242 businesses in Cannock appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in Staffordshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.1% 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
4,439Import declarations▼ 14.0% on the 6 months before
1,571Export declarations
−5.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
242Trading 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 242 businesses.
★ Most active in CannockFiled more customs declarations than any other Cannock business over the last six months — roughly 23% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
FINNING (UK) LTD
1030 import declarations370 export declarationsWS11 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87), 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1030 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity370 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED
103 import declarations59 export declarationsWS11 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp, e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter, waste organic solvents, non-halogenated, recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard of unbleached kraft paper, corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity103 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SITECH TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LIMITED
133 import declarations11 export declarationsWS11 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 70Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles (excl. locks with keys, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, hinges, castors and mountings and fittings suitable for buildings, motor vehicles or furniture), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles (excl. hinges and castors).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity133 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
APOLLO HOUSEWARES LTD
118 import declarations24 export declarationsWS11 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 45Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tableware and kitchenware, of wood (excl. of bamboo or tropical wood, and interior fittings, ornaments, coopers' products, tableware and kitchenware components of wood, brushes, brooms and hand sieves), carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, table, kitchen or other household articles, and parts thereof, of stainless steel (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310; waste baskets; shovels, corkscrews and other articles of the nature of a work implement; articles of cutlery,.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity118 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PPM INDUSTRIES UK LTD
71 import declarations39 export declarationsWS11 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4810), bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard, whether or not perforated or hardened (excl. those for winding textile yarn), gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. self-adhesive and goods of heading 4810).
▼ Expected to slow by 13.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months
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What Cannock trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 242 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87)Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.Gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque convertersThreaded 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust
Common questions about trade in Cannock
How many businesses import or export from Cannock?
HMRC customs records show 242 businesses in Cannock (WS11, WS12) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,439 import declarations and 1,571 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Cannock businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Cannock traders the leading goods are appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Cannock growing?
Import activity is down 14.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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