Over the last six months, 20 Droylsden businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 46 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 12.9% 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
273Import declarations▼ 24.2% on the 6 months before
194Export declarations
−12.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
20Trading 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 20 businesses.
★ Most active in DroylsdenFiled more customs declarations than any other Droylsden business over the last six months — roughly 42% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous food preparations.
Most active business
ELCOMETER LIMITED
116 import declarations104 export declarationsM43 *Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include spray guns and similar appliances (other than electrical machines, appliances and other devices for spraying molten metals or metal carbides of heading 8515, sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines), paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, coated, impregnated or covered with artificial resins or plastics, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. bleached and weighing > 150 g/m , and adhesives), parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 14.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity116 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FORWARDPLUS LTD
0 import declarations6 export declarationsM43 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BANDI LABORATORIES LTD
4 import declarationsImports onlyM43 *Ch. 33Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, preparations for use on the hair (excl. shampoos, preparations for permanent waving or straightening and hair lacquers), shampoos.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PANYA LIMITED
4 import declarationsImports onlyM43 *Ch. 03Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 10Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include spices (excl. pepper of the genus piper, fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and cara, prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products, e.g. corn flakes, pasta, cooked or otherwise prepared (excl. stuffed).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FINE ENTERPRISES LTD
3 import declarationsImports onlyM43 *Ch. 39Active in 3 of the last 6 months
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Droylsden trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 20 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, paint pads and rollers (excl. artists' and similar brushes of subheading 9603.30)Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athleticsGloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crochetedMen's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materialsMops 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.Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Footwear, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather (excl. sports footwear and orthopaedic footwear)
Common questions about trade in Droylsden
How many businesses import or export from Droylsden?
HMRC customs records show 20 businesses in Droylsden (M43) filed declarations over the last six months — 273 import declarations and 194 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Droylsden businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Droylsden traders the leading goods are paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, paint pads and rollers (excl. artists' and similar brushes of subheading 9603.30), articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Droylsden growing?
Import activity is down 24.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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