Over the last six months, 333 Rochdale businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 6 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 9.2% 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
4,421Import declarations▼ 17.4% on the 6 months before
1,995Export declarations
−9.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
333Trading 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 333 businesses.
★ Most active in RochdaleFiled more customs declarations than any other Rochdale business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in lac, gums and resins.
Most active business
TETROSYL GROUP LTD
344 import declarations202 export declarationsOL16 *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 22Ch. 25Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and speci, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity344 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity202 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DANISH CROWN UK LTD
171 import declarations14 export declarationsOL16 *Ch. 02Ch. 15Ch. 16Ch. 19Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (excl. hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, and bellies and cuts thereof), frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in).
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity171 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FREUDENBERG HOME AND CLEANIN G SOLUTIONS LIMITED
119 import declarations40 export declarationsOL16 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VALE MILL (ROCHDALE) LTD
121 import declarations28 export declarationsOL16 *Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials, mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of materials other than woven textile fabric only or paper or paperboard only, whether or not cut to shape, sewn or otherwise made up.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FARREL LTD
110 import declarations28 export declarationsOL11 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders", parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in OL11 / OL12 / OL16 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Rochdale trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 333 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 kindsMops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, 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 contaArticles 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 cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materialsMen's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
Common questions about trade in Rochdale
How many businesses import or export from Rochdale?
HMRC customs records show 333 businesses in Rochdale (OL11, OL12, OL16) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,421 import declarations and 1,995 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Rochdale businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Rochdale 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, mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, 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, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Rochdale growing?
Import activity is down 17.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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