30 businesses in Formby appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 18 of 21 trading locations in Merseyside. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, knitted clothing and accessories. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 16.5% 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
137Import declarations▼ 11.6% on the 6 months before
30Export declarations
−16.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
30Trading 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 30 businesses.
★ Most active in FormbyFiled more customs declarations than any other Formby business over the last six months — roughly 30% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous chemical products.
Most active business
CONTACT LEFT LIMITED
41 import declarations9 export declarationsL37 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. that of synthetic fibres and of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus agave), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), clasps, frames with clasps without locks, buckles and buckle-clasps, of base metal, for clothing, footwear, handbags, travel goods or other made-up articles, incl. parts of articles of heading 8308, of base metal (excl. hooks, eyes, eyelets and tubul.
▲ Expected to increase by 13.6% 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 activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BLAZE BRANDS LTD
7 import declarationsImports onlyL37 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ZANZA SPECIALS INTERNATIONAL LTD
5 import declarations1 export declarationsL37 *Ch. 21Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include vitamin b1 and its derivatives, used primarily as vitamins, food preparations, 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 activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIMPLYENDO LLP
4 import declarationsImports onlyL37 *Ch. 90Active in 4 of the last 6 months
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TOTAL TIMBER (FORMBY) LTD
3 import declarationsImports onlyL37 *Ch. 44Active in 3 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), pine "pinus 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Formby trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 30 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws)Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Wood screws of iron or steel (excl. coach screws)Tropical wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sandTropical wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm (excl. virola, mahogany "Swietenia spp.", imbuia, balsa, teak, dark red meranti, light red meranti, meranti bakau, whiWorn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented iOak "Quercus spp.", sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mmTwine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. that of synthetic fibres and of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus Agave)
Common questions about trade in Formby
How many businesses import or export from Formby?
HMRC customs records show 30 businesses in Formby (L37) filed declarations over the last six months — 137 import declarations and 30 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Formby businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Formby traders the leading goods are self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws), live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), wood screws of iron or steel (excl. coach screws), tropical wood, incl. strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped "tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed beaded, moulded, rounded or the like" along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sand. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Formby growing?
Import activity is down 11.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 16.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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