HMRC records show 317 businesses trading internationally from Halifax over the last six months. It ranks 5 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 12.0% 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
2,602Import declarations▼ 12.4% on the 6 months before
1,257Export declarations
−12.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
317Trading 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 317 businesses.
★ Most active in HalifaxFiled more customs declarations than any other Halifax business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
DRIVE MEDICAL LIMITED
208 import declarations57 export declarationsHX2 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and the like (excl. measure walking sticks, crutches, firearm-sticks and sports sticks), machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s., carriages for disabled persons, not mechanically propelled.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity208 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ULTRA FINISHING LIMITED
77 import declarations35 export declarationsHX2 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 45Ch. 48Active 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), ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper ho, articles of glass, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 18.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PPT GROUP UK LTD
56 import declarations52 export declarationsHX3 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include yarn of combed wool containing >= 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale), knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances (excl. those for metal or wood-working, kitchen appliances or machines used by the food industry and those for agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines), textile fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in papermaking or similar machines, e.g. for paper pulp or asbestos-cement, weighing >= 650 g/m.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
METALDYNE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD
58 import declarations22 export declarationsHX1 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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., parts of non-electrical engines and motors, n.e.s., bearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machinery.
▼ Expected to slow by 28.6% 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 activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HANSON PLYWOOD LTD
71 import declarations7 export declarationsHX3 *Ch. 44Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, a, oriented strand board "osb", of wood, plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood (excl. sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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What Halifax trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 317 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper hoParts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Food preparations, n.e.s.Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaMade-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Halifax
How many businesses import or export from Halifax?
HMRC customs records show 317 businesses in Halifax (HX1, HX2, HX3, HX6) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,602 import declarations and 1,257 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Halifax businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Halifax 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper ho, parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Halifax growing?
Import activity is down 12.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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