134 businesses in Bridgend appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Mid Glamorgan for trade activity. 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 4.4% 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
1,963Import declarations▼ 10.4% on the 6 months before
1,069Export declarations
+4.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
134Trading 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 134 businesses.
★ Most active in BridgendFiled more customs declarations than any other Bridgend business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps, waxes and cleaning products.
Most active business
SONY UK TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
272 import declarations106 export declarationsCF35 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 37Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, forged or stamped, but not further worked, n.e.s. (excl. grinding balls and similar articles for mills), processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral, parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 150.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity272 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
49 import declarations57 export declarationsCF31 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 70Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories for machine tools for working material by removing material of headings 8456 to 8461, n.e.s., machinery for treating metal, incl. electric wire coil-winders, n.e.s. (excl. industrial robots, furnaces, dryers, spray guns and the like, high-pressure cleaning equipment and other jet cleaners, rolling millls or machines, machine tools and rope or, machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by laser (excl. soldering and welding machines, also those which can be used for cutting, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or o.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.7% 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 activity57 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COPPICE ALUPACK LTD
76 import declarations26 export declarationsCF35 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, incl. rigid tubular containers, of aluminium, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity of <= 300 l, n.e.s., 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, aluminium foil, not backed, rolled but not further worked, of a thickness of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material).
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WILLIS ENGINE REPAIR CENTRE (UK) LIMITED
51 import declarations42 export declarationsCF31 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include turbojets of a thrust > 25 kn, parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s., trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods, not designed for running on rails (excl. self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes and tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers).
▲ Expected to increase by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ADDIS HOUSEWARES LIMITED
70 import declarations19 export declarationsCF31 *Ch. 25Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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124 more Bridgend businesses
Every importer and exporter in CF31 / CF35 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Bridgend trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 134 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards)Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Games with screens, flipper and other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment (excl. bowling alley equipment)Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic usesGlues, prepared, and other prepared adhesives, n.e.s.Aluminium foil, backed, of a thickness (excl. any backing) of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material)Mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Bridgend
How many businesses import or export from Bridgend?
HMRC customs records show 134 businesses in Bridgend (CF31, CF35) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,963 import declarations and 1,069 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Bridgend businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bridgend traders the leading goods are tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), games with screens, flipper and other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment (excl. bowling alley equipment). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bridgend growing?
Import activity is down 10.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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