Over the last six months, 161 St Helens (St. Helens) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 5 of 21 trading locations in Merseyside. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.4% 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
2,195Import declarations▼ 2.1% on the 6 months before
1,049Export declarations
−2.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
161Trading 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 161 businesses.
★ Most active in St Helens (St. Helens)Filed more customs declarations than any other St Helens (St. Helens) business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in sugar and confectionery.
Most active business
KNAUF INSULATION LIMITED
201 import declarations47 export declarationsWA10 *Ch. 17Ch. 22Ch. 26Ch. 27Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 (, glass wool and articles of glass wool, slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rolls.
▼ Expected to slow by 20.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity201 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LTD
86 import declarations66 export declarationsWA10 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass), float glass and surface ground and polished glass, in sheets, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass or glass coloured throughout the mass "body tinted", opacified, flashed or merely surface ground, or glass having an absorbent, reflecting or no, laminated safety glass (excl. glass of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, vessels or other vehicles, multiple-walled insulating units).
▼ Expected to slow by 21.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VALVE CENTER LIMITED
67 import declarations79 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 68Active 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), check "non-return" valves for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity79 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ELECTROVISION LTD
177 import declarations55 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 6 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), seats, with metal frames (excl. upholstered, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity177 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KVERNELAND GROUP UK LTD
178 import declarations18 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 17Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include harrows, scarifiers, cultivators, weeders and hoes for use in agriculture, horticulture or forestry (excl. disc harrows), seeders, planters and transplanters (excl. no-till machines), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).
▲ Expected to increase by 6.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity178 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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What St Helens (St. Helens) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 161 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)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 (Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Pine "Pinus spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 produFloat glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked (excl. wired glass)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
Common questions about trade in St Helens (St. Helens)
How many businesses import or export from St Helens (St. Helens)?
HMRC customs records show 161 businesses in St Helens (St. Helens) (WA10, WA9) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,195 import declarations and 1,049 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do St Helens (St. Helens) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all St Helens (St. Helens) traders the leading goods are 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), 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 (, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), pine "pinus spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from St Helens (St. Helens) growing?
Import activity is down 2.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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