HMRC records show 131 businesses trading internationally from Elland over the last six months. It ranks 7 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 9.0% 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
2,204Import declarations▼ 11.6% on the 6 months before
1,093Export declarations
−9.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
131Trading 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 131 businesses.
★ Most active in EllandFiled more customs declarations than any other Elland business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps, waxes and cleaning products.
Most active business
TERBERG DTS (UK) LTD
224 import declarations29 export declarationsHX5 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active 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), valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▼ Expected to slow by 12.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity224 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MARSHALLS MONO LTD
104 import declarations23 export declarationsHX5 *Ch. 13Ch. 25Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s., pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated, setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excl. slate).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUDDERSFIELD FINE WORSTEDS LIMITED
72 import declarations52 export declarationsHX5 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics containing >= 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight and weighing <= 200 g/m (excl. fabrics for technical uses of heading 5911), woven fabrics containing >= 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight and weighing > 200 g/m, woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight (excl. those mixed principally or solely with synthetic or artificial filaments or staple fibres and fabrics for technical uses of heading 5911).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A-SAFE HQ LTD
54 import declarations63 export declarationsHX5 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include automatic door closers of base metal, nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded), parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ANDY THORNTON LIMITED
68 import declarations41 export declarationsHX5 *Ch. 41Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 52Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include marble, travertine and alabaster, in any form (excl. tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, imitation jewellery, clocks, lamps and lighting fittings and parts thereof, buttons, original sculptures and statuary, setts, curbstones and, wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), upholstered seats, with metal frames (excl. seats for aircraft or motor vehicles, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 15.6% 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 activity41 in the last 6 months
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What Elland trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 131 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque convertersArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTransmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material (excl. those of a thickness of < 3 mm and of indeterminate length or cuAppliances 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)Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Food preparations, n.e.s.Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)
Common questions about trade in Elland
How many businesses import or export from Elland?
HMRC customs records show 131 businesses in Elland (HX4, HX5) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,204 import declarations and 1,093 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Elland businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Elland traders the leading goods are gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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, transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material (excl. those of a thickness of < 3 mm and of indeterminate length or cu. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Elland growing?
Import activity is down 11.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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