Import/export HS code 25010010: Seawater and salt solutions

Natural seawater and saltwater solutions used in various industries or processes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Spain 5,368,936
Tunisia 2,610,725
India 1,964,427
Poland 1,940,310
Switzerland 1,107,985

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 2,211,346 3,157,590 +946,244
Tunisia 1,145,543 1,465,182 +319,639
India 853,092 1,111,335 +258,243
Poland 1,037,210 903,100 -134,110
Switzerland 654,252 453,733 -200,519
France 723,775 321,591 -402,184
United States 246,176 461,762 +215,586
Netherlands 219,108 186,236 -32,872
Germany 231,966 108,371 -123,595
Canada 0 227,277 +227,277

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Spain 5,539,207
India 2,877,067
Tunisia 2,610,725
Poland 1,940,310
France 883,800

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 2,332,417 3,206,790 +874,373
India 1,397,447 1,479,620 +82,173
Tunisia 1,145,543 1,465,182 +319,639
Poland 1,037,210 903,100 -134,110
France 609,925 273,875 -336,050
United States 240,051 455,295 +215,244
Netherlands 197,577 182,124 -15,453
Germany 231,966 108,371 -123,595
China 141,854 111,994 -29,860
Canada 0 227,277 +227,277

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Kent 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,555,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,436,039
Air transport 559,241
Other 48,731

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,407,930 7,147,242 +1,739,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,061,335 1,374,704 -686,631
Air transport 290,303 268,938 -21,365
Other 31,487 17,244 -14,243

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Ayr Harbour 1,896,252
Immingham Docks 1,877,648
London Gateway Port 1,592,475
Harwich 1,477,507
ROS 1,356,078

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ayr Harbour 903,248 993,004 +89,756
Immingham Docks 952,596 925,052 -27,544
London Gateway Port 843,438 749,037 -94,401
Harwich 684,099 793,408 +109,309
ROS 581,153 774,925 +193,772
Glasgow 626,147 699,497 +73,350
Southampton 320,410 993,413 +673,003
Felixstowe 763,966 432,808 -331,158
Eurotunnel 493,257 253,796 -239,461
Runcorn 235,824 439,559 +203,735

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Food and beverage service activities
6
Manufacture of food products
5
Land transport and transport via pipelines
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 5
2026-03 9
2026-02 12
2026-01 7

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 24
0-1m 13
15m-54m 9
54m+ 5
Other 4

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Australia 986,799
United States 910,481
Denmark 734,558
Netherlands 509,636
Germany 435,606

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Australia 587,820 398,979 -188,841
United States 395,244 515,237 +119,993
Denmark 414,488 320,070 -94,418
Netherlands 387,486 122,150 -265,336
Germany 304,062 131,544 -172,518
France 288,605 124,328 -164,277
Ireland 176,360 194,664 +18,304
Norway 139,579 147,494 +7,915
Sweden 169,285 110,608 -58,677
Canada 64,771 142,567 +77,796

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 3,298
China 1,306
United States 981
Mexico 776
Ireland 771

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 3,297 1 -3,296
China 0 1,306 +1,306
United States 310 671 +361
Mexico 623 153 -470
Ireland 263 508 +245

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,865,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,818,452
Air transport 1,009,952
Other 133,170

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,591,407 1,274,548 -316,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,680,924 1,137,528 -543,396
Air transport 716,474 293,478 -422,996
Other 75,555 57,615 -17,940

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,779,417
Immingham Docks 1,052,044
Liverpool Docks 1,028,292
Southampton 899,045
London Heathrow Airport 576,744

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,094,976 684,441 -410,535
Immingham Docks 628,146 423,898 -204,248
Liverpool Docks 391,883 636,409 +244,526
Southampton 532,985 366,060 -166,925
London Heathrow Airport 453,135 123,609 -329,526
London Gateway Port 356,719 87,478 -269,241
East Midlands Airport 141,352 101,588 -39,764
000 75,555 57,615 -17,940
Felixstowe 75,818 51,209 -24,609
Holyhead 39,907 76,071 +36,164

Quick facts

HS code: 25010010

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Natural seawater and saltwater solutions used in various industries or processes