HMRC records show 186 businesses trading internationally from Birkenhead over the last six months. That puts it third in Merseyside 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 3.4% 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
2,098Import declarations▼ 14.5% on the 6 months before
1,322Export declarations
−3.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
186Trading 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 186 businesses.
★ Most active in BirkenheadFiled more customs declarations than any other Birkenhead business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cereals.
Most active business
SURVITEC GROUP LTD
247 import declarations328 export declarationsCH41 *Ch. 10Ch. 19Ch. 21Ch. 22Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with polyurethane (excl. wallcoverings of textile materials impregnated or covered with polyurethane; floor coverings consisting of a textile backing and a top layer or covering of polyurethan, twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene), inflatable rafts.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity247 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity328 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FINSA UK LTD
91 import declarations2 export declarationsCH41 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mm, medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mm, particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances (excl. oriented strand board and waferboard, fibreboard and cellular wood panels).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
C.D.S REFRIGERATION LIMITED
18 import declarations63 export declarationsCH41 *Ch. 27Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 68Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s., parts suitable for use solely or principally with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", n.e.s., parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 11.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HYDROKEM AEROSOLS LIMITED
67 import declarations11 export declarationsCH41 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 33Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, incl. rigid tubular containers, of aluminium, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity of <= 300 l, n.e.s., mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries), containers of iron or steel, for compressed or liquefied gas (excl. containers specifically constructed or equipped for one or more types of transport).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MEMCOL LIMITED
6 import declarations70 export declarationsCH41 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture (excl. dentists' or similar chairs, special tables for x-ray examination, and stretchers and litters, incl. trolley-stretchers), adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in CH41 / CH42 / CH43 / CH49 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Birkenhead trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 186 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)Parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s.Electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills)Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mmTravelling-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 contaParts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s.Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mmAir brakes and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Birkenhead
How many businesses import or export from Birkenhead?
HMRC customs records show 186 businesses in Birkenhead (CH41, CH42, CH43, CH49) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,098 import declarations and 1,322 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Birkenhead businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Birkenhead 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), parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s., electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mm. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Birkenhead growing?
Import activity is down 14.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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