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Wakefield importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Wakefield?

HMRC customs records show 193 businesses in Wakefield (WF1, WF2) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,808 import declarations and 1,172 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: 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, 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, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Wakefield growing?

Import activity is down 14.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Wakefield importers?

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HMRC records show 193 businesses trading internationally from Wakefield over the last six months. It ranks 9 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 8.1% 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

1,808Import declarations▼ 14.8% on the 6 months before

1,172Export declarations

−8.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

193Trading 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 193 businesses.

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★ 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 miscellaneous chemical products.

Most active business

TEXLOGISTICS LIMITED

41 import declarations 280 export declarations WF1 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, unbleached or bleached, woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, dyed, made of yarn of different colours, or printed, woven fabrics of cotton, containing predominantly, but < 85% cotton by weight, other than those mixed principally or solely with man-made fibres, weighing > 200 g/m , made of yarn of different colours.

▼ Expected to slow by 8.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity280 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BRAVESHIRE LTD

47 import declarations 30 export declarations WF1 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, carpets and other textile floor coverings, whether or not made up (excl. knotted, woven or tufted "needle punched", and of felt).

▼ Expected to slow by 8.8% 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 activity30 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

A AND K MCQUIRE LTD

27 import declarations 46 export declarations WF2 *Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 63Ch. 73 Active 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, parts suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, n.e.s., parts suitable for use solely or principally with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 120.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ZACUKSHOPPER LTD

6 import declarations 66 export declarations WF1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, men's or boys' shirts of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. nightshirts, t-shirts, singlets and other vests), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted.

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity66 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LINKWE LIMITED

0 import declarations 71 export declarations WF1 *Ch. 21Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. petticoats).

▲ 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 activity71 in the last 6 months

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What Wakefield trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 193 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 kindsParts 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 vArticles 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)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materialsGear 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 purposeAppliances 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)

Common questions about trade in Wakefield

How many businesses import or export from Wakefield?

HMRC customs records show 193 businesses in Wakefield (WF1, WF2) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,808 import declarations and 1,172 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, 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, 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Wakefield growing?

Import activity is down 14.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Wakefield importers?

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Wakefield importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

TEXLOGISTICS LIMITED

BRAVESHIRE LTD

A AND K MCQUIRE LTD

ZACUKSHOPPER LTD

LINKWE LIMITED

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What Wakefield trades

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