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 3,295,202
India 2,086,550
Poland 2,059,142
Switzerland 1,706,599
Tunisia 1,470,186

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 1,741,318 1,553,884 -187,434
India 1,048,570 1,037,980 -10,590
Poland 1,222,730 836,412 -386,318
Switzerland 1,222,650 483,949 -738,701
Tunisia 0 1,470,186 +1,470,186
France 676,561 399,141 -277,420
United States 176,546 322,959 +146,413
Netherlands 263,808 194,675 -69,133
Italy 342,502 3,563 -338,939
Germany 239,578 4,975 -234,603

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 £
India 3,440,877
Spain 3,422,644
Poland 2,059,142
Tunisia 1,470,186
France 956,965

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 £
India 2,004,778 1,436,099 -568,679
Spain 1,781,944 1,640,700 -141,244
Poland 1,222,730 836,412 -386,318
Tunisia 0 1,470,186 +1,470,186
France 632,929 324,036 -308,893
United States 170,074 313,783 +143,709
Netherlands 233,499 190,113 -43,386
Turkey 264,017 110,846 -153,171
Italy 341,279 3,543 -337,736
China 150,751 149,138 -1,613

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 1 -2
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
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) 10,062,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,734,561
Air transport 566,105
Other 96,805

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) 4,897,455 5,165,246 +267,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,207,317 1,527,244 -680,073
Air transport 199,483 366,622 +167,139
Other 58,808 37,997 -20,811

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,111,834
London Gateway Port 1,888,358
Harwich 1,464,568
Immingham Docks 1,362,319
Ayr Harbour 1,352,516

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 1,601,823 510,011 -1,091,812
London Gateway Port 1,051,476 836,882 -214,594
Harwich 830,085 634,483 -195,602
Immingham Docks 385,407 976,912 +591,505
Ayr Harbour 912,030 440,486 -471,544
Glasgow 393,456 510,572 +117,116
Dover 630,642 241,534 -389,108
Eurotunnel 509,905 302,000 -207,905
Southampton 40,742 667,299 +626,557
ROS 0 581,153 +581,153

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 27
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
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 7
2025-08 12
2025-07 9

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 20
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
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 1,013,181
United States 862,044
Denmark 810,120
Netherlands 675,232
Sweden 445,879

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 467,272 545,909 +78,637
United States 295,752 566,292 +270,540
Denmark 381,569 428,551 +46,982
Netherlands 500,390 174,842 -325,548
Sweden 306,273 139,606 -166,667
Germany 310,492 111,732 -198,760
France 288,461 118,119 -170,342
Norway 242,803 148,504 -94,299
Ireland 174,348 188,855 +14,507
United Arab Emirates 218,753 39,754 -178,999

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 £
XU 131,564
XI 4,600
China 1,304
Mexico 801
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 £
XU 63,152 68,412 +5,260
XI 3,897 703 -3,194
China 0 1,304 +1,304
Mexico 350 451 +101
Ireland 0 771 +771
United States 384 279 -105

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) 3,289,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,052,503
Air transport 1,108,030
Other 139,703
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) 1,733,869 1,555,246 -178,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,743,074 1,309,429 -433,645
Air transport 753,670 354,360 -399,310
Other 67,783 71,920 +4,137
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 2,008,289
Immingham Docks 1,201,287
Liverpool Docks 874,515
Southampton 820,967
London Heathrow Airport 597,904

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 1,242,739 765,550 -477,189
Immingham Docks 569,989 631,298 +61,309
Liverpool Docks 273,686 600,829 +327,143
Southampton 394,464 426,503 +32,039
London Heathrow Airport 486,693 111,211 -375,482
London Gateway Port 337,704 228,608 -109,096
Felixstowe 308,187 67,474 -240,713
East Midlands Airport 149,773 138,373 -11,400
Harwich 173,083 4,227 -168,856
000 67,783 71,920 +4,137

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