Over the last six months, 95 Walkden businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 18 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 4.8% 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
1,776Import declarations▼ 17.0% on the 6 months before
655Export declarations
−4.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
95Trading 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 95 businesses.
★ Most active in WalkdenFiled more customs declarations than any other Walkden business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
THE WILKINSON CORPORATION LTD
176 import declarations85 export declarationsM28 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, wire of silico-manganese steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods), wire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity176 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EMERSON AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
55 import declarations54 export declarationsM28 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include safety or relief valves, parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ABAKUS (REJZA) LIMITED
103 import declarationsImports onlyM28 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 05Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, pasta, stuffed with meat or other substances, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared, ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity103 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EMERSON AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FINAL CONTROL UK LTD
3 import declarations93 export declarationsM28 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of nickel, n.e.s., parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., safety or relief valves.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SWEENEY TODD BLADES LTD
66 import declarations11 export declarationsM28 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s., blades of base metal for table knives, pocket knives and other knives of heading 8211, knives with fixed blades of base metal (excl. straw knives, machetes, knives and cutting blades for machines or mechanical appliances, table knives, fish knives, butter knives, razors and razor blades and knives of heading 8214).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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What Walkden trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 95 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Travelling-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)Safety or relief valvesBread, 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 thePressure-reducing valvesHand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s.Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear)
Common questions about trade in Walkden
How many businesses import or export from Walkden?
HMRC customs records show 95 businesses in Walkden (M28) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,776 import declarations and 655 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Walkden businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Walkden traders the leading goods are 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), travelling-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 conta, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), safety or relief valves. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Walkden growing?
Import activity is down 17.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 4.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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