Over the last six months, 1,218 Leeds (Leeds) businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location 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 7.5% 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
20,262Import declarations▼ 12.5% on the 6 months before
9,108Export declarations
−7.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
1,218Trading 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 1,218 businesses.
★ Most active in Leeds (Leeds)Filed more customs declarations than any other Leeds (Leeds) business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED
1515 import declarations1547 export declarationsLS12 *Ch. 15Ch. 21Ch. 25Ch. 27Active 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), fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1515 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1547 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FARNELL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS LTD
17 import declarations498 export declarationsLS12 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p, units for automatic data-processing machines (excl. processing units, input or output units and storage units), glues, prepared, and other prepared adhesives, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity498 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ARLA FOODS UK PLC
363 import declarations60 export declarationsLS10 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 13Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese), fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd, non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity363 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHARKNINJA EUROPE LTD
213 import declarations142 export declarationsLS15 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, and parts thereof (excl. glass inners), surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded, brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles.
▼ Expected to slow by 2.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity213 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity142 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ONESUBSEA UK LIMITED
140 import declarations207 export declarationsLS10 *Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of nickel, 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), machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 17.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity140 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity207 in the last 6 months
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What Leeds (Leeds) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 1,218 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsFood preparations, 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)Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theThreaded 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)Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Leeds (Leeds)
How many businesses import or export from Leeds (Leeds)?
HMRC customs records show 1,218 businesses in Leeds (Leeds) (LS1, LS10, LS11, LS12) filed declarations over the last six months — 20,262 import declarations and 9,108 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Leeds (Leeds) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Leeds (Leeds) traders the leading goods are wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, food preparations, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Leeds (Leeds) growing?
Import activity is down 12.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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