169 businesses in Smethwick appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 19 of 27 trading locations in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.9% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
1,482Import declarations▲ 1.4% on the 6 months before
856Export declarations
+3.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
169Trading 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 169 businesses.
★ Most active in SmethwickFiled more customs declarations than any other Smethwick business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
METPRO LIMITED
174 import declarations41 export declarationsB66 *Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 62Active in 6 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), structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, 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 increase by 4.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity174 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LINAK-UK LIMITED
79 import declarations34 export declarationsB66 *Ch. 39Ch. 52Ch. 73Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), static converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GEC WHOLESALE LTD
8 import declarations72 export declarationsB66 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include household articles and toilet articles, of plastics (excl. tableware, kitchenware, baths, shower-baths, washbasins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware), articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, 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 slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALLIED INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD
132 import declarations61 export declarationsB66 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 54Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity132 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
M BARNWELL SERVICES LTD
91 import declarations92 export declarationsB67 *Ch. 04Ch. 27Ch. 33Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity92 in the last 6 months
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164 more Smethwick businesses
Every importer and exporter in B66 / B67 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Smethwick trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 169 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented iStructures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orMotor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 1.500 cm but <= 3.000Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers)Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Parts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos
Common questions about trade in Smethwick
How many businesses import or export from Smethwick?
HMRC customs records show 169 businesses in Smethwick (B66, B67) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,482 import declarations and 856 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Smethwick businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Smethwick traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), worn clothing and clothing accessories, blankets and travelling rugs, household linen and articles for interior furnishing, of all types of textile materials, incl. all types of footwear and headgear, showing signs of appreciable wear and presented i, structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Smethwick growing?
Import activity is up 1.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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