HMRC records show 53 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 pick up by around 7.6% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
462Import declarations▼ 2.5% on the 6 months before
139Export declarations
+7.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
53Trading 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 53 businesses.
★ Most active in CowbridgeFiled more customs declarations than any other Cowbridge business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in iron and steel.
Most active business
EPS STEELS (UK) LTD
79 import declarations1 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 75Ch. 76Active in 6 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, l sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of < 80 mm.
▲ Expected to increase by 23.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BSW SYSTEMS LTD
21 import declarationsImports onlyCF71 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s., 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 no, sheets or profiles of glass, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, bent, edge-worked, engraved, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials (excl. safety glass, multiple-walled insula.
▲ Expected to increase by 36.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CAMSO UK LIMITED
42 import declarations13 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 82Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber, new pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines, parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 21.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HASCELIK UK LTD
44 import declarations6 export declarationsCF71 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. of free-cutting steel), 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 47.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JON IAN LTD
47 import declarationsImports onlyCF71 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather.
▲ Expected to increase by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Cowbridge trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 53 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 iSolid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubberCider, 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 suNew pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesOperating 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)
Common questions about trade in Cowbridge
How many businesses import or export from Cowbridge?
HMRC customs records show 53 businesses in Cowbridge (CF71) filed declarations over the last six months — 462 import declarations and 139 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 2.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 7.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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