HMRC records show 12 businesses trading internationally from Settle over the last six months. It ranks 22 of 26 trading locations in North Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in plastics and plastic articles, tools, cutlery and implements, machinery and mechanical appliances. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 14.5% 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
93Import declarations▲ 5.7% on the 6 months before
22Export declarations
+14.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
12Trading 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 12 businesses.
★ Most active in SettleFiled more customs declarations than any other Settle business over the last six months — roughly 32% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
FIRE HOSETECH LTD
30 import declarations8 export declarationsBD24 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings, aluminium tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves", mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 41.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TOP RATED TOOLS LIMITED
1 import declarations3 export declarationsBD24 *Ch. 82Ch. 84Ch. 87Ch. 96Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers, scythes, sickles, hay knives, timber wedges and other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, with working parts of base metal (excl. spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, rakes, axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools,.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRANDED STUFF LTD
4 import declarationsImports onlyBD24 *Ch. 48Ch. 95Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sacks and bags, incl. cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. those having a base of a width of >= 40 cm, and record sleeves), handmade paper and paperboard of any size or shape, filter paper and paperboard, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state.
▼ Expected to slow 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
ACTIVE EDGE LIMITED
4 import declarationsImports onlyBD24 *Ch. 85Ch. 88Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parachutes, incl. dirigible parachutes and paragliders, and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto, 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 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
CIRRUS WIND SERVICES LTD
3 import declarationsImports onlyBD24 *Ch. 73Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 2 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), transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings, for machinery.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% 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 Settle trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 12 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 kindsUnbleached kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m (excl. kraftliner, sack kraft paper and goodsArtist's, student's or signboard painter's colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or similar packages (excl. those in sets)Unbleached sack kraft paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm (excl. goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittingsAluminium tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves"Paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, coated, impregnated or covered with artificial resins or plastics, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. bleached and weighing > 150 g/m , and adhesives)Testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing > 150 g/m
Common questions about trade in Settle
How many businesses import or export from Settle?
HMRC customs records show 12 businesses in Settle (BD24) filed declarations over the last six months — 93 import declarations and 22 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Settle businesses import most?
The most common category is plastics and plastic articles. Across all Settle 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, unbleached kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m (excl. kraftliner, sack kraft paper and goods, artist's, student's or signboard painter's colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or similar packages (excl. those in sets), unbleached sack kraft paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm (excl. goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Settle growing?
Import activity is up 5.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 14.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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