Town trade profile · CH48

West Kirby importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 18 West Kirby businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 16 of 21 trading locations in Merseyside. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, optical, photographic and medical instruments, woven clothing and accessories. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 10.2% 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

87Import declarations▼ 20.2% on the 6 months before

98Export declarations

−10.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

18Trading 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 18 businesses.

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★ Most active in West KirbyFiled more customs declarations than any other West Kirby business over the last six months — roughly 33% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.

Most active business

APIS MC LIMITED

29 import declarations 48 export declarations CH48 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 49 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include threaded 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), nuts of iron or steel, non-threaded articles, of iron or steel.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ABSOLUTE PEARLS LTD

5 import declarations 1 export declarations CH48 *Ch. 71 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include cultured pearls, worked, whether or not graded, but not strung, mounted or set, worked cultured pearls, temporarily strung for convenience of transport, articles of natural or cultured pearls, n.e.s., articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old).

▲ 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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JOSEPH MILLS (DENATURANTS) LTD

5 import declarations Imports only CH48 *Ch. 22 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%.

▲ 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 activity0 in the last 6 months

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SERENITY CLINIC LIMITED

4 import declarations Imports only CH48 *Ch. 33 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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 increase by 100.0% 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

RICCO BATHROOMS LTD

4 import declarations Imports only CH48 *Ch. 70Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 83 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., 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), sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7419, and fittings).

▲ Expected to increase by 50.0% 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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What West Kirby trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 18 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Threaded 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)Ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink)Undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridgesParts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442)Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus ANuts of iron or steelPaper or paperboard labels of all kinds, non-printed

Common questions about trade in West Kirby

How many businesses import or export from West Kirby?

HMRC customs records show 18 businesses in West Kirby (CH48) filed declarations over the last six months — 87 import declarations and 98 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do West Kirby businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all West Kirby traders the leading goods are threaded 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), ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), undenatured ethyl alcohol, of actual alcoholic strength of >= 80%, typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from West Kirby growing?

Import activity is down 20.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 10.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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West Kirby importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

APIS MC LIMITED

ABSOLUTE PEARLS LTD

JOSEPH MILLS (DENATURANTS) LTD

SERENITY CLINIC LIMITED

RICCO BATHROOMS LTD

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What West Kirby trades

Common questions about trade in West Kirby

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