257 businesses in Solihull appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 4 of 27 trading locations in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 4.4% 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
4,732Import declarations▼ 19.2% on the 6 months before
1,961Export declarations
−4.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
257Trading 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 257 businesses.
★ Most active in SolihullFiled more customs declarations than any other Solihull business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous food preparations.
Most active business
ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
523 import declarations181 export declarationsB90 *Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, 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), steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes, and parts thereof, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity523 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity181 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EUROP FOODS HOLDING LTD
0 import declarations200 export declarationsB90 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins), mixtures of different types of spices.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity200 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ABBOTT MEDICAL UK LIMITED
128 import declarations68 export declarationsB90 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units), pumps for liquids, fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device (excl. pumps for dispensing fuel or lubricants, of the type used in filling stations or in garages).
▼ Expected to slow by 6.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity128 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
I.M. MAPS (UK )LIMITED
193 import declarations2 export declarationsB90 *Ch. 27Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, 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), suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor.
▼ Expected to slow by 19.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity193 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ISUZU (UK) LTD
194 import declarationsImports onlyB90 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, gear boxes and parts thereof, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 49.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity194 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Solihull trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 257 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speciParts 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 vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes, and parts thereof, 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 forSuspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transporParts 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 purposSanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any material
Common questions about trade in Solihull
How many businesses import or export from Solihull?
HMRC customs records show 257 businesses in Solihull (B90, B91, B92) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,732 import declarations and 1,961 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Solihull businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Solihull traders the leading goods are 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), brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, 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 vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Solihull growing?
Import activity is down 19.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 4.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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