HMRC records show 25 businesses trading internationally from Knottingley over the last six months. It ranks 31 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 pick up by around 0.9% 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
474Import declarations▼ 30.9% on the 6 months before
107Export declarations
+0.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
25Trading 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 25 businesses.
★ Most active in KnottingleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Knottingley business over the last six months — roughly 53% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
ARDAGH GLASS LIMITED
252 import declarations43 export declarationsWF11 *Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Active in 5 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 slow by 5.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity252 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOGLEY BROS
0 import declarations15 export declarationsWF11 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
▲ 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 activity15 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INGS ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
10 import declarationsImports onlyWF11 *Ch. 70Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AUSTOPS LTD
4 import declarations6 export declarationsWF11 *Ch. 44Ch. 87Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mattress supports for bed frames (excl. spring interiors for seats), 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, mattresses of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WAB ENTERPRISE LIMITED
8 import declarationsImports onlyWF11 *Ch. 39Ch. 76Ch. 85Ch. 87Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, 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 special purpose motor v, bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s., parts and accessories, for bicycles, 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 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, perfumeRefractory 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 convertersCullet 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)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.Parts and accessories of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442Parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s.
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 — 474 import declarations and 107 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, 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 converters. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Knottingley growing?
Import activity is down 30.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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