102 businesses in Sale appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 34 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.8% 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
825Import declarations▼ 22.0% on the 6 months before
270Export declarations
−2.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
102Trading 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 102 businesses.
★ Most active in SaleFiled more customs declarations than any other Sale business over the last six months — roughly 33% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
THE ACE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
274 import declarations49 export declarationsM33 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., hand-operated or foot-operated air pumps.
▼ Expected to slow by 1.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity274 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PALLETOWER (G.B.) LIMITED
17 import declarations12 export declarationsM33 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel wire, n.e.s., vehicles pushed or drawn by hand and other vehicles not mechanically propelled (excl. trailers and semi-trailers), articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 18.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BUILDING PRODUCT DESIGN LTD
10 import declarations18 export declarationsM33 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 70 g/m but <= 150 g/m, aluminium foil, backed, of a thickness (excl. any backing) of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material), nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 150 g.
▼ Expected to slow by 46.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
R A SMART (HOLDINGS) LTD
14 import declarations8 export declarationsM33 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics containing >= 85% silk or schappe by weight, woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, unbleached or bleached, shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and similar articles of silk or silk waste (excl. knitted or crocheted).
▼ Expected to slow by 29.2% 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CRYSTLE LTD
18 import declarations2 export declarationsM33 *Ch. 22Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine), ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of < 80% vol, not denatured; spirits and other spirituous beverages (excl. compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages, spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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What Sale trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 102 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 reliefWine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)H sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, of a height >= 80 mmI sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, of a height >= 80 mmFlat-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 reliefNonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 70 g/m but <= 150 g/mGolf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)
Common questions about trade in Sale
How many businesses import or export from Sale?
HMRC customs records show 102 businesses in Sale (M33) filed declarations over the last six months — 825 import declarations and 270 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Sale businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Sale 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, wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), h sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, of a height >= 80 mm, i sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, of a height >= 80 mm. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Sale growing?
Import activity is down 22.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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