159 businesses in Bredbury and Woodley appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 23 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 10.2% 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
1,474Import declarations▼ 15.9% on the 6 months before
738Export declarations
−10.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
159Trading 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 159 businesses.
★ Most active in Bredbury and WoodleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Bredbury and Woodley business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
CIVIL AVIATION PARTS SUPPLY LTD
111 import declarations24 export declarationsSK6 *Ch. 30Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s., parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 83.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
U K POINT OF SALE GROUP LIMITED
68 import declarations16 export declarationsSK6 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 46Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal (excl. optical elements), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 20.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RENTHAL LTD
33 import declarations41 export declarationsSK6 *Ch. 09Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., roller chain of iron or steel, tubes and pipes of aluminium alloys (excl. hollow profiles).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MOTOR TECHNOLOGY LTD
47 import declarations22 export declarationsSK6 *Ch. 35Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 75Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413,19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps), gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUGHES SAFETY SHOWERS LTD
29 import declarations38 export declarationsSK6 *Ch. 30Ch. 31Ch. 39Ch. 51Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), sanitary ware, incl. parts thereof (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310, small wall cabinets for medical supplies or toiletries and other furniture of chapter 94, and fittings, complete sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel, c, copper alloy tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves".
▼ Expected to slow by 15.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
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What Bredbury and Woodley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 159 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsPaints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coSugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Articles of wood, n.e.s.Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Bredbury and Woodley
How many businesses import or export from Bredbury and Woodley?
HMRC customs records show 159 businesses in Bredbury and Woodley (SK6) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,474 import declarations and 738 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Bredbury and Woodley businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bredbury and Woodley traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bredbury and Woodley growing?
Import activity is down 15.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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