Over the last six months, 62 Linthwaite and Slaithwaite businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 27 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 7.2% 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
553Import declarations▼ 17.2% on the 6 months before
322Export declarations
−7.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
62Trading 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 62 businesses.
★ Most active in Linthwaite and SlaithwaiteFiled more customs declarations than any other Linthwaite and Slaithwaite business over the last six months — roughly 23% of the town's total import activity, mostly in lac, gums and resins.
Most active business
THORNTON AND ROSS LTD
127 import declarations50 export declarationsHD7 *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 27Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, 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, shampoos.
▼ Expected to slow by 15.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity127 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HYSTAT SYSTEMS LTD
14 import declarations23 export declarationsHD7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 71Ch. 72Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of non-electrical engines and motors, n.e.s., other bars and rods of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LABTEX LIMITED
29 import declarations3 export declarationsHD7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 68Ch. 70Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated, having a linear coefficient of expansion <= 5 x 10 -6 per kelvin within a temperature range of 0 c to 300 c (excl. glass of fused quartz or other fused silica,, vacuum pumps, mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring machines, n.e.s. (excl. industrial robots).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VANGUARD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT L TD
24 import declarations5 export declarationsHD7 *Ch. 40Ch. 59Ch. 61Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s., machinery for the industrial preparation of meat or poultry (excl. cooking and other heating appliances and refrigerating or freezing equipment), knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry.
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SIMPLY WIGS LTD
10 import declarations12 export declarationsHD7 *Ch. 33Ch. 49Ch. 63Ch. 67Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include complete wigs of synthetic textile materials, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human hair, and articles of human hair, n.e.s., wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of animal hair or textile materials (excl. synthetic textile materials).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity12 in the last 6 months
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What Linthwaite and Slaithwaite trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 62 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Woven fabrics containing >= 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight and weighing > 200 g/mYarn of combed wool containing >= 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale)Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steCarboys, 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, perfumeComplete wigs of synthetic textile materialsYarn containing >= 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight, put up for retail sale (excl. sewing thread)Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human hair, and articles of human hair, n.e.s.Yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight, put up for retail sale (excl. sewing thread)
Common questions about trade in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite
How many businesses import or export from Linthwaite and Slaithwaite?
HMRC customs records show 62 businesses in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite (HD7) filed declarations over the last six months — 553 import declarations and 322 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Linthwaite and Slaithwaite businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Linthwaite and Slaithwaite traders the leading goods are woven fabrics containing >= 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight and weighing > 200 g/m, yarn of combed wool containing >= 85% wool by weight (excl. that put up for retail sale), medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Linthwaite and Slaithwaite growing?
Import activity is down 17.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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