HMRC records show 37 businesses trading internationally from South Elmsall over the last six months. It ranks 28 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 pick up by around 5.1% 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
464Import declarations▼ 3.9% on the 6 months before
208Export declarations
+5.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
37Trading 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 37 businesses.
★ Most active in South ElmsallFiled more customs declarations than any other South Elmsall business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes, pigments, paints and inks.
Most active business
BRILLIANT STAGES LIMITED
97 import declarations35 export declarationsWF9 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre, travelling theatres, castors with mountings of base metal.
▲ Expected to increase by 57.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity97 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
URM (UK) LIMITED
47 import declarations3 export declarationsWF9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Ch. 70Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s., cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass (excl. glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes, and activated glass of heading 8549), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 13.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TAIT INTERNATIONAL LTD
19 import declarations29 export declarationsWF9 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 133.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SUTCLIFFE PLAY LIMITED
21 import declarations12 export declarationsWF9 *Ch. 39Ch. 56Ch. 73Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools, articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, seats, with metal frames (excl. upholstered, swivel seats with variable height adjustments and medical, dental or surgical furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CENTRAL PLATFORM SERVICES LTD
25 import declarations2 export declarationsWF9 *Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 59Ch. 72Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v, mobile cranes and works trucks fitted with a crane, self-propelled, on tyres (excl. wheel-mounted cranes, mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers), reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413,19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps).
▲ Expected to increase by 27.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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What South Elmsall trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 37 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Food preparations, n.e.s.Structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and threPreparations for use on the hair (excl. shampoos, preparations for permanent waving or straightening and hair lacquers)Eye make-up preparationsArticles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling poolsHinges of all kinds, of base metalArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in South Elmsall
How many businesses import or export from South Elmsall?
HMRC customs records show 37 businesses in South Elmsall (WF9) filed declarations over the last six months — 464 import declarations and 208 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do South Elmsall businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all South Elmsall traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., structures and parts of structures, of aluminium, n.e.s., and plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of aluminium, n.e.s. (excl. prefabricated buildings of heading 9406, doors and windows and their frames and thre, preparations for use on the hair (excl. shampoos, preparations for permanent waving or straightening and hair lacquers), eye make-up preparations. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from South Elmsall growing?
Import activity is down 3.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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