120 businesses in Skipton appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 7 of 26 trading locations in North Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 1.0% 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
1,145Import declarations▼ 0.3% on the 6 months before
644Export declarations
−1.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
120Trading businesses
Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
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★ Most active in SkiptonFiled more customs declarations than any other Skipton business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 26.
Most active business
FIBRELITE COMPOSITES LTD
90 import declarations138 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 26Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges, of plastics, for tubes, pipes and hoses.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity138 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
P A THORPE (VEHICLE
73 import declarations47 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 24Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes, and parts thereof, 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, electrical lighting or visual signalling equipment for motor vehicles (excl. lamps of heading 8539).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity73 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KING COLE LIMITED
51 import declarations28 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 49Ch. 51Ch. 52Ch. 53Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include yarn containing >= 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight, put up for retail sale (excl. sewing thread), yarn containing >= 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight, put up for retail sale, yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight, put up for retail sale (excl. sewing thread).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
N PEAL (RETAIL) LIMITED
117 import declarations44 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of wool or fine animal hair (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity117 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GUYSON INTERNATIONAL LTD
61 import declarations62 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include glass microspheres <= 1 mm in diameter, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines, incl. water cleaning appliances with built-in motor (excl. appliances for cleaning special containers), organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.s.; prepared paint or varnish removers (excl. nail varnish remover).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
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What Skipton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 120 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of Kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Baby carriages and parts thereof, n.e.s.Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsFood preparations, n.e.s.Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plasticsWine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Skipton
How many businesses import or export from Skipton?
HMRC customs records show 120 businesses in Skipton (BD23) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,145 import declarations and 644 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Skipton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Skipton traders the leading goods are jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), baby carriages and parts thereof, n.e.s., 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Skipton growing?
Import activity is down 0.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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