Over the last six months, 62 Whitefield businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 33 of 52 trading locations in Greater Manchester. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, woven clothing and accessories, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 10.8% 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
757Import declarations▼ 13.3% on the 6 months before
431Export declarations
−10.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
62Trading 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 62 businesses.
★ Most active in WhitefieldFiled more customs declarations than any other Whitefield business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in leather goods, luggage and handbags.
Most active business
SRG APPAREL PLC
162 import declarations149 export declarationsM45 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' shirts of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. nightshirts, t-shirts, singlets and other vests).
▼ Expected to slow by 9.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity162 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity149 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROMA LTD
53 import declarationsImports onlyM45 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 15Ch. 16Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd, cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TECH KNOW IT LTD
23 import declarations15 export declarationsM45 *Ch. 71Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., storage units for automatic data-processing machines, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RAINBOW COSMETICS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
0 import declarations37 export declarationsM45 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, lip make-up preparations, make-up or skin care powders, incl. baby powders, whether or not compressed (excl. medicaments).
▼ 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 activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BETTY BARCLAY INTERNATIONAL GMBH
36 import declarationsImports onlyM45 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 5 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), 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), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 38.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Whitefield trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 62 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)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 contaPerfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. swimwear and underpants)Men's or boys' shirts of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. nightshirts, T-shirts, singlets and other vests)Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careT-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted
Common questions about trade in Whitefield
How many businesses import or export from Whitefield?
HMRC customs records show 62 businesses in Whitefield (M45) filed declarations over the last six months — 757 import declarations and 431 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Whitefield businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Whitefield traders the leading goods are 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), 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, perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Whitefield growing?
Import activity is down 13.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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