Over the last six months, 293 Keighley businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.7% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
3,206Import declarations▲ 2.0% on the 6 months before
2,016Export declarations
+2.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
293Trading businesses
Top 5 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 293 businesses.
★ Most active in KeighleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Keighley business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics.
Most active business
BROOK TAVERNER & CO LTD
188 import declarations130 export declarationsBD21 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity188 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity130 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AEROVAC KEIGHLEY LTD
74 import declarations107 export declarationsBD20 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular plastics, n.e.s., not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polyamides, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. self.
▲ Expected to increase by 19.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity107 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AIREDALE CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
107 import declarations56 export declarationsBD20 *Ch. 17Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include benzyl alcohol, phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined, anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity107 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TECONNEX LIMITED
129 import declarations99 export declarationsBD21 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of < 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced", threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), nuts of iron or steel.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity129 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity99 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FIVES LANDIS LIMITED
98 import declarations123 export declarationsBD20 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories for machine tools for working material by removing material of headings 8456 to 8461, n.e.s., parts and accessories for machine tools for working metal without removing material, n.e.s., millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, of agglomerated abrasives or ceramics (excl. of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond, hand sharpening or polishing stones,.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity123 in the last 6 months
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288 more Keighley businesses
Every importer and exporter in BD20 / BD21 / BD22 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Keighley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 293 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Instruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s.Nuts of iron or steelArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings)Gas or smoke analysis apparatus
Common questions about trade in Keighley
How many businesses import or export from Keighley?
HMRC customs records show 293 businesses in Keighley (BD20, BD21, BD22) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,206 import declarations and 2,016 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Keighley businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Keighley traders the leading goods are threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), instruments and appliances used in dental sciences, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Keighley growing?
Import activity is up 2.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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