HMRC records show 158 businesses trading internationally from Knutsford over the last six months. It ranks 8 of 22 trading locations in Cheshire. 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 9.9% 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
1,977Import declarations▼ 12.3% on the 6 months before
835Export declarations
−9.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
158Trading businesses
Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
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★ Most active in KnutsfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Knutsford business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
EDMUNDSON ELECTRICAL LIMITED
315 import declarations140 export declarationsWA16 *Ch. 15Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws), structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity315 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity140 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HARMAN TECHNOLOGY LTD
48 import declarations49 export declarationsWA16 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations, sensitising emulsions and salts and prec, photographic plates and film in the flat for monochrome photography, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles (excl. x-ray film and photographic plates, film in the flat with any side > 255 mm, and instant print, photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed, for monochrome photography (excl. products in rolls > 610 mm wide).
▼ Expected to slow by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PACKAGING AUTOMATION LIMITED
30 import declarations63 export declarationsWA16 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 52Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, n.e.s., continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, belt type (excl. those for underground use), parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BOI TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
63 import declarations28 export declarationsWA16 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted.
▼ Expected to slow by 38.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OLIVER VALVES LIMITED
46 import declarations44 export declarationsWA16 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 54Ch. 56Active in 5 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 valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 56.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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What Knutsford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 158 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in)Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s.T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
Common questions about trade in Knutsford
How many businesses import or export from Knutsford?
HMRC customs records show 158 businesses in Knutsford (WA16) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,977 import declarations and 835 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Knutsford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Knutsford traders the leading goods are 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), live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Knutsford growing?
Import activity is down 12.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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