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Oldham importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Oldham?

HMRC customs records show 229 businesses in Oldham (OL1, OL4, OL8) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,235 import declarations and 997 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Oldham businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Oldham traders the leading goods are 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, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Oldham growing?

Import activity is up 1.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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HMRC records show 229 businesses trading internationally from Oldham over the last six months. It ranks 16 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 0.0% 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

2,235Import declarations▲ 1.4% on the 6 months before

997Export declarations

+0.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

229Trading 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 229 businesses.

★ Most active in OldhamFiled more customs declarations than any other Oldham business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics.

Most active business

PEPPERL & FUCHS (GB) LIMITED

203 import declarations 17 export declarations OL1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 49 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers), fuses for a voltage <= 1.000 v, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).

▼ Expected to slow by 2.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity203 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE

79 import declarations 79 export declarations OL1 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes.

▲ Expected to increase by 19.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

HUNTER PRICE INTERNATIONAL LTD

88 import declarations 11 export declarations OL8 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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, sacks and bags, incl. cones, of plastics (excl. those of polymers of ethylene), children's picture, drawing or colouring books.

▼ Expected to slow by 28.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TURNER BIANCA PLC

122 import declarations 43 export declarations OL8 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 46 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of bedding and similar furnishing, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics (excl. mattress supports, mattresses, sleeping bags, pneumatic or water mattresses, blankets, covers,, blankets and travelling rugs of synthetic fibres (excl. electric, table covers, bedspreads and articles of bedding and similar furnishing of heading 9404), printed bedlinen of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted).

▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity122 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

91 import declarations 73 export declarations OL1 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include optical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified or included in chapter 90, parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s., office machines, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 10.0% 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 activity73 in the last 6 months

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Every importer and exporter in OL1 / OL4 / OL8 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Oldham trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 229 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping)Metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and otSmartphones for wireless networksInstruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Oldham

How many businesses import or export from Oldham?

HMRC customs records show 229 businesses in Oldham (OL1, OL4, OL8) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,235 import declarations and 997 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Oldham businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Oldham traders the leading goods are 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, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Oldham growing?

Import activity is up 1.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Oldham importers?

Create an account to see all 229 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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Oldham importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

PEPPERL & FUCHS (GB) LIMITED

MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE

HUNTER PRICE INTERNATIONAL LTD

TURNER BIANCA PLC

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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