Over the last six months, 463 Cheadle Hulme businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 10 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles, machinery and mechanical appliances. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.8% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
5,059Import declarations▼ 7.9% on the 6 months before
785Export declarations
+0.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
463Trading 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 463 businesses.
★ Most active in Cheadle HulmeFiled more customs declarations than any other Cheadle Hulme business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD
669 import declarations208 export declarationsSK8 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 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), machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust, static converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity669 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity208 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MILAN CLOTHING LTD
77 import declarationsImports onlySK8 *Ch. 52Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, and wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 77.4% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BOUTINOT LIMITED
297 import declarations28 export declarationsSK8 *Ch. 19Ch. 20Ch. 22Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wine 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), sparkling wine of fresh grapes, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity297 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
233 import declarations28 export declarationsSK8 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., polyethers, in primary forms (excl. polyacetals, bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate and goods of 3002), polyethylene with a specific gravity of < 0,94, in primary forms.
▼ Expected to slow by 4.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity233 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GARRETT MOTION SARL
153 import declarations98 export declarationsSK8 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 6 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), bearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machinery, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity153 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
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What Cheadle Hulme trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 463 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine 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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 contaStatic convertersMonopods, bipods, tripods and similar articlesLuminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources, n.e.s.Sparkling wine of fresh grapes
Common questions about trade in Cheadle Hulme
How many businesses import or export from Cheadle Hulme?
HMRC customs records show 463 businesses in Cheadle Hulme (SK8) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,059 import declarations and 785 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Cheadle Hulme businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Cheadle Hulme traders the leading goods are wine 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), 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, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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 conta. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Cheadle Hulme growing?
Import activity is down 7.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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