HMRC records show 11 businesses trading internationally from Rushall and Shelfield over the last six months. It ranks 27 of 27 trading locations in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in leather goods, luggage and handbags, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 27.3% 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
21Import declarations▼ 38.2% on the 6 months before
27Export declarations
+27.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
11Trading 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 11 businesses.
★ Most active in Rushall and ShelfieldFiled more customs declarations than any other Rushall and Shelfield business over the last six months — roughly 33% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
FONTUS HEALTH LTD
7 import declarations9 export declarationsWS4 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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BARRETT STEAM MODELS LIMITED
0 import declarations3 export declarationsWS4 *Ch. 95Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KING MACHINE TOOL SERVICES LTD
2 import declarationsImports onlyWS4 *Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids (excl. such machinery and apparatus for water and other beverages, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines and artificial kidneys), parts and accessories for machine tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold-working glass, 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 activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CABIN EXPRESS LTD
1 import declarationsImports onlyWS4 *Ch. 19Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and food preparations of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, s.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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EILEEN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED
1 import declarationsImports onlyWS4 *Ch. 49Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Rushall and Shelfield trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 11 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careMedicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsHousehold and toilet articles, of porcelain or china (excl. tableware and kitchenware, baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or pacMalt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and food preparations of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, sImitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs)Structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre
Common questions about trade in Rushall and Shelfield
How many businesses import or export from Rushall and Shelfield?
HMRC customs records show 11 businesses in Rushall and Shelfield (WS4) filed declarations over the last six months — 21 import declarations and 27 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Rushall and Shelfield businesses import most?
The most common category is leather goods, luggage and handbags. Across all Rushall and Shelfield traders the leading goods are 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), beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Rushall and Shelfield growing?
Import activity is down 38.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 27.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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