HMRC records show 25 businesses trading internationally from Knottingley over the last six months. It ranks 30 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 11.5% 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
606Import declarations▼ 7.9% on the 6 months before
124Export declarations
+11.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
25Trading 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 25 businesses.
★ Most active in KnottingleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Knottingley business over the last six months — roughly 52% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats.
Most active business
ARDAGH GLASS LIMITED
315 import declarations51 export declarationsWF11 *Ch. 15Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, 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, refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods containing, by weight, > 50% alumina, silica or a mixture or compound of these products (excl. those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths).
▲ Expected to increase by 5.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity315 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PLASMOR LTD
43 import declarationsImports onlyWF11 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s., moulds for mineral materials (excl. moulds of graphite or other carbons, ceramic or glass moulds), prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INKFUSE UVDTF LTD
25 import declarationsImports onlyWF11 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular poly"ethylene terephthalate", not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rect, machines which only perform one of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network.
▲ Expected to increase by 142.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STOELZLE FLACONNAGE LIMITED
108 import declarations31 export declarationsWF11 *Ch. 22Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, moulds for glass (excl. moulds of graphite or other carbons and ceramic moulds), parts of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes and of machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 90.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KESSEBOEHMER RETAIL MERCHANDISING UK LTD
45 import declarations1 export declarationsWF11 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 70Ch. 73Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular poly"methyl methacrylate", not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectang.
▲ Expected to increase by 32.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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What Knottingley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 25 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfumeArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods containing, by weight, > 50% alumina, silica or a mixture or compound of these products (excl. those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths)Moulds for glass (excl. moulds of graphite or other carbons and ceramic moulds)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 convertersParts of machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes and of machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, n.e.s.Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass (excl. glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes, and activated glass of heading 8549)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)
Common questions about trade in Knottingley
How many businesses import or export from Knottingley?
HMRC customs records show 25 businesses in Knottingley (WF11) filed declarations over the last six months — 606 import declarations and 124 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Knottingley businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Knottingley traders the leading goods are carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods containing, by weight, > 50% alumina, silica or a mixture or compound of these products (excl. those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths), moulds for glass (excl. moulds of graphite or other carbons and ceramic moulds). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Knottingley growing?
Import activity is down 7.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 11.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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