212 businesses in Dewsbury appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 11 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 8.2% 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
2,077Import declarations▼ 16.1% on the 6 months before
738Export declarations
−8.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
212Trading 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 212 businesses.
★ Most active in DewsburyFiled more customs declarations than any other Dewsbury business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
CHEMFIX PRODUCTS LIMITED
76 import declarations50 export declarationsWF12 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., silicon dioxide.
▼ Expected to slow by 20.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SKOPOS FABRICS LIMITED
40 import declarations32 export declarationsWF12 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 51Ch. 54Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, made of yarn of different colours, warp pile fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed.
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HAIR TOOLS LIMITED
44 import declarations25 export declarationsWF13 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other brushes for use on the person (excl. tooth brushes), combs, hair-slides and the like of hard rubber or plastics, tailors' dummies and other lay figures, automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing (excl. the articles actually on display, educational models and toy dolls).
▼ Expected to slow by 13.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JD (UK) LIMITED
69 import declarationsImports onlyWF13 *Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 63Ch. 72Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, of iron or steel, hollow profiles of aluminium alloys, 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 activity69 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FOUREX CLOTHING LTD
60 import declarations7 export declarationsWF12 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 60Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, and wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, suits, ensemb.
▼ Expected to slow by 4.3% 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 activity7 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in WF12 / WF13 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Dewsbury trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 212 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Carded wool yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)Helical springs, of iron or steel (excl. flat spiral springs, clock and watch springs, springs for sticks and handles of umbrellas or parasols, and shock absorbers of Section 17)Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture (excl. locks with keys, hinges and castors)Carded wool yarn containing >= 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)Base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges)Unbleached or bleached fabrics, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fibres, 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, and pileArticles of titanium, n.e.s.Yarn of combed wool containing >= 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)
Common questions about trade in Dewsbury
How many businesses import or export from Dewsbury?
HMRC customs records show 212 businesses in Dewsbury (WF12, WF13) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,077 import declarations and 738 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Dewsbury businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Dewsbury traders the leading goods are carded wool yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale), helical springs, of iron or steel (excl. flat spiral springs, clock and watch springs, springs for sticks and handles of umbrellas or parasols, and shock absorbers of section 17), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture (excl. locks with keys, hinges and castors), carded wool yarn containing >= 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Dewsbury growing?
Import activity is down 16.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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