31 businesses in Pontefract appear in HMRC customs records for 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.0% 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
421Import declarations▼ 7.7% on the 6 months before
160Export declarations
−7.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
31Trading 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 31 businesses.
★ Most active in PontefractFiled more customs declarations than any other Pontefract business over the last six months — roughly 40% of the town's total import activity, mostly in fruit and nuts.
Most active business
DUNHILLS (PONTEFRACT) PLC
170 import declarations31 export declarationsWF8 *Ch. 08Ch. 11Ch. 13Ch. 15Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excl. cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar), parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, 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 activity170 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J L BECKETT LIMITED
0 import declarations21 export declarationsWF8 *Ch. 63Ch. 84Ch. 87Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, tractors, of an engine power > 37 kw but <= 75 kw (excl. those of heading 8709, pedestrian-controlled tractors, road tractors for semi-trailers and track-laying tractors).
▲ 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 activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AERO MAINTENANCE LTD
3 import declarations4 export declarationsWF8 *Ch. 76Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 88Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), propellers and rotors and parts thereof, for aircraft, n.e.s., nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded).
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THIRD ROCK ENERGY LIMITED
7 import declarationsImports onlyWF8 *Ch. 42Ch. 85Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ISOPHASE AUDIO LTD
3 import declarations4 export declarationsWF8 *Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 73Ch. 85Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include travelling-bags, shopping or tool bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases and similar, with outer surface of vulcanised fibre or paperboard; cases for binoculars, cameras, musical instruments, guns, holsters and similar containers with outer surface of, cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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What Pontefract trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 31 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starchesMaize starchProtein concentrates and textured protein substancesParts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, 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)Manioc starchParts of dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Pontefract
How many businesses import or export from Pontefract?
HMRC customs records show 31 businesses in Pontefract (WF8) filed declarations over the last six months — 421 import declarations and 160 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Pontefract businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Pontefract traders the leading goods are sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches, maize starch, protein concentrates and textured protein substances. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Pontefract growing?
Import activity is down 7.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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