Town trade profile · OL15

Littleborough importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Littleborough?

HMRC customs records show 39 businesses in Littleborough (OL15) filed declarations over the last six months — 648 import declarations and 360 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Littleborough businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Littleborough traders the leading goods are 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), storage units for automatic data-processing machines, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Littleborough growing?

Import activity is down 9.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 9.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Littleborough importers?

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HMRC records show 39 businesses trading internationally from Littleborough over the last six months. It ranks 38 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 9.0% 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

648Import declarations▼ 9.4% on the 6 months before

360Export declarations

+9.0%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 LittleboroughFiled more customs declarations than any other Littleborough business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.

Most active business

MAUSER UK LTD

138 import declarations 42 export declarations OL15 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport).

▲ Expected to increase by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity138 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LTD

52 import declarations 67 export declarations OL15 *Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of glass fibre yarns (excl. coated or laminated), woven fabrics of high-tenacity yarn, nylon, other polyamides or polyesters, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and with a cross sectional dimension of <= 1 mm, yarn and slivers of glass fibres (excl. in chopped strands of a length of <= 50 mm, and rovings).

▲ Expected to increase by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBH & CO.KG

51 import declarations 1 export declarations OL15 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 52Ch. 54 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments), nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > 70 g/m but <= 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments), nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

EURO OPTIONS LIMITED

104 import declarations 73 export declarations OL15 *Ch. 49Ch. 62Ch. 71Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include storage units for automatic data-processing machines, parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral.

▲ Expected to increase by 24.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity73 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CORROSION RESISTANT PRODUCTS LTD

71 import declarations 57 export declarations OL15 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Ch. 63 Active 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), flanges of iron or steel (excl. cast or stainless products), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).

▲ Expected to increase by 23.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months

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What Littleborough trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 39 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Storage units for automatic data-processing machinesCarboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plasticsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsPallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport)Yarn and slivers of glass fibres (excl. in chopped strands of a length of <= 50 mm, and rovings)

Common questions about trade in Littleborough

How many businesses import or export from Littleborough?

HMRC customs records show 39 businesses in Littleborough (OL15) filed declarations over the last six months — 648 import declarations and 360 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Littleborough businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Littleborough traders the leading goods are 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), storage units for automatic data-processing machines, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Littleborough growing?

Import activity is down 9.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 9.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Littleborough importers?

Create an account to see all 39 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Littleborough importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

MAUSER UK LTD

FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LTD

FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBH & CO.KG

EURO OPTIONS LIMITED

CORROSION RESISTANT PRODUCTS LTD

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