Over the last six months, 63 Westhoughton businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 24 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.0% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
1,961Import declarations▼ 1.5% on the 6 months before
555Export declarations
+2.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
63Trading 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 63 businesses.
★ Most active in WesthoughtonFiled more customs declarations than any other Westhoughton business over the last six months — roughly 37% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
KRONES UK LTD
731 import declarations36 export declarationsBL5 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).
▲ Expected to increase by 6.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity731 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MUSCO LIGHTING (UK) LIMITED
41 import declarations10 export declarationsBL5 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include static converters, luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JOY GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED
320 import declarations281 export declarationsBL5 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, tube or pipe fittings of non-malleable cast iron, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▲ Expected to increase by 20.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity320 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity281 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLOBE UNION (UK) LTD
224 import declarationsImports onlyBL5 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 68Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens), 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), household refrigerators, compression-type.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity224 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J & K HENDERSON ENTERPRISES LTD
60 import declarations47 export declarationsBL5 *Ch. 03Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), wrist-watches, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, electrically operated, with mechanical display only (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
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What Westhoughton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 63 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)Gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque convertersPlates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VStatic convertersArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Westhoughton
How many businesses import or export from Westhoughton?
HMRC customs records show 63 businesses in Westhoughton (BL5) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,961 import declarations and 555 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Westhoughton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Westhoughton 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), gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, 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 Westhoughton growing?
Import activity is down 1.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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