🇬🇧 Ipswich trade data: imports and exports
Ipswich handled £265.6 million of UK trade in the 12 months to Aug 2026: £199.3 million of imports and £66.4 million of exports. Imports fell 9% on the previous 12 months.
Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.
Ipswich trade by month
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Where Ipswich imports come from
The main origins are Netherlands (16%), Algeria (13%), Spain (12%). 71% of this trade is with the European Union.
| Origin | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | £31.9M | 16% |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | £25.0M | 13% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | £24.2M | 12% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | £20.5M | 10% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | £15.6M | 7.8% |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | £11.1M | 5.6% |
| 🇫🇷 France | £11.0M | 5.5% |
| 🇨🇳 China | £9.4M | 4.7% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | £8.9M | 4.4% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | £8.8M | 4.4% |
Goods traded through Ipswich
The largest product groups are nitrogen fertilizer (36%), soya meal (17%), sawn wood (14%).
Top imports
- 1Nitrogen fertilizer · HS 3102£66.0M36%
- 2Soya meal · HS 2304£32.2M17%
- 3Sawn wood · HS 4407£26.2M14%
- 4Pleasure vessels · HS 8903£6.8M3.7%
- 5Oil cake · HS 2306£5.8M3.1%
- 6Potassium fertilizer · HS 3104£4.9M2.6%
- 7Rice · HS 1006£4.8M2.6%
- 8Maize · HS 1005£4.5M2.4%
- 9Compound fertilizer · HS 3105£3.3M1.8%
- 10Granite · HS 2516£3.3M1.8%
- 11Crushed stone · HS 2517£3.1M1.7%
- 12Rapeseed · HS 1205£2.3M1.3%
Top exports
- 1Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204£18.0M27%
- 2Rapeseed · HS 1205£14.7M22%
- 3Barley · HS 1003£10.2M15%
- 4Pleasure vessels · HS 8903£10.1M15%
- 5Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£7.3M11%
- 6Dried legumes · HS 0713£4.1M6.2%
- 7Crushed stone · HS 2517£2.0M3%
Who is behind these numbers in Ipswich?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Ipswich: questions
How much trade goes through Ipswich?
In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £199.3 million, exports £66.4 million.
Which countries trade most through Ipswich?
Imports mainly from Netherlands, Algeria, Spain. Exports mainly to Morocco, Ireland, Denmark.
What goods are imported through Ipswich?
By value: Nitrogen fertilizer, Soya meal, Sawn wood, Pleasure vessels, Oil cake.
Can I see which companies ship through Ipswich?
Port statistics stop at totals. EximDataX has a direct UK customs feed with shipment-level records, updated weekly, including the companies behind them.
More United Kingdom port data
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Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics (uktradeinfo.com), port level, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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