HMRC records show 51 businesses trading internationally from Cowbridge over the last six months. That puts it third in South Glamorgan for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.3% 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
391Import declarations▼ 16.1% on the 6 months before
113Export declarations
−5.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
51Trading 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 51 businesses.
★ Most active in CowbridgeFiled more customs declarations than any other Cowbridge business over the last six months — roughly 18% of the town's total import activity, mostly in iron and steel.
Most active business
EPS STEELS (UK) LTD
72 import declarations1 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 75Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded (excl. of rectangular [other than square] cross-section and those containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling, bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in i, bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, of rectangular "other than square" cross-section (excl. containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CROWN RESOURCES LTD
27 import declarationsImports onlyCF71 *Ch. 52Ch. 53Ch. 54Ch. 55Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% artificial staple fibres, mixed principally or solely with man-made filament, made of yarn of different colours, woven fabrics of cotton, containing predominantly, but < 85% cotton by weight, mixed principally or solely with man-made fibres and weighing > 200 g/m , made of yarn of different colours (excl. those in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross, woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed.
▲ Expected to increase by 36.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RODSTATION LIMITED
14 import declarations12 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 49Active 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., brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles, travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta.
▲ Expected to increase by 140.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHOR-LINE LIMITED
8 import declarations15 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture (excl. dentists' or similar chairs, special tables for x-ray examination, and stretchers and litters, incl. trolley-stretchers), articles of iron or steel wire, n.e.s., 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAGNET & STEEL LTD
9 import declarations13 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602), seats for motor vehicles, trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers (excl. with outer surface of leather, composition leather, patent leather, plastics or textile materials).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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What Cowbridge trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 51 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded (excl. of rectangular [other than square] cross-section and those containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rollingBars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. of free-cutting steel)Beer made from maltBars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in iCider, perry, mead, sak and other fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, wine or fresh grapes, grape must, vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic suMops 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.Bars and rods, of non-alloy free-cutting steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finishedSaddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602)
Common questions about trade in Cowbridge
How many businesses import or export from Cowbridge?
HMRC customs records show 51 businesses in Cowbridge (CF71) filed declarations over the last six months — 391 import declarations and 113 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Cowbridge businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Cowbridge traders the leading goods are bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded (excl. of rectangular [other than square] cross-section and those containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling, bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. of free-cutting steel), beer made from malt, bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in i. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Cowbridge growing?
Import activity is down 16.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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