43 businesses in Brownhills appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 23 of 27 trading locations in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 10.3% 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
388Import declarations▼ 18.1% on the 6 months before
202Export declarations
+10.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
43Trading 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 43 businesses.
★ Most active in BrownhillsFiled more customs declarations than any other Brownhills business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
85 import declarations62 export declarationsWS8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 55Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills), parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s., pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FISCHER ENGINEERING PRODUCTS (UK) LTD
23 import declarations5 export declarationsWS8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 83Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413,19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MIDLANDS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
23 import declarations3 export declarationsWS8 *Ch. 21Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard.
▲ Expected to increase by 153.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAGRINI LIMITED
17 import declarations7 export declarationsWS8 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery, plant and laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature, and of non-electric instantaneous and storage water heaters, n.e.s., seats, n.e.s., machinery, plant and equipment for making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food (excl. domestic appliances).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
XSTRAHL LIMITED
10 import declarations5 export declarationsWS8 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 5 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 aluminium, n.e.s., centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps).
▼ Expected to slow by 42.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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What Brownhills trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 43 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 suitable for use solely or principally with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", n.e.s.Pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport)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)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)Tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings)Cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills)Bearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machinery
Common questions about trade in Brownhills
How many businesses import or export from Brownhills?
HMRC customs records show 43 businesses in Brownhills (WS8) filed declarations over the last six months — 388 import declarations and 202 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Brownhills businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Brownhills traders the leading goods are 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 suitable for use solely or principally with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", n.e.s., pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport), 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Brownhills growing?
Import activity is down 18.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 10.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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