Over the last six months, 153 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 11.7% 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
1,829Import declarations▼ 16.5% on the 6 months before
909Export declarations
−11.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
153Trading 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 153 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 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cosmetics, perfumes and essential oils.
Most active business
ELECTROVISION LTD
138 import declarations67 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active 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), base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics.
▼ Expected to slow by 17.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity138 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
N G F EUROPE LIMITED
73 import declarations41 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include glass fibres and articles thereof, n.e.s., yarn and slivers of glass fibres (excl. in chopped strands of a length of <= 50 mm, and rovings), articles of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes (excl. fabrics).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity73 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AALBERTS HFC LIMITED
75 import declarations28 export declarationsWA10 *Ch. 18Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material "other than compressed or liquefied gas", of a capacity of > 300 l, not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, whether or not lined or heat-insulated (excl. cont, 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), tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of >= 50 l but <= 300 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment).
▼ Expected to slow by 26.9% 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 activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DUNI POPPIES LIMITED
81 import declarations21 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or p, tablecloths and serviettes of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; articles of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres for household.
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity81 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BACHEM (UK) LTD
50 import declarations38 export declarationsWA9 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine, heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only (excl. those containing an unfused pyrazole, imidazole, pyridine or triazine ring, whether or not hydrogenated, a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system, not further fused, whether or not hydrog, cyclic amides, incl. cyclic carbamates, and their derivatives; salts thereof (excl. ureines and their derivatives, salts thereof, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid "n-acetylanthranilic acid" and its salts, ethinamate "inn" and alachlor "iso").
▲ Expected to increase by 26.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
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What St Helens (St. Helens) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 153 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)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 iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 noStructures 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 orToilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or pSlag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rolls
Common questions about trade in St Helens (St. Helens)
How many businesses import or export from St Helens (St. Helens)?
HMRC customs records show 153 businesses in St Helens (St. Helens) (WA10, WA9) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,829 import declarations and 909 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), 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 iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from St Helens (St. Helens) growing?
Import activity is down 16.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 11.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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