Town trade profile · B68 · B69

Oldbury (Sandwell) importers & exporters

197 businesses in Oldbury (Sandwell) appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 5 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 20.4% 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

3,861Import declarations▲ 22.1% on the 6 months before

1,543Export declarations

+20.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

197Trading 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 197 businesses.

★ Most active in Oldbury (Sandwell)Filed more customs declarations than any other Oldbury (Sandwell) business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.

Most active business

ERIKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD

631 import declarations 335 export declarations B69 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), 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, articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s..

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity631 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity335 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SWISS STEEL UK LTD

159 import declarations 27 export declarations B69 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 72Ch. 73 Active 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, 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.

▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity159 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

VOESTALPINE SPECIALTY METALS UK LTD

118 import declarations 55 export declarations B69 *Ch. 39Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 74 Active 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 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 irregu, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of circular cross-section, of stainless steel, not cold-drawn or cold-rolled "cold-reduced" (excl. line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines or of a kind used for drilling for oil or gas).

▲ Expected to increase by 7.3% 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 activity55 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

WORKWEAR UNIFORM GROUP LIMITED

229 import declarations 67 export declarations B69 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 54Ch. 58 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).

▲ Expected to increase by 35.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity229 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months

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VOESTALPINE HIGH PERFORMANCE METALSUK LTD

147 import declarations 55 export declarations B69 *Ch. 71Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 74 Active 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 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 irregu, bars and rods of high-speed steel (excl. semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irregularly wound coils).

▲ Expected to increase by 4.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity147 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months

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What Oldbury (Sandwell) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 197 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-finishedAppliances 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)Bars 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 irreguArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)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 vBars and rods of stainless steel, only hot-rolled, only hot-drawn or only hot-extruded, of circular cross-section

Common questions about trade in Oldbury (Sandwell)

How many businesses import or export from Oldbury (Sandwell)?

HMRC customs records show 197 businesses in Oldbury (Sandwell) (B68, B69) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,861 import declarations and 1,543 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Oldbury (Sandwell) businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Oldbury (Sandwell) traders the leading goods are other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, 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), bars 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 irregu, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Oldbury (Sandwell) growing?

Import activity is up 22.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 20.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Oldbury (Sandwell) importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

ERIKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD

SWISS STEEL UK LTD

VOESTALPINE SPECIALTY METALS UK LTD

WORKWEAR UNIFORM GROUP LIMITED

VOESTALPINE HIGH PERFORMANCE METALSUK LTD

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