105 businesses in Bridgwater appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in Somerset for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 9.2% 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
1,457Import declarations▼ 16.3% on the 6 months before
519Export declarations
−9.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
105Trading 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 105 businesses.
★ Most active in BridgwaterFiled more customs declarations than any other Bridgwater business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in fruit and nuts.
Most active business
REFRESCO BEVERAGES UK LIMITED
253 import declarations39 export declarationsTA6 *Ch. 08Ch. 11Ch. 13Ch. 17Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and not containing fructose or containing in the dry state, < 20% by weight of fructose, parts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 13.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity253 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VAPORMATT LIMITED
7 import declarations77 export declarationsTA6 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ceramic articles having a hardness equivalent to >= 9 on the mohs scale, for chemical or other technical uses (excl. of porcelain or china, refractory ceramic goods, electrical devices, insulators and other electrical insulating fittings), steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines, incl. water cleaning appliances with built-in motor (excl. appliances for cleaning special containers), articles of chromium, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 57.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BFF NONWOVENS LTD
51 import declarations21 export declarationsTA6 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m, staple fibres of viscose rayon, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.3% 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 activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JASUN ENVIROCARE PLC
48 import declarations11 export declarationsTA6 *Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s., nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments), expanded metal, of iron or steel.
▼ Expected to slow by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHARPAK BRIDGWATER LTD
37 import declarations9 export declarationsTA6 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles, parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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What Bridgwater trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 105 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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, caTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsNonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/mMixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the mChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Non-ionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap)Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coLubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa
Common questions about trade in Bridgwater
How many businesses import or export from Bridgwater?
HMRC customs records show 105 businesses in Bridgwater (TA6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,457 import declarations and 519 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Bridgwater businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bridgwater traders the leading goods are 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, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m, mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bridgwater growing?
Import activity is down 16.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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