31 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 25.3% 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
307Import declarations▼ 1.6% on the 6 months before
65Export declarations
−25.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
31Trading 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 31 businesses.
★ Most active in AthertonFiled more customs declarations than any other Atherton business over the last six months — roughly 37% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps, waxes and cleaning products.
Most active business
JIANGXISHENGSENBEIJIANSHEGONGCHENG YOUXIANGONGSI
114 import declarationsImports onlyM46 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles.
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity114 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALAN AINSWORTH
5 import declarations8 export declarationsM46 *Ch. 39Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v.
▲ Expected to increase by 75.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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P F FURNITURE LTD
12 import declarationsImports onlyM46 *Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
▼ Expected to slow by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LIFTING GEAR HIRE LIMITED
5 import declarations6 export declarationsM46 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include welded link chain of iron or steel (excl. articulated link chain, skid chain and stud-link chain), pulley tackle and hoists (other than skip hoists or hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles), non-powered by electric motor, pulley tackle and hoists, powered by electric motor (other than skip hoists or hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHORROCK TRICHEM LIMITED
7 import declarations2 export declarationsM46 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 84Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, drying machines for textile yarns, fabrics or made-up textile articles (excl. machines of a dry linen capacity <= 10 kg and centrifugal driers), fully-automatic household or laundry-type washing machines, of a dry linen capacity <= 6 kg.
▼ Expected to slow by 57.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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What Atherton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 31 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)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 eleWaste 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 rTubes and pipes of refined copperTable, 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 and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athleticsWrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with hand winding only (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal)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.
Common questions about trade in Atherton
How many businesses import or export from Atherton?
HMRC customs records show 31 businesses in Atherton (M46) filed declarations over the last six months — 307 import declarations and 65 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), 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, 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, tubes and pipes of refined copper. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Atherton growing?
Import activity is down 1.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 25.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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