Over the last six months, 402 Altrincham businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 7 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.1% 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
5,427Import declarations▼ 2.1% on the 6 months before
1,607Export declarations
+4.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
402Trading 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 402 businesses.
★ Most active in AltrinchamFiled more customs declarations than any other Altrincham business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in food preparations.
Most active business
GE ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
557 import declarations29 export declarationsWA14 *Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include static converters, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, 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 20.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity557 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COTTON TRADERS HOLDINGS LTD
295 import declarationsImports onlyWA14 *Ch. 42Ch. 58Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excl. covering the ankle or with upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by means of plugs, waterproof footwear of heading 6401, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 6.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity295 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FIC SHARECO LIMITED
124 import declarations75 export declarationsWA15 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 15Ch. 18Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), eye make-up preparations.
▼ Expected to slow by 20.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity124 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THG NUTRITION LIMITED
316 import declarations242 export declarationsWA15 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▲ Expected to increase by 10.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity316 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity242 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THG BEAUTY LIMITED
195 import declarations132 export declarationsWA15 *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 18Ch. 19Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, lip make-up preparations.
▲ Expected to increase by 8.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity195 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity132 in the last 6 months
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What Altrincham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 402 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedTravelling-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 contaFood preparations, n.e.s.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)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)
Common questions about trade in Altrincham
How many businesses import or export from Altrincham?
HMRC customs records show 402 businesses in Altrincham (WA14, WA15) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,427 import declarations and 1,607 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Altrincham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Altrincham traders the leading goods are 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Altrincham growing?
Import activity is down 2.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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