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Ipswich importers & exporters

302 businesses in Ipswich appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Suffolk. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.1% over the next three months.

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4,723Import declarations▼ 2.9% on the 6 months before

2,816Export declarations

−2.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

302Trading 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 302 businesses.

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★ Most active in IpswichFiled more customs declarations than any other Ipswich business over the last six months — roughly 8% of the town's total import activity, mostly in lac, gums and resins.

Most active business

RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED

360 import declarations 473 export declarations IP3 *Ch. 13Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of seats, not of wood, n.e.s., 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, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall.

▼ Expected to slow by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity360 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity473 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MONUMART LIMITED

169 import declarations Imports only IP1 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats).

▼ Expected to slow by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity169 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BASETEK LTD

107 import declarations 578 export declarations IP3 *Ch. 20Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).

▲ Expected to increase by 7.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity107 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity578 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CRANE LTD

221 import declarations 146 export declarations IP3 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include appliances 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), cast tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel (excl. products of non-malleable cast iron), tube or pipe fittings of non-malleable cast iron.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity221 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity146 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LDH (LA DORIA) LIMITED

257 import declarations 98 export declarations IP1 *Ch. 04Ch. 16Ch. 17Ch. 18 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. whole or in pieces), tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, not containing eggs.

▼ Expected to slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity257 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity98 in the last 6 months

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What Ipswich trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 302 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Appliances 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 vTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsCentrifugal pumps, 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)Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings)

Common questions about trade in Ipswich

How many businesses import or export from Ipswich?

HMRC customs records show 302 businesses in Ipswich (IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,723 import declarations and 2,816 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Ipswich businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ipswich traders the leading goods are appliances 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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 Ipswich 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 soften by roughly 2.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Ipswich importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED

MONUMART LIMITED

BASETEK LTD

CRANE LTD

LDH (LA DORIA) LIMITED

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What Ipswich trades

Common questions about trade in Ipswich

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