HMRC records show 78 businesses trading internationally from Royton over the last six months. It ranks 32 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.2% 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
800Import declarations▼ 7.6% on the 6 months before
703Export declarations
+3.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
78Trading 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 78 businesses.
★ Most active in RoytonFiled more customs declarations than any other Royton business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in oil seeds.
Most active business
CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS LIMITED
230 import declarations136 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 12Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), 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..
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity230 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity136 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MACH-TECH SERVICES LTD
67 import declarations17 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances (excl. those for metal or wood-working, kitchen appliances or machines used by the food industry and those for agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines), knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances, for wood-working.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD
0 import declarations79 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 73Active 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, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JAMES BRIGGS LIMITED
72 import declarations81 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210 c "astm d 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel), lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, 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 slow by 17.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity81 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CLEAR VALUE TRADING LTD
14 import declarations106 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 17Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded, soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products, preparations for oral or dental hygiene, incl. denture fixative pastes and powders (excl. dentifrices and yarn used to clean between the teeth "dental floss").
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months
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What Royton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 78 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)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, not in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of > 10 mm, without patterns in reliefSurface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, mouldedOptical instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified or included in chapter 90Parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s.Flat-rolled products of alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of >= 600 mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils (excl. products of silicon-electrical steel)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)
Common questions about trade in Royton
How many businesses import or export from Royton?
HMRC customs records show 78 businesses in Royton (OL2) filed declarations over the last six months — 800 import declarations and 703 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Royton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Royton 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), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width >= 600 mm, not in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of > 10 mm, without patterns in relief, surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Royton growing?
Import activity is down 7.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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