HMRC records show 70 businesses trading internationally from Port Talbot over the last six months. That puts it second in West Glamorgan for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.6% 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
1,180Import declarations▼ 3.8% on the 6 months before
845Export declarations
−2.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
70Trading 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 70 businesses.
★ Most active in Port TalbotFiled more customs declarations than any other Port Talbot business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in milling products.
Most active business
TATA STEEL UK LIMITED
260 import declarations213 export declarationsSA13 *Ch. 11Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel (excl. products having internal and external circular cross-sections and an external diameter of > 406,4 mm, or line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pi, flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, not in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of > 10 mm, without patterns in relief.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity260 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity213 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CORNELIUS ELECTRONICS LTD
49 import declarations130 export declarationsSA12 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., plates, sheets, foil, film and strip, of non-cellular polymers of styrene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (e, electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 115.8% 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 activity130 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE BRITISH ROTOTHERM CO LTD
61 import declarations86 export declarationsSA13 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CELTIC CHEMICALS LTD
112 import declarations120 export declarationsSA13 *Ch. 21Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sulphates (excl. of sodium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel, copper, barium and mercury), nitrates (excl. of potassium and of mercury), chlorides (excl. ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel and mercury chloride).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity112 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity120 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CULTECH LIMITED
177 import declarations9 export declarationsSA12 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 11Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity177 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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What Port Talbot trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 70 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Food preparations, n.e.s.Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 orArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel (excl. products having internal and external circular cross-sections and an external diameter of > 406,4 mm, or line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas piSulphates (excl. of sodium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel, copper, barium and mercury)Chlorides (excl. ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel and mercury chloride)
Common questions about trade in Port Talbot
How many businesses import or export from Port Talbot?
HMRC customs records show 70 businesses in Port Talbot (SA12, SA13) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,180 import declarations and 845 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Port Talbot businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Port Talbot traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Port Talbot growing?
Import activity is down 3.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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