265 businesses in Worcester appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Worcestershire 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 pick up by around 1.1% 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
4,291Import declarations▲ 0.1% on the 6 months before
1,750Export declarations
+1.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
265Trading 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 265 businesses.
★ Most active in WorcesterFiled more customs declarations than any other Worcester business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.
Most active business
BOSCH THERMOTECHNOLOGY LTD
749 import declarations164 export declarationsWR4 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), 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), 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 3.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity749 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity164 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MOTELROCKS UK LTD
208 import declarations24 export declarationsWR4 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Active 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), women's or girls' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted), women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. t-shirts and vests).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity208 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CALDER LIMITED
96 import declarations88 export declarationsWR4 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 45Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s., parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 7.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
YAMAZAKI MAZAK U.K. LIMITED
548 import declarations176 export declarationsWR4 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include static converters, parts of machinery of chapter 84, not intended for a specific purpose, n.e.s., 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 1.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity548 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity176 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOUTHCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED
256 import declarations184 export declarationsWR4 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of aluminium, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity256 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity184 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in WR1 / WR2 / WR3 / WR4 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Worcester trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 265 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)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.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, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.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)Gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)
Common questions about trade in Worcester
How many businesses import or export from Worcester?
HMRC customs records show 265 businesses in Worcester (WR1, WR2, WR3, WR4) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,291 import declarations and 1,750 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Worcester businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Worcester 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), instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., 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, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Worcester growing?
Import activity is up 0.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 1.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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