HMRC records show 206 businesses trading internationally from Wakefield over the last six months. It ranks 10 of 43 trading locations in West Yorkshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.8% 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
2,115Import declarations▼ 2.9% on the 6 months before
1,376Export declarations
+0.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
206Trading 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 206 businesses.
★ Most active in WakefieldFiled more customs declarations than any other Wakefield business over the last six months — roughly 2% of the town's total import activity, mostly in industrial chemicals.
Most active business
TEXLOGISTICS LIMITED
51 import declarations300 export declarationsWF1 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, unbleached or bleached, wallpaper base, uncoated, woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed.
▲ Expected to increase by 18.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity300 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
CUBICO GROUP LIMITED
138 import declarations44 export declarationsWF2 *Ch. 25Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper ho, radiators for central heating, non-electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron other than cast iron or steel (excl. parts, elsewhere specified or included, and central-heating boilers).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity138 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
IDEX UK LTD
121 import declarations5 export declarationsWF2 *Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts suitable for use solely or principally with flat panel display modules, transmission and reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, television cameras,digital cameras, video camera recorders, radar apparatus, radio navigational a, television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders (excl. high-speed, radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant, and night vision goods), plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders).
▲ Expected to increase by 57.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
SPORTSWIFT LTD
327 import declarations4 export declarationsWF2 *Ch. 09Ch. 17Ch. 18Ch. 19Active 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, registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmings.
▼ Expected to slow by 9.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity327 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
TILSATEC LIMITED
152 import declarations69 export declarationsWF2 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crocheted, yarn containing >= 85% synthetic staple fibres by weight, put up for retail sale (excl. sewing thread), yarn containing predominantly, but < 85% wool or fine animal hair by weight, put up for retail sale.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity152 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity69 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
201 more Wakefield businesses
Every importer and exporter in WF1 / WF2 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
Free to browse. An account takes a minute to set up.
What Wakefield trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 206 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 kindsGear boxes and parts thereof, 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 purposeArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 vWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)
Common questions about trade in Wakefield
How many businesses import or export from Wakefield?
HMRC customs records show 206 businesses in Wakefield (WF1, WF2) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,115 import declarations and 1,376 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Wakefield businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Wakefield 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, gear boxes and parts thereof, 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, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Wakefield growing?
Import activity is down 2.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for Wakefield importers?
Create an account to see all 206 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.
Nearby in West Yorkshire
Other West Yorkshire locations with active customs entries.