LOCATION

Ipswich

IPS

60th

IMPORT VALUE RANK 2018

£44M

IMPORT VALUE 2018

58th

EXPORT VALUE RANK 2018

£14M

EXPORT VALUE 2018

INDICATIVE PRICE

~ £1.50-2.75 per pallet

The Port of Ipswich, situated at the head of the River Orwell and12 miles from the open sea, is within a short sailing time from the North Sea shipping lanes. The major trunk roads A14 and A12 are both within easy reach andhave connectionsto the M1 and M25 respectively. The port also has an activerail line at its West Bank.

TOP 10 IMPORTED COMMODITIES BY VALUE 2018

Rank Description Total
1 Fertilizers (other than those of group 272) more info £22M
2 Rice more info £7.9M
3 Salts and peroxysalts, of inorganic acids and metals more info £6.2M
4 Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals) more info £4.3M
5 Wood in chips or particles and wood waste more info £2M
6 Ships, boats (including hovercraft) and floating structures more info £930K
7 Wood, simply worked, and railway sleepers of wood more info £180K
8 Electrical machinery and apparatus, n.e.s. more info £110K
9 Office machines more info £44K
10 Manufactures of leather or of composition leather, n.e.s.; saddlery and harness more info £19K

TOP 10 EXPORTED COMMODITIES BY VALUE 2018

Rank Description Total
1 Ships, boats (including hovercraft) and floating structures more info £3.3M