60 businesses in Stalybridge appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 42 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.5% 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
384Import declarations▼ 7.9% on the 6 months before
257Export declarations
−3.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
60Trading 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 60 businesses.
★ Most active in StalybridgeFiled more customs declarations than any other Stalybridge business over the last six months — roughly 19% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
STEPAN UK LTD
72 import declarations42 export declarationsSK15 *Ch. 15Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, esters of inorganic acids of non-metals and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. esters of hydrogen halides, phosphoric esters, phosphite esters, and thiophosphoric esters "phosphorothioates", their s, non-ionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity42 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HYDE AERO PRODUCTS LIMITED
16 import declarations10 export declarationsSK15 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), nuts of iron or steel, nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded).
▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ORRELL FILTRATION LTD
18 import declarations8 export declarationsSK15 *Ch. 54Ch. 56Ch. 59Ch. 70Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s., needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., felt, not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (excl. that of wool or fine animal hair; needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIMS LIFECYCLE SERVICES LIMITED
0 import declarations25 export declarationsSK15 *Ch. 74Ch. 76Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and r, 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), parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLOCK DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH CO LTD
13 import declarations11 export declarationsSK15 *Ch. 39Ch. 55Ch. 56Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, paint pads and rollers (excl. artists' and similar brushes of subheading 9603.30), textile flock and dust and mill neps, staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (excl. those of aramids).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity11 in the last 6 months
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What Stalybridge trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 60 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)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, caEsters of inorganic acids of non-metals and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. esters of hydrogen halides, phosphoric esters, phosphite esters, and thiophosphoric esters "phosphorothioates", their sPaint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, paint pads and rollers (excl. artists' and similar brushes of subheading 9603.30)Non-ionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap)Operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture (excl. dentists' or similar chairs, special tables for X-ray examination, and stretchers and litters, incl. trolley-stretchers)Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts)Textile products and articles, for technical purposes, specified in Note 7 to chapter 59, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Stalybridge
How many businesses import or export from Stalybridge?
HMRC customs records show 60 businesses in Stalybridge (SK15) filed declarations over the last six months — 384 import declarations and 257 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Stalybridge businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Stalybridge traders the leading goods are stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), 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, esters of inorganic acids of non-metals and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. esters of hydrogen halides, phosphoric esters, phosphite esters, and thiophosphoric esters "phosphorothioates", their s, paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes, paint pads and rollers (excl. artists' and similar brushes of subheading 9603.30). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Stalybridge growing?
Import activity is down 7.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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