810 businesses in Liverpool appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Merseyside. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.4% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
15,052Import declarations▼ 10.5% on the 6 months before
3,875Export declarations
+0.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
810Trading businesses
Top 5 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 810 businesses.
★ Most active in LiverpoolFiled more customs declarations than any other Liverpool business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
B & M RETAIL LTD
2454 import declarations25 export declarationsL24 *Ch. 04Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 07Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, dog or cat food, put up for retail sale.
▲ Expected to increase by 2.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2454 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHOP DIRECT HOME SHOPPING LTD
482 import declarations334 export declarationsL70 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 1.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity482 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity334 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD
446 import declarations62 export declarationsL3 *Ch. 11Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 31Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, parts of machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 4.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity446 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
T J MORRIS LTD
2127 import declarations9 export declarationsL11 *Ch. 02Ch. 04Ch. 05Ch. 06Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 7.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2127 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PRINCES GROUP PLC
697 import declarations176 export declarationsL3 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. whole or in pieces), food preparations, n.e.s., prepared or preserved tunas, skipjack and atlantic bonito, whole or in pieces (excl. minced).
▲ Expected to increase by 1.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity697 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity176 in the last 6 months
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805 more Liverpool businesses
Every importer and exporter in L1 / L11 / L12 / L13 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Liverpool trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 810 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theFood preparations, n.e.s.Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recepSweet biscuits
Common questions about trade in Liverpool
How many businesses import or export from Liverpool?
HMRC customs records show 810 businesses in Liverpool (L1, L11, L12, L13) filed declarations over the last six months — 15,052 import declarations and 3,875 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Liverpool businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Liverpool traders the leading goods are 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, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Liverpool growing?
Import activity is down 10.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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