Over the last six months, 88 Melksham businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in Wiltshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 5.7% 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
2,328Import declarations▼ 4.3% on the 6 months before
1,380Export declarations
+5.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
88Trading 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 88 businesses.
★ Most active in MelkshamFiled more customs declarations than any other Melksham business over the last six months — roughly 31% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
KNORR-BREMSE RAIL SYSTEMS (UK) LTD
712 import declarations512 export declarationsSN12 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Active in 6 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), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), air brakes and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 1.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity712 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity512 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAHARAM B.V
61 import declarations14 export declarationsSN12 *Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed, grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated, woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with man-made filament.
▲ Expected to increase by 26.1% 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 activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HERMAN MILLER LTD
219 import declarations143 export declarationsSN12 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 41Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include metal furniture for offices (excl. seats), wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity219 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity143 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GOMPELS HEALTHCARE LTD
232 import declarations4 export declarationsSN12 *Ch. 06Ch. 25Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials, sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any material.
▲ Expected to increase by 15.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity232 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AVON POLYMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
128 import declarations91 export declarationsSN12 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include breathing appliances and gas masks, incl. parts and accessories (excl. protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters, and artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus), instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, using uv, visible or ir optical radiations (excl. spectrometers, spectrophotometers, spectrographs, and gas or smoke analysis apparatus), 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 120.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity128 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
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What Melksham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 88 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)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)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Breathing appliances and gas masks, incl. parts and accessories (excl. protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters, and artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus)Parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Melksham
How many businesses import or export from Melksham?
HMRC customs records show 88 businesses in Melksham (SN12) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,328 import declarations and 1,380 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Melksham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Melksham 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), 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), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Melksham growing?
Import activity is down 4.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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