127 businesses in Barnsley appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 16 of 24 trading locations in South Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.7% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
700Import declarations▼ 3.8% on the 6 months before
384Export declarations
+3.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
127Trading 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 127 businesses.
★ Most active in BarnsleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Barnsley business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
TALURIT (UK) LIMITED
52 import declarations52 export declarationsS70 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Active 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), articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, or of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, n.e.s., articles of aluminium, 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 activity52 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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SOURCED BY ASH LTD
26 import declarationsImports onlyS71 *Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather, wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leather.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ESCO GB LTD
45 import declarations33 export declarationsS70 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri, parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s., instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 115.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WATTS & ASSOCIATES (AUCTIONEERS) LIMITED
0 import declarations60 export declarationsS71 *Ch. 04Ch. 40Ch. 63Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include dumpers for off-highway use, trailers and semi-trailers, not designed for running on rails (excl. trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods and those of the caravan type for housing or camping), pedestrian-controlled agricultural tractors and similar tractors for industry (excl. tractor units for articulated lorries).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity60 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TAPCOENPRO UK LTD
19 import declarations31 export declarationsS71 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., mechanical seals.
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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What Barnsley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 127 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transporParts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s.Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theUpholstered seats, with wooden frames (excl. convertible into beds)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.Printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)Parts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Barnsley
How many businesses import or export from Barnsley?
HMRC customs records show 127 businesses in Barnsley (S70, S71) filed declarations over the last six months — 700 import declarations and 384 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Barnsley businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Barnsley traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Barnsley growing?
Import activity is down 3.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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