Over the last six months, 407 Old Trafford businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 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 9.4% 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
6,024Import declarations▼ 17.7% on the 6 months before
2,036Export declarations
−9.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
407Trading 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 407 businesses.
★ Most active in Old TraffordFiled more customs declarations than any other Old Trafford business over the last six months — roughly 2% of the town's total import activity, mostly in sugar and confectionery.
Most active business
BRAND ADDITION LTD
138 import declarations186 export declarationsM17 *Ch. 17Ch. 18Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 7.9% 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 activity186 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIR JACOB BEHRENS & SONS,LIMITED
170 import declarations20 export declarationsM17 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plain woven fabrics of cotton, containing >= 85% cotton by weight and weighing > 100 g to 200 g/m , printed, plain woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with cotton and weighing <= 170 g/m , dyed, men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity170 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KRATOS ANALYTICAL LTD
98 import declarations77 export declarationsM17 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear coefficient of expansion <= 5 x 10 -6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0 c to 300 c (excl. glass of fused quartz or other fused silica,, reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413,19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps), parts of machinery of chapter 84, not intended for a specific purpose, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MMG TRADING LTD
139 import declarations9 export declarationsM17 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity139 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLOBUS (SHETLAND) LTD
76 import declarations67 export declarationsM17 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
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What Old Trafford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 407 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Food preparations, n.e.s.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 contaTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsMade-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)
Common questions about trade in Old Trafford
How many businesses import or export from Old Trafford?
HMRC customs records show 407 businesses in Old Trafford (M16, M17) filed declarations over the last six months — 6,024 import declarations and 2,036 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Old Trafford businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Old Trafford traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., 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, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Old Trafford growing?
Import activity is down 17.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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