Over the last six months, 165 Westmorland and Furness businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 25 trading locations in Cumbria. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, vehicles and vehicle parts. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.6% 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
992Import declarations▼ 14.6% on the 6 months before
279Export declarations
−8.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
165Trading 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 165 businesses.
★ Most active in Westmorland and FurnessFiled more customs declarations than any other Westmorland and Furness business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
LYON EQUIPMENT LTD
144 import declarations17 export declarationsCA10 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity144 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALLAN WILSON JENKINSON, AWJFP & AWJUK
31 import declarationsImports onlyCA10 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include coniferous wood in chips or particles (excl. those of a kind used principally for dyeing or tanning purposes), sawdust, not agglomerated, wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.).
▲ Expected to increase by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE AIR FILTRATIONLIMITED
13 import declarations16 export declarationsLA8 *Ch. 55Ch. 56Ch. 59Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments), staple fibres of polypropylene, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EXCAV8 EQUIPMENT LIMITED
21 import declarations7 export declarationsLA8 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., agricultural, horticultural, forestry or bee-keeping machinery, n.e.s., hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders".
▼ Expected to slow by 18.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KUHL EUROPE LTD
23 import declarations5 export declarationsCA10 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 65Active in 3 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), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 17.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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What Westmorland and Furness trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 165 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaLive 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)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 careFootwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, 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 kindsMachinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Westmorland and Furness
How many businesses import or export from Westmorland and Furness?
HMRC customs records show 165 businesses in Westmorland and Furness (CA10, CA17, CA9, LA10) filed declarations over the last six months — 992 import declarations and 279 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Westmorland and Furness businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Westmorland and Furness traders the leading goods are travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, 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), 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 care, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Westmorland and Furness growing?
Import activity is down 14.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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