HMRC records show 39 businesses trading internationally from Failsworth over the last six months. It ranks 45 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in plastics, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.4% 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
347Import declarations▼ 8.0% on the 6 months before
265Export declarations
−5.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
39Trading 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 39 businesses.
★ Most active in FailsworthFiled more customs declarations than any other Failsworth business over the last six months — roughly 31% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps and cleaning products.
Most active business
SPECTRUM BRANDS (UK) LIMITED
106 import declarations125 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens), electro-thermic appliances, for domestic use (excl. hairdressing appliances and hand dryers, space-heating and soil-heating apparatus, water heaters, immersion heaters, smoothing irons, microwave ovens, ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings,, domestic food grinders and mixers and fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motor.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DAISY STREET LIMITED
25 import declarations7 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 43Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and vests), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 40.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MP & E TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
30 import declarations1 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 90Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), static converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 23.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FAILSWORTH HATS LIMITED
21 import declarations23 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 51Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal, woven fabrics containing >= 85% carded wool or carded fine animal hair by weight and weighing > 300 g/m (excl. fabrics for technical uses specificed in heading 5911), shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and similar articles of wool or fine animal hair (excl. knitted or crocheted).
▲ Expected to increase by 13.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CST AUTOMATION LIMITED
31 import declarations4 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 39Ch. 82Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 15.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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What Failsworth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 39 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Electro-thermic appliances, for domestic use (excl. hairdressing appliances and hand dryers, space-heating and soil-heating apparatus, water heaters, immersion heaters, smoothing irons, microwave ovens, ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings,Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and otherWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)Domestic food grinders and mixers and fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motor
Common questions about trade in Failsworth
How many businesses import or export from Failsworth?
HMRC customs records show 39 businesses in Failsworth (M35) filed declarations over the last six months — 347 import declarations and 265 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Failsworth businesses import most?
The most common category is plastics. Across all Failsworth traders the leading goods are electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., electro-thermic appliances, for domestic use (excl. hairdressing appliances and hand dryers, space-heating and soil-heating apparatus, water heaters, immersion heaters, smoothing irons, microwave ovens, ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings,. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Failsworth growing?
Import activity is down 8.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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