Import/export HS code 25010091: Edible salt

Salt that is safe and suitable for human consumption, including table salt and cooking salt

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 383,991
Netherlands 342,166
Turkey 316,537
Belgium 286,222
Pakistan 269,724

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 £
Germany 383,991 0 -383,991
Netherlands 342,166 0 -342,166
Turkey 316,537 0 -316,537
Belgium 286,222 0 -286,222
Pakistan 269,724 0 -269,724
France 252,273 0 -252,273
United States 243,773 0 -243,773
Ireland 178,447 0 -178,447
China 128,561 0 -128,561
Israel 106,830 0 -106,830

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 £
Netherlands 503,905
Pakistan 422,343
France 348,260
Turkey 335,087
Germany 170,844

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 £
Netherlands 503,905 0 -503,905
Pakistan 422,343 0 -422,343
France 348,260 0 -348,260
Turkey 335,087 0 -335,087
Germany 170,844 0 -170,844
United States 141,503 0 -141,503
China 138,341 0 -138,341
Belgium 110,078 0 -110,078
Spain 108,673 0 -108,673
Israel 106,830 0 -106,830

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 56
Outer London - East and North East 38
Inner London - East 32
Inner London - West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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
Outer London - West and North West 40 45 +5
Outer London - East and North East 28 31 +3
Inner London - East 23 22 -1
Inner London - West 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 19 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 17 -3
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 13 -3
West Yorkshire 17 15 -2
West Midlands 11 17 +6

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) 1,494,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,312,028
Other 84,405
Air transport 8,960

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) 1,494,054 0 -1,494,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,312,028 0 -1,312,028
Other 84,405 0 -84,405
Air transport 8,960 0 -8,960

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 604,296
Southampton 323,699
Dover 306,065
Immingham Docks 253,349
Liverpool Docks 199,583

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 £
Felixstowe 604,296 0 -604,296
Southampton 323,699 0 -323,699
Dover 306,065 0 -306,065
Immingham Docks 253,349 0 -253,349
Liverpool Docks 199,583 0 -199,583
London Gateway Port 175,296 0 -175,296
London 160,478 0 -160,478
King's Lynn 135,367 0 -135,367
Harwich 133,224 0 -133,224
Avonmouth Docks 105,156 0 -105,156

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
249
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
119
Manufacture of food products
74
Food and beverage service activities
28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 101
2026-04 101
2026-03 104
2026-02 107
2026-01 113

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 186
0-1m 90
54m+ 90
15m-54m 50
Other 32

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 £
United States 29,754,711
Ireland 18,590,502
Spain 7,083,955
Netherlands 4,959,173
Australia 4,676,202

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 £
United States 10,489,102 19,265,609 +8,776,507
Ireland 9,539,841 9,050,661 -489,180
Spain 3,291,602 3,792,353 +500,751
Netherlands 2,306,690 2,652,483 +345,793
Australia 2,254,216 2,421,986 +167,770
Denmark 1,822,312 2,240,972 +418,660
Germany 1,562,024 1,797,913 +235,889
Norway 1,315,441 1,728,975 +413,534
South Korea 1,340,115 1,643,142 +303,027
France 1,153,707 1,489,412 +335,705

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 595,308
Ireland 44,869
Portugal 13,697
Poland 7,727
China 2,955

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 224,426 370,882 +146,456
Ireland 33,346 11,523 -21,823
Portugal 0 13,697 +13,697
Poland 7,727 0 -7,727
China 421 2,534 +2,113
France 946 1,066 +120
Belgium 239 0 -239
Germany 11 24 +13
Italy 14 0 -14
United States 6 0 -6

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) 54,917,136
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,404,262
Other 1,930,151
Air transport 385,138

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) 21,621,688 33,295,448 +11,673,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,770,752 22,633,510 -137,242
Other 931,884 998,267 +66,383
Air transport 186,888 198,250 +11,362

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 21,244,448
Felixstowe 19,612,814
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,701,952
Immingham Docks 11,744,657
London Gateway Port 10,126,223

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 £
Liverpool Docks 13,366,105 7,878,343 -5,487,762
Felixstowe 3,368,878 16,243,936 +12,875,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,520,413 9,181,539 +661,126
Immingham Docks 5,720,868 6,023,789 +302,921
London Gateway Port 4,174,178 5,952,045 +1,777,867
Southampton 3,409,480 5,579,804 +2,170,324
Holyhead 2,475,102 1,346,415 -1,128,687
Heysham 1,463,843 722,321 -741,522
000 931,884 998,267 +66,383
Harwich 540,158 1,262,925 +722,767

Quick facts

HS code: 25010091

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

Description: Salt that is safe and suitable for human consumption, including table salt and cooking salt