Over the last six months, 210 Crewe businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it third in Cheshire for trade activity. 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 pick up by around 3.8% over the next three months.
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3,873Import declarations▼ 2.6% on the 6 months before
2,430Export declarations
+3.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
210Trading 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 210 businesses.
★ Most active in CreweFiled more customs declarations than any other Crewe business over the last six months — roughly 31% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED
1187 import declarations1298 export declarationsCW1 *Ch. 04Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transpor, 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), road wheels and parts and accessories thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1187 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1298 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MORNING FOODS LTD
61 import declarations45 export declarationsCW2 *Ch. 08Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 17Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products, e.g. corn flakes, chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder), dried grapes.
▲ Expected to increase by 14.7% 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 activity45 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MKS INSTRUMENTS UK LIMITED
200 import declarations96 export declarationsCW1 *Ch. 21Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), gas or smoke analysis apparatus, microtomes; parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, instruments and apparatus for measuring.
▲ Expected to increase by 2.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity200 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RYMAN LIMITED
198 import declarations2 export declarationsCW1 *Ch. 22Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ball-point pens, registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, storage units for automatic data-processing machines.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity198 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALLIANCE DISPOSABLES LTD
99 import declarations80 export declarationsCW2 *Ch. 18Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Active 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, tablecloths and serviettes of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, tableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or china (excl. ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or packing of goods, and coffee grinders and spice mills with receptacles made of ceramics and working parts o.
▼ Expected to slow by 4.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
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What Crewe trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 210 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 apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)Cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese)Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)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)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)Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v
Common questions about trade in Crewe
How many businesses import or export from Crewe?
HMRC customs records show 210 businesses in Crewe (CW1, CW2) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,873 import declarations and 2,430 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Crewe businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Crewe 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 apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Crewe growing?
Import activity is down 2.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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