HMRC records show 44 businesses trading internationally from Shipley over the last six months. It ranks 34 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 2.2% 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
312Import declarations▼ 8.5% on the 6 months before
293Export declarations
+2.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
44Trading 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 44 businesses.
★ Most active in ShipleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Shipley business over the last six months — roughly 23% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
TECNAIR MANUFACTURING COMPAN Y LIMITED
71 import declarations76 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include copper alloy tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves", hydraulic or pneumatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus (excl. manostats and taps, cocks and valves of heading 8481), parts of non-electrical engines and motors, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 21.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J W STEAD & SON LTD
23 import declarations14 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles, parts of machines for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made-up textile articles; parts of machines used in the manufacture of linoleum or, textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, incl. narrow fabrics made of v.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SERVICEPOWER LTD
14 import declarations17 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include artificial waxes and prepared waxes (excl. poly"oxyethylene" [polyethylene glycol] waxes), fuses for a voltage <= 1.000 v, connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables.
▲ 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 activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SPACE KRAFT LIMITED
23 import declarations41 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 46Ch. 57Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 22.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J.WOOD & SONS LTD
14 import declarations38 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 05Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wind musical instruments (excl. brass-wind instruments), guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow), violins and other string instruments.
▲ 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 activity38 in the last 6 months
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What Shipley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 44 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsWind musical instruments (excl. brass-wind instruments)Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athleticsGuitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow)Brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehiclesArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Copper alloy tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves"
Common questions about trade in Shipley
How many businesses import or export from Shipley?
HMRC customs records show 44 businesses in Shipley (BD18) filed declarations over the last six months — 312 import declarations and 293 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Shipley businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Shipley traders the leading goods are 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, wind musical instruments (excl. brass-wind instruments), articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Shipley growing?
Import activity is down 8.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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