542 businesses in Wolverhampton appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in West Midlands for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.6% 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
6,058Import declarations▼ 17.6% on the 6 months before
3,716Export declarations
−7.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
542Trading 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 542 businesses.
★ Most active in WolverhamptonFiled more customs declarations than any other Wolverhampton business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
SAFRAN ACTUATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
563 import declarations550 export declarationsWV10 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), articles of titanium, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 64.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity563 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity550 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AIB FOODS LIMITED
125 import declarations55 export declarationsWV10 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 10Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nuts and other seeds, incl. mixtures, prepared or preserved (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit pur e and pastes, obtained by cooking, and groundnuts), fresh or dried cashew nuts, shelled, groundnuts, prepared or preserved (excl. preserved with sugar).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LONESTAR FASTENERS HYDROBOLT LIMITED
67 import declarations104 export declarationsWV2 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irregu, nuts of iron or steel.
▼ Expected to slow by 24.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FORTRESS INTERLOCKS LTD
84 import declarations85 export declarationsWV4 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., articles of zinc, n.e.s., parts of padlocks, locks, clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 10.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ULTIMATE CLEANERS (INDUSTRIAL) LIMITED
101 import declarations48 export declarationsWV1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted, gloves, mittens and mitts, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, and for babies), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 15.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in WV1 / WV10 / WV11 / WV2 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Wolverhampton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 542 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Nuts of iron or steelGears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque convertersArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.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
Common questions about trade in Wolverhampton
How many businesses import or export from Wolverhampton?
HMRC customs records show 542 businesses in Wolverhampton (WV1, WV10, WV11, WV2) filed declarations over the last six months — 6,058 import declarations and 3,716 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Wolverhampton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wolverhampton traders the leading goods are threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), nuts of iron or steel. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Wolverhampton growing?
Import activity is down 17.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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