HMRC records show 107 businesses trading internationally from Garforth over the last six months. It ranks 15 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 15.8% 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
1,087Import declarations▼ 14.3% on the 6 months before
621Export declarations
−15.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
107Trading 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 107 businesses.
★ Most active in GarforthFiled more customs declarations than any other Garforth business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
KRONE UK LTD
168 import declarations6 export declarationsLS25 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts of transmission shafts, ball screws, couplings and other articles of heading 8483, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 13.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity168 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PECAN DELUXE CANDY (EUROPE) LIMITED
23 import declarations45 export declarationsLS25 *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 15Ch. 17Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder).
▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GUIDE FLYFISHING LTD
47 import declarations12 export declarationsLS25 *Ch. 28Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fishing rods, line fishing tackle n.e.s; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets; decoys and similar hunting or shooting requisites (excl. decoy calls of all kinds and stuffed birds of heading 9705), fishing reels.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SWITCH MOBILITY LIMITED
44 import declarations13 export declarationsLS25 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor.
▼ Expected to slow by 31.2% 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 activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JOHN KING CHAINS LTD
21 import declarations34 export declarationsLS25 *Ch. 23Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articulated link chain of iron or steel (excl. roller chain), welded link chain of iron or steel (excl. articulated link chain, skid chain and stud-link chain), toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts of transmission shafts, ball screws, couplings and other articles of heading 8483, 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 activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
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What Garforth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 107 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)Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theParts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s.Self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws)Brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speciValves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionGuitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow)
Common questions about trade in Garforth
How many businesses import or export from Garforth?
HMRC customs records show 107 businesses in Garforth (LS25) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,087 import declarations and 621 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Garforth businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Garforth traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, parts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Garforth growing?
Import activity is down 14.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 15.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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