Over the last six months, 42 Urmston businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 35 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 10.9% over the next three months.
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824Import declarations▼ 20.1% on the 6 months before
233Export declarations
−10.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
42Trading 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 42 businesses.
★ Most active in UrmstonFiled more customs declarations than any other Urmston business over the last six months — roughly 31% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
REGATTA LIMITED
259 import declarations60 export declarationsM41 *Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).
▼ Expected to slow by 9.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity259 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THOMAS GROUP (MARBLE & GRANITE) LTD
27 import declarationsImports onlyM41 *Ch. 25Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 68Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include granite, in any form, polished, decorated or otherwise worked (excl. tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, imitation jewellery, clocks, lamps and lighting fittings and parts thereof, original sculptures and statuary, setts, curbsto, quartz (excl. quartz sands), ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics).
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
100 PERCENT GROUP LTD
8 import declarations19 export declarationsM41 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 45Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), metal furniture for offices (excl. seats), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats).
▼ Expected to slow by 28.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MIDWEST MACHINERY LTD
17 import declarations3 export declarationsM41 *Ch. 22Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting (excl. chain or blanket stitch machines), parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447, n.e.s., collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MPS (UK) LIMITED
10 import declarations7 export declarationsM41 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), machines which only perform one of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network, adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber (excl. put up for retail sale with a net weight of <= 1 kg).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% 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 activity7 in the last 6 months
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What Urmston trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 42 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear)Overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibres, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib and brace overalls and trousers)Women's or girls' overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trWomen's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers)
Common questions about trade in Urmston
How many businesses import or export from Urmston?
HMRC customs records show 42 businesses in Urmston (M41) filed declarations over the last six months — 824 import declarations and 233 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Urmston businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Urmston traders the leading goods are men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibres, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib and brace overalls and trousers), women's or girls' overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, tr. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Urmston growing?
Import activity is down 20.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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