HMRC records show 75 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 and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 9.8% 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
675Import declarations▼ 15.6% on the 6 months before
568Export declarations
−9.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
75Trading 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 75 businesses.
★ Most active in RoytonFiled more customs declarations than any other Royton business over the last six months — roughly 31% of the town's total import activity, mostly in oil seeds and industrial plants.
Most active business
CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS LIMITED
207 import declarations124 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 12Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include office machines, n.e.s., parts and accessories of other office machines of heading 8472, n.e.s., parts of automatic goods-vending machines, incl. money changing machines, 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 activity207 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity124 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
POWERPLAY BRANDS LTD
41 import declarations9 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 48Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' underpants and briefs of cotton, knitted or crocheted, t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' underpants and briefs of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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
P & D NORTHERN STEELS LTD
38 import declarations10 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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), flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, not in coils, simply hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of >= 4,75 mm but <= 10 mm, without patterns in relief.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRANSDRIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
13 import declarations32 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 40Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include clutches and shaft couplings, incl. universal joints, for machinery, light-vessels, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function (excl. dredgers, floating or submersible drilling or production platforms; fishing vessels and warships).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DRONSFIELDS LIMITED
2 import declarations31 export declarationsOL2 *Ch. 76Ch. 83Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, 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 special purpose motor v, reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of aluminium, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity of > 300 l, not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, whether or not lined or heat-insulated (excl. containe, air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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What Royton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 75 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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, mouldedFlat-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)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, caParts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsOffice machines, n.e.s.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)
Common questions about trade in Royton
How many businesses import or export from Royton?
HMRC customs records show 75 businesses in Royton (OL2) filed declarations over the last six months — 675 import declarations and 568 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 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, 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), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Royton growing?
Import activity is down 15.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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