Import/export HS code 25010010: Seawater and salt solutions

Natural seawater and saltwater solutions used in various industries or processes

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 £
Spain 4,403,575
Tunisia 2,246,401
India 2,113,699
Poland 2,104,220
Switzerland 1,578,443

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 1,742,031 2,661,544 +919,513
Tunisia 1,145,543 1,100,858 -44,685
India 1,080,136 1,033,563 -46,573
Poland 1,177,909 926,311 -251,598
Switzerland 1,143,386 435,057 -708,329
France 682,878 420,353 -262,525
United States 217,924 432,261 +214,337
Netherlands 251,719 194,675 -57,044
Italy 342,502 3,563 -338,939
China 101,673 142,385 +40,712

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 4,552,012
India 3,373,743
Tunisia 2,246,401
Poland 2,104,220
France 963,499

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 1,802,999 2,749,013 +946,014
India 1,990,953 1,382,790 -608,163
Tunisia 1,145,543 1,100,858 -44,685
Poland 1,177,909 926,311 -251,598
France 618,904 344,595 -274,309
United States 211,452 423,085 +211,633
Netherlands 233,499 190,113 -43,386
Italy 341,279 3,543 -337,736
Turkey 230,144 110,846 -119,298
China 137,572 153,096 +15,524

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
West Midlands 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 5 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2

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) 11,999,617
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,770,989
Air transport 550,434
Other 89,549

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) 5,981,425 6,018,192 +36,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,152,286 1,618,703 -533,583
Air transport 233,648 316,786 +83,138
Other 53,402 36,147 -17,255

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,023,036
Immingham Docks 1,900,335
London Gateway Port 1,791,087
Harwich 1,531,786
Ayr Harbour 1,233,306

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 1,501,321 521,715 -979,606
Immingham Docks 664,726 1,235,609 +570,883
London Gateway Port 977,122 813,965 -163,157
Harwich 796,917 734,869 -62,048
Ayr Harbour 903,248 330,058 -573,190
Glasgow 393,456 726,169 +332,713
ROS 581,153 419,096 -162,057
Southampton 149,986 796,269 +646,283
Dover 628,484 221,552 -406,932
Eurotunnel 519,073 296,870 -222,203

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 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 7
2025-08 12

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 21
0-1m 13
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 7

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 1,011,432
United States 885,098
Denmark 777,169
Netherlands 659,924
Germany 433,973

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 516,848 494,584 -22,264
United States 293,952 591,146 +297,194
Denmark 423,328 353,841 -69,487
Netherlands 467,090 192,834 -274,256
Germany 311,661 122,312 -189,349
Sweden 260,662 150,214 -110,448
France 293,175 111,773 -181,402
Ireland 175,482 196,399 +20,917
Norway 193,278 156,754 -36,524
United Arab Emirates 203,266 37,821 -165,445

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 4,600
China 1,304
Mexico 776
Ireland 771
United States 742

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 4,244 356 -3,888
China 0 1,304 +1,304
Mexico 377 399 +22
Ireland 0 771 +771
United States 384 358 -26

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) 3,242,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,036,090
Air transport 1,135,303
Other 134,024
Road transport 4,301

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) 1,784,401 1,458,419 -325,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,689,981 1,346,109 -343,872
Air transport 746,351 388,952 -357,399
Other 69,001 65,023 -3,978
Road transport 4,301 0 -4,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,948,728
Immingham Docks 1,154,587
Liverpool Docks 904,436
Southampton 823,069
London Heathrow Airport 627,973

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 1,182,341 766,387 -415,954
Immingham Docks 565,976 588,611 +22,635
Liverpool Docks 273,686 630,750 +357,064
Southampton 431,744 391,325 -40,419
London Heathrow Airport 472,931 155,042 -317,889
London Gateway Port 363,604 207,484 -156,120
Felixstowe 313,268 62,393 -250,875
East Midlands Airport 150,854 138,204 -12,650
Harwich 163,187 6,520 -156,667
000 69,001 65,023 -3,978

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