35 businesses in Atherton appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 49 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.2% 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
354Import declarations▲ 2.0% on the 6 months before
78Export declarations
−7.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
35Trading 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 35 businesses.
★ Most active in AthertonFiled more customs declarations than any other Atherton business over the last six months — roughly 32% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps and cleaning products.
Most active business
JIANGXISHENGSENBEIJIANSHEGONGCHENG YOUXIANGONGSI
112 import declarationsImports onlyM46 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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 9.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity112 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE DISCRETE HEAT COMPANY LTD
15 import declarations13 export declarationsM46 *Ch. 30Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include copper alloy tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves", cloth, grill, netting and fencing, of aluminium wire (excl. cloth of metal fibres for clothing, lining and similar uses, and cloth, grill and netting made into hand sieves or machine parts), articles of aluminium, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JACOB & CO (WATCHES AND JEWELLERY) LTD
14 import declarations9 export declarationsM46 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with hand winding only (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal), wrist-watches of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, electrically operated, with mechanical display only (excl. with backs made of steel), wrist-watches of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with hand winding only (excl. with backs made of steel).
▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KAS METAL TRADING LTD
55 import declarations24 export declarationsM46 *Ch. 51Ch. 63Ch. 72Ch. 74Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include waste and scrap, of copper (excl. ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators), waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and r, lead waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues from lead production "heading no 2620", and ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of lead "heading no 7801" and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries et ele.
▼ Expected to slow by 35.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
E & L OUTLET LTD
65 import declarationsImports onlyM46 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 59Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include table, kitchen or other household articles, and parts thereof, of stainless steel (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310; waste baskets; shovels, corkscrews and other articles of the nature of a work implement; articles of cutlery,, mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., household articles and toilet articles, of plastics (excl. tableware, kitchenware, baths, shower-baths, washbasins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware).
▲ Expected to increase by 44.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Atherton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 35 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Waste and scrap, of copper (excl. ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators)Waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and rLead waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues from lead production "heading No 2620", and ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of lead "heading No 7801" and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries et eleWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Tubes and pipes of refined copperUpholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)Table, kitchen or other household articles, and parts thereof, of stainless steel (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310; waste baskets; shovels, corkscrews and other articles of the nature of a work implement; articles of cutlery,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 Atherton
How many businesses import or export from Atherton?
HMRC customs records show 35 businesses in Atherton (M46) filed declarations over the last six months — 354 import declarations and 78 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Atherton businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Atherton traders the leading goods are waste and scrap, of copper (excl. ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted copper waste and scrap, ashes and residues containing copper, and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators), waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and r, lead waste and scrap (excl. ashes and residues from lead production "heading no 2620", and ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of lead "heading no 7801" and waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries et ele, wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Atherton growing?
Import activity is up 2.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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