HMRC records show 40 businesses trading internationally from Failsworth over the last six months. It ranks 44 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. 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
318Import declarations▼ 8.9% on the 6 months before
238Export declarations
−12.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
40Trading 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 40 businesses.
★ Most active in FailsworthFiled more customs declarations than any other Failsworth business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps, waxes and cleaning products.
Most active business
SPECTRUM BRANDS (UK) LIMITED
91 import declarations103 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, builders' joinery and carpentry, of wood (excl. of bamboo, windows, french windows and their frames, doors and their frames and thresholds, posts and beams, assembled flooring panels, wooden shuttering for concrete constructional work, shingles, shak.
▼ Expected to slow by 7.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity103 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WORLDWIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD
3 import declarations15 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 39Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of steam and other vapour turbines, n.e.s., spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engine (excl. those for aircraft or marine propulsion and reciprocating piston engine of a kind used for vehicles of chapter 87).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity15 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
QUADRANT CABLE SERVICES LTD
8 import declarations10 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 85Active in 5 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OLD MILL ANTIQUES LIMITED
1 import declarations16 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 63Ch. 69Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years old, upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EXPRESS FIRE EQUIPMENT LTD
13 import declarations3 export declarationsM35 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fire extinguishers, whether or not charged, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), glass fibres and articles thereof, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 44.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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What Failsworth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 40 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 animalWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.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)New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used for motor cars, incl. station wagons and racing carsGold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposesParts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged
Common questions about trade in Failsworth
How many businesses import or export from Failsworth?
HMRC customs records show 40 businesses in Failsworth (M35) filed declarations over the last six months — 318 import declarations and 238 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 machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Failsworth traders the leading goods are 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, wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Failsworth growing?
Import activity is down 8.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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