Over the last six months, 32 Featherstone (Wakefield) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 37 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 13.2% 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
301Import declarations▼ 23.6% on the 6 months before
158Export declarations
−13.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
32Trading 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 32 businesses.
★ Most active in Featherstone (Wakefield)Filed more customs declarations than any other Featherstone (Wakefield) business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in glues, enzymes and albumins.
Most active business
LINPAC PACKAGING LIMITED
67 import declarations26 export declarationsWF7 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles, vacuum-moulding machines and other thermoforming machines for working rubber or plastics.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FINE CHEESES LTD
17 import declarationsImports onlyWF7 *Ch. 04Ch. 19Ch. 20Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds, butter (excl. dehydrated butter and ghee).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EAST DURHAM BOARDS LIMITED
15 import declarationsImports onlyWF7 *Ch. 44Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness <= 5 mm, medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mm, parts of furniture, of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 27.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BOARDTEK LIMITED
14 import declarationsImports onlyWF7 *Ch. 44Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mm, medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mm, parts and accessories for machine tools for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PRESTIGE PUMPS LTD
9 import declarations4 export declarationsWF7 *Ch. 27Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 84Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., 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), rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine).
▲ Expected to increase by 140.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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What Featherstone (Wakefield) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 32 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese)Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mmAppliances 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)Parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s.Flat-rolled products of alloy steel other than stainless, of a width of < 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced" (excl. products of high-speed steel or silicon-electrical steel)Medium density fibreboard "MDF" of wood, of a thickness <= 5 mmFlat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of < 600 mm, simply cold-rolled "cold-reduced", not clad, plated or coated, containing by weight >= 0,25% of carbonCeramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures of porcelain or china (excl. soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper hol
Common questions about trade in Featherstone (Wakefield)
How many businesses import or export from Featherstone (Wakefield)?
HMRC customs records show 32 businesses in Featherstone (Wakefield) (WF7) filed declarations over the last six months — 301 import declarations and 158 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Featherstone (Wakefield) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Featherstone (Wakefield) traders the leading goods are cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 5 mm but <= 9 mm, 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), parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Featherstone (Wakefield) growing?
Import activity is down 23.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 13.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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