HMRC records show 41 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 12.4% 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
260Import declarations▼ 18.0% on the 6 months before
239Export declarations
−12.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
41Trading 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 41 businesses.
★ Most active in ShipleyFiled more customs declarations than any other Shipley business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
TECNAIR MANUFACTURING COMPAN Y LIMITED
56 import declarations59 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include copper alloy tube or pipe fittings "e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves", parts of non-electrical engines and motors, n.e.s., pressure-reducing valves.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SALTS ESTATES LIMITED
18 import declarations4 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include pictures, prints and photographs, n.e.s., drinking glasses, stemware (excl. of glass ceramics or of lead crystal), statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles, n.e.s. (excl. of porcelain or china).
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SERVICEPOWER LTD
9 import declarations13 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include artificial waxes and prepared waxes (excl. poly"oxyethylene" [polyethylene glycol] waxes), diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, women's or girls' garments of textile fabrics, rubberised or impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or other substances (excl. of the type described in heading 6202, and babies' garments and clothing accessories).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
B SPORTING LIMITED
21 import declarationsImports onlyBD18 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sports footwear, incl. tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials, women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), full-length or knee-length stockings, socks and other hosiery, incl. footwear without applied soles, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. graduated compression hosiery, pantyhose and tights, women's full-length or knee-length stockings, m.
▲ Expected to increase by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
H. DAWSON SONS & CO (WOOL) LIMITED
6 import declarations10 export declarationsBD18 *Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 51Ch. 53Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include shorn wool, degreased, non-carbonised, neither carded nor combed, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., weighing > than 150 g/m (excl. of man-made filaments), staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
▼ Expected to slow by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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What Shipley trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 41 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 vehiclesAppliances 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)Violins and other string instrumentsSeats, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Shipley
How many businesses import or export from Shipley?
HMRC customs records show 41 businesses in Shipley (BD18) filed declarations over the last six months — 260 import declarations and 239 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 18.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 12.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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