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Bootle (Sefton) importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Bootle (Sefton)?

HMRC customs records show 129 businesses in Bootle (Sefton) (L20, L30) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,120 import declarations and 534 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Bootle (Sefton) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bootle (Sefton) traders the leading goods are fir "abies spp." and spruce "picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir), palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified and crude), ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Bootle (Sefton) growing?

Import activity is down 18.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Bootle (Sefton) importers?

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Over the last six months, 129 Bootle (Sefton) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 8 of 21 trading locations in Merseyside. 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 3.8% 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

1,120Import declarations▼ 18.0% on the 6 months before

534Export declarations

−3.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

129Trading 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 129 businesses.

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★ Most active in Bootle (Sefton)Filed more customs declarations than any other Bootle (Sefton) business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.

Most active business

LLOYD & JONES ENGINEERS LTD

108 import declarations 21 export declarations L20 *Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of woven textile fabric only, whether or not cut to shape, sewn or otherwise made up, tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,.

▼ Expected to slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PARR EXPORT SERVICES LIMITED

2 import declarations 53 export declarations L30 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), electric luminaires and lighting fittings, n.e.s., parts of lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs and nameplates and the like, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

GEORGE ROBERTS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED

20 import declarations 30 export declarations L30 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fir "abies spp." and spruce "picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir), equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping (excl. composite sheetpiling products and formwork panels for poured-in-place concrete, which have the characteristics of moulds), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).

▲ Expected to increase by 17.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WILD THANG LTD

27 import declarations 23 export declarations L20 *Ch. 17Ch. 18Ch. 39Ch. 42 Active 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), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal.

▼ Expected to slow by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SD GUTHRIE INTERNATIONAL LIVERPOOL REFINERY LIMITED

35 import declarations 11 export declarations L20 *Ch. 15Ch. 21Ch. 29Ch. 35 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified and crude), edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excl. fats, oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not re, crude palm oil.

▼ Expected to slow by 36.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

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What Bootle (Sefton) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 129 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Fir "Abies spp." and spruce "Picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of S-P-F spruce&pine&fir)Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified and crude)Ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink)Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)Waste and scrap of iron or steel (excl. slag, scale and other waste of the production of iron and steel; radioactive waste and scrap; fragments of pigs, blocks or other primary forms of pig iron or spiegeleisen; waste and scrap of cast iron, alloy stJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Eye make-up preparations

Common questions about trade in Bootle (Sefton)

How many businesses import or export from Bootle (Sefton)?

HMRC customs records show 129 businesses in Bootle (Sefton) (L20, L30) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,120 import declarations and 534 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Bootle (Sefton) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bootle (Sefton) traders the leading goods are fir "abies spp." and spruce "picea spp." sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. of s-p-f spruce&pine&fir), palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified and crude), ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Bootle (Sefton) growing?

Import activity is down 18.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Bootle (Sefton) importers?

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Bootle (Sefton) importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

LLOYD & JONES ENGINEERS LTD

PARR EXPORT SERVICES LIMITED

GEORGE ROBERTS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED

WILD THANG LTD

SD GUTHRIE INTERNATIONAL LIVERPOOL REFINERY LIMITED

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