declarations and 547 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Nelson (Pendle) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Nelson (Pendle) 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), travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), 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 (. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Nelson (Pendle) growing?
Import activity is down 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 1.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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