707 businesses in Salford appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Greater Manchester for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.7% 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
8,352Import declarations▼ 14.9% on the 6 months before
1,941Export declarations
+2.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
707Trading 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 707 businesses.
★ Most active in SalfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Salford business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
HACH LANGE LTD
370 import declarations77 export declarationsM50 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s., 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), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity370 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KELLOGG COMPANY OF GREAT BRITAIN,LIMITED
257 import declarations71 export declarationsM50 *Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 10Ch. 11Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products, e.g. corn flakes, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing > 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form, in containers or immediate packings of a content > 2 kg (excl. cocoa powder).
▲ Expected to increase by 17.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity257 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
METTLER-TOLEDO SAFELINE LTD
166 import declarations158 export declarationsM50 *Ch. 21Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s., electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity166 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity158 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DOMU BRANDS LIMITED
360 import declarations36 export declarationsM3 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity360 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED
270 import declarations110 export declarationsM3 *Ch. 19Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity270 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months
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What Salford trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 707 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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsBread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VCandles, tapers and the likeTravelling-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)Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles, n.e.s. (excl. of porcelain or china)
Common questions about trade in Salford
How many businesses import or export from Salford?
HMRC customs records show 707 businesses in Salford (M3, M5, M50, M6) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,352 import declarations and 1,941 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Salford businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Salford 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), 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, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Salford growing?
Import activity is down 14.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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