Over the last six months, 244 West Bromwich businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 9 of 27 trading locations in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.5% 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
3,350Import declarations▼ 0.6% on the 6 months before
1,467Export declarations
+4.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
244Trading 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 244 businesses.
★ Most active in West BromwichFiled more customs declarations than any other West Bromwich business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
VIBRANT BRANDS LIMITED
351 import declarations279 export declarationsB71 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm, cereal flours (excl. wheat, meslin and maize), vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity351 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity279 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COUNTY STATIONERY LIMITED
128 import declarations16 export declarationsB70 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include office or school supplies, of plastics, n.e.s., registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics (excl. boxes, cases, crates and similar articles; sacks and bags, incl. cones; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles; spools, spindles, bobbins and similar supports; stoppers, lid.
▼ Expected to slow by 4.9% 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 activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
UNISTRUT LTD
82 import declarations53 export declarationsB70 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, flexible tubing of iron or steel, with or without fittings, flexible tubes, pipes and hoses of plastics, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity82 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NUOVO FOOD LTD
186 import declarations3 export declarationsB70 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 10Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sweet biscuits, vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins), semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed.
▲ Expected to increase by 18.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity186 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RECA-UK LTD
154 import declarationsImports onlyB71 *Ch. 15Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,, gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity154 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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239 more West Bromwich businesses
Every importer and exporter in B43 / B70 / B71 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What West Bromwich trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 244 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)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)Other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finishedArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 orParts 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 vBase metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges)Self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws)
Common questions about trade in West Bromwich
How many businesses import or export from West Bromwich?
HMRC customs records show 244 businesses in West Bromwich (B43, B70, B71) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,350 import declarations and 1,467 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do West Bromwich businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all West Bromwich traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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), other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, 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 West Bromwich growing?
Import activity is down 0.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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