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Birmingham importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Birmingham?

HMRC customs records show 2,773 businesses in Birmingham (B1, B10, B11, B12) filed declarations over the last six months — 36,027 import declarations and 13,925 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Birmingham businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Birmingham traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts and accessories, 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 motor v, articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Over the last six months, 2,773 Birmingham businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 1.7% over the next three months.

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36,027Import declarations▼ 4.4% on the 6 months before

13,925Export declarations

+1.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

2,773Trading 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 2,773 businesses.

★ Most active in BirminghamFiled more customs declarations than any other Birmingham business over the last six months — roughly 3% of the town's total import activity, mostly in meat.

Most active business

MARION TRADING LIMITED

1191 import declarations 1 export declarations B8 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 05 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), 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), frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species gallus domesticus.

▲ Expected to increase by 6.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1191 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

HITACHI ENERGY UK LTD

376 import declarations 91 export declarations B1 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include gas or smoke analysis apparatus, parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.

▲ Expected to increase by 10.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity376 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

COOKSON PRECIOUS METALS LTD

260 import declarations 169 export declarations B1 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes, silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, semi-manufactured.

▲ Expected to increase by 4.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity260 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity169 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ISHIDA EUROPE LTD.

358 import declarations 398 export declarations B32 *Ch. 17Ch. 19Ch. 21Ch. 23 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include x-ray generators other than x-ray tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like, and general parts and accessories for apparatus of heading 9022, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.

▼ Expected to slow by 3.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity358 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity398 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED

493 import declarations 249 export declarations B4 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of titanium, n.e.s., 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), nuts of iron or steel.

▲ Expected to increase by 1.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity493 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity249 in the last 6 months

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What Birmingham trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 2,773 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts and accessories, 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 motor vArticles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)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)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)Static convertersBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 V

Common questions about trade in Birmingham

How many businesses import or export from Birmingham?

HMRC customs records show 2,773 businesses in Birmingham (B1, B10, B11, B12) filed declarations over the last six months — 36,027 import declarations and 13,925 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Birmingham businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Birmingham traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts and accessories, 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 motor v, articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Birmingham growing?

Import activity is down 4.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 1.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Birmingham importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

MARION TRADING LIMITED

HITACHI ENERGY UK LTD

COOKSON PRECIOUS METALS LTD

ISHIDA EUROPE LTD.

GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED

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