HMRC records show 37 businesses trading internationally from Ramsbottom over the last six months. It ranks 47 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 ease back by around 3.6% 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
311Import declarations▼ 4.9% on the 6 months before
147Export declarations
−3.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
37Trading 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 37 businesses.
★ Most active in RamsbottomFiled more customs declarations than any other Ramsbottom business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
FINISHING TECHNIQUES LTD
48 import declarations9 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 68Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,, 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, glass or metal polishes, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RI WHEEL SYSTEMS LTD
0 import declarations35 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include acrylic polymers, in primary forms (excl. poly"methyl methacrylate"), saturated polyesters in primary forms (excl. polycarbonates, alkyd resins, poly"ethylene terephthalate" and poly"lactic acid"), paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COOLDELIGHT DESSERTS LIMITED
25 import declarations6 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 19Ch. 21Ch. 22Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include waffles and wafers, ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FORMULATED POLYMER PRODUCTS LIMITED
45 import declarations7 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include acrylic polymers, in primary forms (excl. poly"methyl methacrylate"), styrene-butadiene rubber latex "sbr"; carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber latex "xsbr", halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons (excl. chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene [iso], ddt [iso] "clofenotane [inn], 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis[p-chlorophenyl]ethane", pentachlorobenzene "iso" and hexabromo.
▼ Expected to slow by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JETCHEM SYSTEMS LTD
31 import declarations5 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s., compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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What Ramsbottom trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 37 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Acrylic polymers, in primary forms (excl. poly"methyl methacrylate")AC motors, single-phase, of an output > 37,5 WParts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s.Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Styrene-butadiene rubber latex "SBR"; carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber latex "XSBR"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, caOlive oil "EU cat. 4 and 5" and fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil
Common questions about trade in Ramsbottom
How many businesses import or export from Ramsbottom?
HMRC customs records show 37 businesses in Ramsbottom (BL0) filed declarations over the last six months — 311 import declarations and 147 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ramsbottom businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ramsbottom traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), acrylic polymers, in primary forms (excl. poly"methyl methacrylate"), ac motors, single-phase, of an output > 37,5 w, parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ramsbottom growing?
Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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