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Burnley importers & exporters

257 businesses in Burnley appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Lancashire for trade activity. 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 ease back by around 12.4% 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

3,143Import declarations▼ 24.8% on the 6 months before

2,205Export declarations

−12.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

257Trading 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 257 businesses.

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★ Most active in BurnleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Burnley business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in glues, enzymes and albumins.

Most active business

STOLLE MACHINERY UK LTD

312 import declarations 464 export declarations BB11 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 5 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, transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, bearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machinery.

▲ Expected to increase by 150.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity312 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity464 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PANAZ HOLDINGS LTD

82 import declarations 85 export declarations BB11 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 41 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics other than poly"vinyl chloride" or polyurethane (excl. tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon; wallcoverings of textile, textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly"vinyl chloride" (excl. wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with poly"vinyl chloride"; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or coverin, warp pile fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806).

▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity82 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

COUNTY SALES LIMITED

121 import declarations 17 export declarations BB11 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 34 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other brushes for use on the person (excl. tooth brushes), mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s., wadding of cotton and articles thereof (excl. sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale.

▼ Expected to slow by 31.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

VESTY (UK) LIMITED

113 import declarations 15 export declarations BB11 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s., safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, parts suitable for use solely or principally with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", 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 activity113 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SDL GROUP LIMITED

101 import declarations 10 export declarations BB11 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. swimwear and underpants).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months

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What Burnley trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 257 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsParts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vThreaded 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)Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combustNuts of iron or steel

Common questions about trade in Burnley

How many businesses import or export from Burnley?

HMRC customs records show 257 businesses in Burnley (BB10, BB11, BB12) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,143 import declarations and 2,205 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Burnley businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Burnley 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Burnley growing?

Import activity is down 24.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Burnley importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

STOLLE MACHINERY UK LTD

PANAZ HOLDINGS LTD

COUNTY SALES LIMITED

VESTY (UK) LIMITED

SDL GROUP LIMITED

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What Burnley trades

Common questions about trade in Burnley

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