56 businesses in Wantage appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 13 of 22 trading locations in Oxfordshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 11.0% 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
1,154Import declarations▲ 17.4% on the 6 months before
527Export declarations
+11.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
56Trading 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 56 businesses.
★ Most active in WantageFiled more customs declarations than any other Wantage business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages and spirits.
Most active business
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURI NG UK LIMITED
249 import declarations95 export declarationsOX12 *Ch. 22Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 37Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching, 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., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 26.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity249 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity95 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MACDERMID AUTOTYPE LIMITED
78 import declarations73 export declarationsOX12 *Ch. 13Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular poly"ethylene terephthalate", not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rect, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, 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, ca.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity73 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SYSTEM SUPPLY INDUSTRIES LIM ITED
85 import declarations61 export declarationsOX12 *Ch. 25Ch. 39Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include storage units for automatic data-processing machines, parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LTD
216 import declarations63 export declarationsOX12 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and speci, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transpor, hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal.
▲ Expected to increase by 35.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity216 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SONOCO METAL PACKAGING UK LIMITED
156 import declarations53 export declarationsOX12 *Ch. 13Ch. 20Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cans of iron or steel, of a capacity of < 50 l, which are to be closed by soldering or crimping (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas), stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks), flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of < 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", painted, varnished or coated with plastics.
▲ Expected to increase by 26.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity156 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
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What Wantage trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 56 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Static convertersStorage units for automatic data-processing machinesChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punchingInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s.Stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)
Common questions about trade in Wantage
How many businesses import or export from Wantage?
HMRC customs records show 56 businesses in Wantage (OX12) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,154 import declarations and 527 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Wantage businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wantage traders the leading goods are static converters, storage units for automatic data-processing machines, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Wantage growing?
Import activity is up 17.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 11.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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