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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 11.7% 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
269Import declarations▼ 13.5% on the 6 months before
121Export declarations
−11.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
37Trading 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 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
41 import declarations9 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 68Active in 5 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 slow by 3.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NORTHERN PET COMPANY LTD
22 import declarationsImports onlyBL0 *Ch. 23Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, articles of wood, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RI WHEEL SYSTEMS LTD
0 import declarations21 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 72Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium, flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced" and further worked, lathes, incl. turning centres, for removing metal, numerically controlled (excl. horizontal lathes).
▼ 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 activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PARKER ELECTRICAL (ENVIRONMENTAL) LIMITED
21 import declarationsImports onlyBL0 *Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 90Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., centrifugal pumps, 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), rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IMPORTANCE LIMITED
16 import declarations4 export declarationsBL0 *Ch. 40Ch. 84Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders".
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 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.
Parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s.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, caMachines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Olive 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 oilWaffles and wafersIce cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoaMillstones, 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,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
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 — 269 import declarations and 121 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 parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., 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, machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., olive 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ramsbottom growing?
Import activity is down 13.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 11.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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