Over the last six months, 155 Batley businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 13 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.7% 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
1,661Import declarations▼ 10.1% on the 6 months before
388Export declarations
−7.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
155Trading 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 155 businesses.
★ Most active in BatleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Batley business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
PPG ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS UK LTD
186 import declarations39 export declarationsWF17 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.9% 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 activity39 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALFONS HAAR LIMITED
58 import declarations17 export declarationsWF17 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 72Ch. 73Active in 5 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), 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), valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WHITE ROSE COMPONENTS LTD
68 import declarationsImports onlyWF17 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel, incl. flat spiral springs (excl. helical springs, spiral springs, leaf-springs and leaves therefor, clock and watch springs, spring washers and other lock washers and shock absorbers and torque rod or, narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, with a width of <= 30 cm, n.e.s., corrugated paper and paperboard "with or without glued flat surface sheets", whether or not perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
S M K TEXTILES LIMITED
60 import declarationsImports onlyWF17 *Ch. 39Ch. 52Ch. 54Ch. 55Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fabrics, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres, of yarns of different colours, of a width of > 30 cm (excl. warp knit fabrics "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread,, woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% synthetic filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, made of yarn of different colours (excl. those of polyester, nylon or other polyamide filaments or monofilame, woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% synthetic filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, untreated or not further treated than bleached (excl. those of polyester, nylon or other polyamide filaments.
▼ Expected to slow by 22.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLICK GIFT PACKAGING LIMITED
25 import declarations28 export declarationsWF17 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 56Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof, and articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, by binding, glueing, fitting into one another or similar methods, of plastics, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809, 4810 and 4818,, sacks and bags, incl. cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. those having a base of a width of >= 40 cm, and record sleeves).
▼ Expected to slow by 29.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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What Batley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 155 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)Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture (excl. locks with keys, hinges and castors)Woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% synthetic filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, made of yarn of different colours (excl. those of polyester, nylon or other polyamide filaments or monofilameChenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806)Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coFabrics, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres, of yarns of different colours, of a width of > 30 cm (excl. warp knit fabrics "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread,Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumSweet biscuits
Common questions about trade in Batley
How many businesses import or export from Batley?
HMRC customs records show 155 businesses in Batley (WF17) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,661 import declarations and 388 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Batley businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Batley 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), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture (excl. locks with keys, hinges and castors), woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% synthetic filament by weight, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, made of yarn of different colours (excl. those of polyester, nylon or other polyamide filaments or monofilame, chenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Batley growing?
Import activity is down 10.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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