Over the last six months, 61 Knaresborough businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 8 of 26 trading locations in North Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.3% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
964Import declarations▼ 0.4% on the 6 months before
415Export declarations
−3.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
61Trading 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 61 businesses.
★ Most active in KnaresboroughFiled more customs declarations than any other Knaresborough business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
PELSIS LIMITED
106 import declarations121 export declarationsHG5 *Ch. 25Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 33Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheadings 3808.52 to 3808.69), rodenticides and other plant protection products put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants, and goods of subheading 3808.59).
▼ Expected to slow by 13.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ETL FLUID EXPERTS LIMITED
47 import declarations37 export declarationsHG5 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa.
▲ Expected to increase by 20.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE COLOURS GROUP LTD
41 import declarations24 export declarationsHG5 *Ch. 42Ch. 51Ch. 52Ch. 54Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' jackets and blazers of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, and wind-jackets and similar articles), men's or boys' jackets and blazers of wool or fine animal hair (excl. knitted or crocheted, and wind-jackets and similar articles), women's or girls' jackets and blazers of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, wind-jackets and similar articles).
▲ Expected to increase by 12.5% 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 activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TREVES UK LIMITED
152 import declarations14 export declarationsHG5 *Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, 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 activity152 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WM MORRISON PRODUCE LIMITED
104 import declarationsImports onlyHG5 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant (excl. those used for human consumption and chicory plants and roots), fresh cut flowers and buds, of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes (excl. roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums and lilies).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Knaresborough trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 61 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Static convertersInstruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. pMedium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Knaresborough
How many businesses import or export from Knaresborough?
HMRC customs records show 61 businesses in Knaresborough (HG5) filed declarations over the last six months — 964 import declarations and 415 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Knaresborough businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Knaresborough traders the leading goods are 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), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., static converters. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Knaresborough growing?
Import activity is down 0.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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