104 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 and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.3% 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
945Import declarations▼ 18.7% on the 6 months before
526Export declarations
−7.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
104Trading 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 104 businesses.
★ 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 metal ores and ash.
Most active business
FIBRELITE COMPOSITES LTD
74 import declarations117 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 26Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 6.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity117 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SILVER CROSS (UK) LIMITED
43 import declarations22 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include baby carriages and parts thereof, n.e.s., handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, seats, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KING COLE LIMITED
41 import declarations24 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 49Ch. 51Ch. 52Ch. 53Active in 5 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 predominantly, but < 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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
SYSTAGENIX WOUND MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING LTD
31 import declarations25 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot, medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MEESONS A.I. LTD
54 import declarations2 export declarationsBD23 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 68Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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What Skipton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 104 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)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.Wine 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)Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and otParts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.Motorcycles, incl. mopeds, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 50 cm but <= 250 cmSugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)
Common questions about trade in Skipton
How many businesses import or export from Skipton?
HMRC customs records show 104 businesses in Skipton (BD23) filed declarations over the last six months — 945 import declarations and 526 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), 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, food preparations, n.e.s., wine 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Skipton growing?
Import activity is down 18.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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