Over the last six months, 17 Hale (Trafford) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 48 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 25.5% 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
305Import declarations▼ 18.9% on the 6 months before
74Export declarations
−25.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
17Trading 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 17 businesses.
★ Most active in Hale (Trafford)Filed more customs declarations than any other Hale (Trafford) business over the last six months — roughly 38% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
DNATA CATERING UK LIMITED
115 import declarations45 export declarationsM90 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 12Ch. 16Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), meat or offal of fowls of the species "gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <=, lip make-up preparations.
▼ Expected to slow by 19.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity115 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BLACKSMITH FREIGHT SERVICES LTD
17 import declarations3 export declarationsM90 *Ch. 17Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include certified reference materials, diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. diagnostic reagents).
▲ Expected to increase by 137.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROYAL GREENLAND LTD
11 import declarationsImports onlyM90 *Ch. 03Ch. 16Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excl. smoked), frozen fillets of cod "gadus morhua, gadus ogac, gadus macrocephalus", frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SANDALWEST LIMITED
3 import declarations1 export declarationsM90 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. formic acid and acetic acid, mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, propionic acid,, separate chemically defined non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, n.e.s., derivatives of hydrocarbons containing only sulpho groups, their salts and ethyl esters.
▼ Expected to slow 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 activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BLACKSMITH LOGISTICS LIMITED
4 import declarationsImports onlyM90 *Ch. 38Ch. 42Ch. 57Ch. 84Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, carpets and other floor coverings, of nylon or other polyamides, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up (excl. turf), 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% 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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What Hale (Trafford) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 17 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <=Dried glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, whether or not powdered; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, n.e.s.Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or stePerfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theFootwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy foSpecial garments for professional, sporting or other purposes, n.e.s., of man-made fibres, knitted or crochetedBeauty 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
Common questions about trade in Hale (Trafford)
How many businesses import or export from Hale (Trafford)?
HMRC customs records show 17 businesses in Hale (Trafford) (M90) filed declarations over the last six months — 305 import declarations and 74 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Hale (Trafford) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Hale (Trafford) traders the leading goods are meat or offal of fowls of the species "gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <=, dried glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, whether or not powdered; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, n.e.s., medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Hale (Trafford) growing?
Import activity is down 18.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 25.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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