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Preston (Preston) importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Preston (Preston)?

HMRC customs records show 370 businesses in Preston (Preston) (PR1, PR2) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,025 import declarations and 1,593 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Preston (Preston) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Preston (Preston) 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Preston (Preston) growing?

Import activity is down 4.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Preston (Preston) importers?

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Over the last six months, 370 Preston (Preston) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 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 3.8% 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

4,025Import declarations▼ 4.4% on the 6 months before

1,593Export declarations

+3.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

370Trading 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 370 businesses.

★ Most active in Preston (Preston)Filed more customs declarations than any other Preston (Preston) business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.

Most active business

JAMES HALL AND COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

196 import declarations 155 export declarations PR2 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 11 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, waters, incl. mineral and aerated, with added sugar, sweetener or flavour, for direct consumption as a beverage, floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials.

▲ Expected to increase by 138.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity196 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity155 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TOM PARKER LIMITED

187 import declarations 29 export declarations PR1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity187 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ROYAL SANDERS (UK) LIMITED

109 import declarations 58 export declarations PR2 *Ch. 13Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity109 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SMD (HOLDINGS) LTD

242 import declarations 108 export declarations PR2 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 50Ch. 52 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include woven fabrics containing >= 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed, textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly"vinyl chloride" (excl. wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with poly"vinyl chloride"; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or coverin, woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm.

▲ Expected to increase by 9.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity242 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ALSICO LAUCUBA LIMITED

156 import declarations 77 export declarations PR2 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted), women's or girls' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted).

▲ Expected to increase by 3.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity156 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months

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What Preston (Preston) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 370 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)

Common questions about trade in Preston (Preston)

How many businesses import or export from Preston (Preston)?

HMRC customs records show 370 businesses in Preston (Preston) (PR1, PR2) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,025 import declarations and 1,593 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Preston (Preston) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Preston (Preston) 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Preston (Preston) growing?

Import activity is down 4.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Preston (Preston) importers?

Create an account to see all 370 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Preston (Preston) importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

JAMES HALL AND COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

TOM PARKER LIMITED

ROYAL SANDERS (UK) LIMITED

SMD (HOLDINGS) LTD

ALSICO LAUCUBA LIMITED

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