63 businesses in Penistone appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 15 of 24 trading locations in South Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.8% 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
684Import declarations▲ 3.3% on the 6 months before
407Export declarations
−7.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
63Trading 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 63 businesses.
★ Most active in PenistoneFiled more customs declarations than any other Penistone business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
JAMES DURRANS & SONS LTD
45 import declarations75 export declarationsS36 *Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include artificial graphite (excl. retort graphite, retort carbon and goods of artificial graphite, incl. refractory materials based on artificial graphite), natural graphite in powder or in flakes, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 21.1% 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 activity75 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A D BIRD STAINLESS LIMITED
52 import declarations30 export declarationsS36 *Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 84Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, bars and rods of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, of circular cross-section, angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel, 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 activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WHITBY AND CHANDLER LTD
26 import declarations37 export declarationsS36 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 45Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tiles of any shape, blocks, plates, sheets and strip, solid cylinders, incl. discs, of agglomerated cork, agglomerated cork, with or without a binding substance, and articles of agglomerated cork (excl. footware and parts thereof; insoles, whether or not removable; headgear and parts thereof; plugs and dividers for shotgun cartridges; toys, games and spo, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SPECIALITY STEEL UK LIMITED
78 import declarations37 export declarationsS36 *Ch. 03Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in i, vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (excl. potatoes, leguminous vegetables, spinach, new zealand spinach, orache spinach, and sweetcorn), bars and rods of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, of circular cross-section.
▼ Expected to slow by 25.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WINTWIRE LIMITED
59 import declarations28 export declarationsS36 *Ch. 48Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods), wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, not plated or coated, whether or not polished (excl. bars and rods), wire of nickel alloys (excl. electrically insulated products).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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What Penistone trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 63 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finishedWire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods)Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Parts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s.Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in iBars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irreguBars and rods of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, of circular cross-section
Common questions about trade in Penistone
How many businesses import or export from Penistone?
HMRC customs records show 63 businesses in Penistone (S36) filed declarations over the last six months — 684 import declarations and 407 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Penistone businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Penistone traders the leading goods are other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, wire of stainless steel, in coils (excl. bars and rods), chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Penistone growing?
Import activity is up 3.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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