Town trade profile · YO21

Whitby importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 11 Whitby businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 25 of 26 trading locations in North Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in toys, games and sports equipment, woven clothing, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 16.7% 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

31Import declarations▼ 32.6% on the 6 months before

17Export declarations

−16.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

11Trading 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 11 businesses.

★ Most active in WhitbyFiled more customs declarations than any other Whitby business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in rubber products.

Most active business

SILVERBACK CHAPS LTD

4 import declarations 10 export declarations YO21 *Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 54Ch. 61 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602), articles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excl. clothing accessories, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks), anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; sets of articles of two or more subheadings of heading 8205.

▲ 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 activity10 in the last 6 months

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UNDERGROUND PARTS LTD

5 import declarations Imports only YO21 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 46 Active in 2 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos, rear-view mirrors, whether or not framed, for vehicles, bumpers 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 the transport of goods and special purpose moto.

▼ Expected to slow by 33.3% 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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YORKSHIRE COAST FOSSILS

0 import declarations 4 export declarations YO21 *Ch. 97 Active in 3 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest, collections and collectors' pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or paleontological interest (excl. human specimens and parts thereof, and extinct or endangered species and parts thereof).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months

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ABBEY JET LTD

8 import declarations Imports only YO21 *Ch. 71 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of base metal clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old).

▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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THE YORKSHIRE FOOTWEAR COMPANY LTD

6 import declarations Imports only YO21 *Ch. 64 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Whitby trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 11 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 kindsFootwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602)Imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum)Articles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excl. clothing accessories, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks)Upholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material (excl. those appearing at least four times a week)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

Common questions about trade in Whitby

How many businesses import or export from Whitby?

HMRC customs records show 11 businesses in Whitby (YO21) filed declarations over the last six months — 31 import declarations and 17 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Whitby businesses import most?

The most common category is toys, games and sports equipment. Across all Whitby 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, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602), imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Whitby growing?

Import activity is down 32.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 16.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Whitby importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SILVERBACK CHAPS LTD

UNDERGROUND PARTS LTD

YORKSHIRE COAST FOSSILS

ABBEY JET LTD

THE YORKSHIRE FOOTWEAR COMPANY LTD

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What Whitby trades

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