Over the last six months, 276 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 and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.3% 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
2,690Import declarations▼ 14.7% on the 6 months before
1,665Export declarations
−5.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
276Trading 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 276 businesses.
★ Most active in KeighleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Keighley business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
BROOK TAVERNER & CO LTD
145 import declarations111 export declarationsBD21 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 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 cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% polyester staple fibres by weight, mixed principally or solely with cotton or fine animal hair.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity145 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity111 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RETRA HOLDINGS LIMITED
58 import declarations68 export declarationsBD20 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include eye make-up preparations, beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, lip make-up preparations.
▼ Expected to slow by 40.0% 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 activity68 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HARRISON BATHROOMS LTD
126 import declarationsImports onlyBD21 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active 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), articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (excl. prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, tiles, paving, bricks and the like), ceramic 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity126 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FORGEFIX LIMITED
87 import declarations25 export declarationsBD21 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 50Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples and similar articles of iron or steel, whether or not with heads of other material (excl. such articles with heads of copper and staples in strips).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity87 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ISA RACING GMBH
0 import declarations106 export declarationsBD22 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include seats for motor vehicles, illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, with a permanently fixed light source other than led, rear-view mirrors, whether or not framed, for vehicles.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity106 in the last 6 months
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What Keighley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 276 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)Nuts of iron or steelMotor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 1.500 cm but <= 3.000Parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s.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)Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of < 600 mm, not further worked than cold-rolled "cold-reduced"Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics
Common questions about trade in Keighley
How many businesses import or export from Keighley?
HMRC customs records show 276 businesses in Keighley (BD20, BD21, BD22) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,690 import declarations and 1,665 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), nuts of iron or steel, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity > 1.500 cm but <= 3.000, parts of lifts, skip hoists or escalators, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Keighley growing?
Import activity is down 14.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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