84 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 ease back 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
1,198Import declarations▼ 15.6% on the 6 months before
585Export declarations
−5.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
84Trading 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 84 businesses.
★ Most active in PrescotFiled more customs declarations than any other Prescot business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
COLORMATRIX EUROPE LTD
122 import declarations86 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 15Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), synthetic organic disperse dyes; preparations based on synthetic organic disperse dyes of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity122 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLEN DIMPLEX HOME APPLIANCES LTD
62 import declarations29 export declarationsL35 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include appliances for baking, frying, grilling and cooking and plate warmers, for domestic use, of iron or steel, for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels (excl. large cooking appliances), parts of domestic appliances non-electrically heated of heading 7321, n.e.s., hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side <= 120 cm.
▼ Expected to slow by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PETER GILDING & CO LTD
77 import declarationsImports onlyL34 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 19Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh peaches, incl. nectarines, fresh or dried lemons "citrus limon, citrus limonum" and limes "citrus aurantifolia, citrus latifolia", fresh apples.
▲ Expected to increase by 30.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ADLIB AUDIO LIMITED
67 import declarations5 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood, 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 or.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRATOS (UK) LIMITED
49 import declarations19 export declarationsL34 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 54Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of copper (excl. electrically insulated products), cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood, stranded wires, cables, ropes and similar articles, of aluminium (other than with steel core and electrically insulated products).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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74 more Prescot businesses
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What Prescot trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 84 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)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, 3213Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Surface-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, caMillstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)
Common questions about trade in Prescot
How many businesses import or export from Prescot?
HMRC customs records show 84 businesses in Prescot (L34, L35) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,198 import declarations and 585 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 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, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Prescot growing?
Import activity is down 15.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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