91 businesses in Prescot appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 7 of 21 trading locations in Merseyside. 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 1.7% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
1,414Import declarations▲ 1.4% on the 6 months before
679Export declarations
+1.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
91Trading 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 91 businesses.
★ Most active in PrescotFiled more customs declarations than any other Prescot business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
COLORMATRIX EUROPE LTD
129 import declarations105 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 15Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations of the kind used for colouring any materials or for the production of prepared colours, based thereon (excl. disperse dyes, acid dyes, mordant dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, vat dyes, reactive dyes,, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity129 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity105 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OLYMPIC OILS LIMITED
30 import declarations24 export declarationsL35 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 15Ch. 20Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sunflower-seed or safflower oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excl. crude), low erucic acid rape or colza oil "fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of < 2%" and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excl. crude), tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. whole or in pieces).
▲ Expected to increase by 8.7% 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 activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHUMS LIMITED
152 import declarations6 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 57Ch. 61Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like, women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AVIENT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
110 import declarations43 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include black printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid, printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink), plasticised poly"vinyl chloride", in primary forms, mixed with other substances.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SMITH & BATESON LTD
75 import declarations40 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 09Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sacks and bags, incl. cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. those having a base of a width of >= 40 cm, and record sleeves), 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, sacks and bags, incl. cones, of plastics (excl. those of polymers of ethylene).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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What Prescot trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 91 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.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)Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations of the kind used for colouring any materials or for the production of prepared colours, based thereon (excl. disperse dyes, acid dyes, mordant dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, vat dyes, reactive dyes,Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, containing < 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 320Inorganic 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, 3213Surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, caInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics (excl. mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline "TMQ")
Common questions about trade in Prescot
How many businesses import or export from Prescot?
HMRC customs records show 91 businesses in Prescot (L34, L35) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,414 import declarations and 679 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Prescot businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Prescot traders the leading goods are chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., 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), synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations of the kind used for colouring any materials or for the production of prepared colours, based thereon (excl. disperse dyes, acid dyes, mordant dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, vat dyes, reactive dyes,, pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, containing < 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 320. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Prescot growing?
Import activity is up 1.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 1.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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