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Crewe importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Crewe?

HMRC customs records show 200 businesses in Crewe (CW1, CW2) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,265 import declarations and 2,034 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Crewe businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Crewe traders the leading goods are 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), 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), food preparations, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Crewe growing?

Import activity is down 15.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Crewe importers?

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Over the last six months, 200 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 ease back by around 7.8% 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

3,265Import declarations▼ 15.9% on the 6 months before

2,034Export declarations

−7.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

200Trading 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 200 businesses.

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★ 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

1006 import declarations 1061 export declarations CW1 *Ch. 04Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, 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, 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.

▼ Expected to slow by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1006 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1061 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED

80 import declarations 42 export declarations CW1 *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 15Ch. 19 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer), food preparations, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

NEWPORT SPECTRA-PHYSICS LIMITED

100 import declarations 7 export declarations CW1 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel 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), parts of machinery, plant and laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature, and of non-electric instantaneous and storage water heaters, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 11.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity100 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MORNING FOODS LTD

61 import declarations 38 export declarations CW2 *Ch. 08Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 17 Active in 5 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 2.6% 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 activity38 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PFEIFER DRAKO LTD

71 import declarations 22 export declarations CW2 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills), parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months

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190 more Crewe businesses

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What Crewe trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 200 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)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)Food preparations, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsNon-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer)Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)Parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442)

Common questions about trade in Crewe

How many businesses import or export from Crewe?

HMRC customs records show 200 businesses in Crewe (CW1, CW2) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,265 import declarations and 2,034 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 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), 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), food preparations, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Crewe growing?

Import activity is down 15.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Crewe importers?

Create an account to see all 200 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Crewe importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED

FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED

NEWPORT SPECTRA-PHYSICS LIMITED

MORNING FOODS LTD

PFEIFER DRAKO LTD

190 more Crewe businesses

What Crewe trades

Common questions about trade in Crewe

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