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Carlisle importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 114 Carlisle businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Cumbria. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.9% 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

2,161Import declarations▼ 1.7% on the 6 months before

530Export declarations

+0.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

114Trading 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 114 businesses.

★ Most active in CarlisleFiled more customs declarations than any other Carlisle business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in preserved fruit and vegetables.

Most active business

ANGLOGLOBAL PROPERTY LIMITED

448 import declarations Imports only CA3 *Ch. 20Ch. 33Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 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 man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).

▼ Expected to slow by 2.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity448 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

STOLLE EUROPE LTD

41 import declarations 105 export declarations CA3 *Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), parts and accessories for machine tools for working metal without removing material, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 45.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity105 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CARLISLE BRASS LTD

110 import declarations 32 export declarations CA3 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), hinges of all kinds, of base metal.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PUREPAY RETAIL LIMITED

313 import declarations Imports only CA3 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton).

▲ Expected to increase by 5.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity313 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LINTON TWEEDS LTD

118 import declarations 52 export declarations CA2 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include gimped yarn, gimped strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405; chenille yarn, incl. flock chenille yarn, and loop wale-yarn (excl. metal yarn and metallised yarn of heading 5605; gimped horsehair yarn; textile-covered rubber thread; twine, cord and, woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight, mixed principally or solely with synthetic or artificial staple fibres (excl. fabrics for technical uses of heading 5911), woven fabrics of cotton, containing predominantly, but < 85% cotton by weight, mixed principally or solely with man-made fibres and weighing > 200 g/m , in three-thread or four-thread twill, incl. cross twill, dyed.

▲ Expected to increase by 25.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity118 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months

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What Carlisle trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 114 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)

Common questions about trade in Carlisle

How many businesses import or export from Carlisle?

HMRC customs records show 114 businesses in Carlisle (CA1, CA2, CA3) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,161 import declarations and 530 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Carlisle businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Carlisle traders the leading goods are base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Carlisle growing?

Import activity is down 1.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Carlisle importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ANGLOGLOBAL PROPERTY LIMITED

STOLLE EUROPE LTD

CARLISLE BRASS LTD

PUREPAY RETAIL LIMITED

LINTON TWEEDS LTD

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What Carlisle trades

Common questions about trade in Carlisle

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