104 businesses in Ashton-Under-Lyne appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 30 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 ease back by around 2.3% 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
1,024Import declarations▼ 0.1% on the 6 months before
520Export declarations
−2.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
104Trading 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 104 businesses.
★ Most active in Ashton-Under-LyneFiled more customs declarations than any other Ashton-Under-Lyne business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 05.
Most active business
SCAPA UK LIMITED
135 import declarations86 export declarationsOL7 *Ch. 05Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls > 20 cm wide (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918), self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4810).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity135 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BODO MOLLER CHEMIE UK LTD
77 import declarations10 export declarationsOL6 *Ch. 15Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics (excl. mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline "tmq"), organo-sulphur compounds (excl. thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, thiuram mono-, di- or tetrasulphides, methionine, 2-(n,n-diethylamino)ethanethiol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (inn)), aldicarb [iso], captafol [iso], methamidophos [is, heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only (excl. those containing an unfused pyrazole, imidazole, pyridine or triazine ring, whether or not hydrogenated, a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system, not further fused, whether or not hydrog.
▲ Expected to increase by 17.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KIDS ESSENTIALS LTD
53 import declarationsImports onlyOL7 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 61Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal, graduated compression hosiery [e.g., stockings for varicose veins], of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. hosiery for babies), full-length or knee-length stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied soles, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. graduated compression hosiery, pantyhose and tights, women's full-length or knee-length stockings, m.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AMANN THREADS UK LIMITED
122 import declarations32 export declarationsOL7 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sewing thread of synthetic filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale, sewing thread of synthetic staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale, high-tenacity filament yarn of polyesters (excl. that put up for retail sale).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity122 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WHITECROFT LIGHTING LIMITED
126 import declarations13 export declarationsOL7 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension > 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, of plastics, whether or not surface worked but not further worked (excl. that of polymers of ethylene and vinyl chloride), parts of lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs and nameplates and the like, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 27.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity126 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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What Ashton-Under-Lyne trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 104 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Sewing thread of synthetic filaments, whether or not put up for retail saleSelf-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wideArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalInorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, n.e.s. (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls > 20 cm wide (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918)Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and otherMen's or boys' underpants and briefs of cotton, knitted or crocheted
Common questions about trade in Ashton-Under-Lyne
How many businesses import or export from Ashton-Under-Lyne?
HMRC customs records show 104 businesses in Ashton-Under-Lyne (OL6, OL7) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,024 import declarations and 520 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ashton-Under-Lyne businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ashton-Under-Lyne traders the leading goods are sewing thread of synthetic filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale, self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, in rolls <= 20 cm wide, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ashton-Under-Lyne growing?
Import activity is down 0.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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