Over the last six months, 392 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.3% 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
4,738Import declarations▼ 13.0% on the 6 months before
1,421Export declarations
−3.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
392Trading 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 392 businesses.
★ Most active in AltrinchamFiled more customs declarations than any other Altrincham business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous food preparations.
Most active business
GE ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
505 import declarations26 export declarationsWA14 *Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 non-electrical engines and motors, n.e.s., fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w).
▲ Expected to increase by 24.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity505 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STONE ISLAND (UK) RETAIL LIMITED
108 import declarations52 export declarationsWA14 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 43Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALUPROF UK LTD
139 import declarations5 export declarationsWA14 *Ch. 06Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 5 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), 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity139 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED
132 import declarations4 export declarationsWA15 *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 27Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity132 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FEI UK LIMITED
88 import declarations47 export declarationsWA14 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include vacuum pumps, inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined (excl. silver and gold); amalgams of precious metals, refrigerating or freezing equipment (excl. refrigerating and freezing furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
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What Altrincham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 392 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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 man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedWine 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)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 contaFood preparations, n.e.s.T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)
Common questions about trade in Altrincham
How many businesses import or export from Altrincham?
HMRC customs records show 392 businesses in Altrincham (WA14, WA15) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,738 import declarations and 1,421 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 jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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 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 13.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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