Over the last six months, 280 Swansea businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in West Glamorgan. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 1.8% 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
2,440Import declarations▼ 11.5% on the 6 months before
1,537Export declarations
−1.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
280Trading 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 280 businesses.
★ Most active in SwanseaFiled more customs declarations than any other Swansea business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
TOAST (MAIL ORDER) LIMITED
169 import declarations98 export declarationsSA6 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity169 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EUROFYRE LTD
13 import declarations75 export declarationsSA1 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 62Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gas or smoke analysis apparatus, burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus, fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges, of plastics, for tubes, pipes and hoses.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TOOTONIC LTD
24 import declarations152 export declarationsSA5 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' swimwear of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' swimwear of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted.
▲ Expected to increase by 30.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CYDEN LTD
137 import declarations28 export declarationsSA1 *Ch. 29Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with polyurethane (excl. wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with polyurethane; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or covering of polyurethan, static converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 18.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity137 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DR. ORGANIC LIMITED
50 import declarations91 export declarationsSA6 *Ch. 04Ch. 13Ch. 20Ch. 21Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, personal deodorants and antiperspirants, essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
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What Swansea trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 280 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 contaTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedElectric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s.Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Swansea
How many businesses import or export from Swansea?
HMRC customs records show 280 businesses in Swansea (SA1, SA2, SA3, SA5) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,440 import declarations and 1,537 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Swansea businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Swansea traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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, 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Swansea growing?
Import activity is down 11.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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