Import/export HS code 25010051: Industrial salt

Salt treated or used for industrial purposes, such as refining, but not for preserving or preparing food for humans or animals

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* 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 £
Turkey 2,747,376
Germany 1,784,937
Netherlands 851,011
Tunisia 794,042
Belgium 240,662

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 £
Turkey 2,747,376 0 -2,747,376
Germany 1,784,937 0 -1,784,937
Netherlands 851,011 0 -851,011
Tunisia 794,042 0 -794,042
Belgium 240,662 0 -240,662
France 177,854 0 -177,854
Egypt 171,428 0 -171,428
Pakistan 77,632 0 -77,632
Israel 70,200 0 -70,200
Ireland 57,680 0 -57,680

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 £
Turkey 2,716,880
Germany 1,678,858
Netherlands 840,050
Tunisia 794,042
Belgium 223,819

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 £
Turkey 2,716,880 0 -2,716,880
Germany 1,678,858 0 -1,678,858
Netherlands 840,050 0 -840,050
Tunisia 794,042 0 -794,042
Belgium 223,819 0 -223,819
France 202,524 0 -202,524
Egypt 171,428 0 -171,428
Pakistan 77,632 0 -77,632
Israel 70,200 0 -70,200
China 49,481 0 -49,481

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 3
West Yorkshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Cheshire 2
Southern Scotland 2

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
Essex 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Southern Scotland 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1

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) 5,980,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 905,325
Other 191,260
Air transport 34,698

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) 5,980,735 0 -5,980,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 905,325 0 -905,325
Other 191,260 0 -191,260
Air transport 34,698 0 -34,698

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,699,835
Belfast Port 806,449
Liverpool Docks 773,299
London 694,390
Ayr Harbour 547,669

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 1,699,835 0 -1,699,835
Belfast Port 806,449 0 -806,449
Liverpool Docks 773,299 0 -773,299
London 694,390 0 -694,390
Ayr Harbour 547,669 0 -547,669
King's Lynn 339,497 0 -339,497
Harwich 335,744 0 -335,744
Silloth Dock 284,011 0 -284,011
Immingham Docks 272,804 0 -272,804
Avonmouth Docks 243,226 0 -243,226

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 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 4

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
54m+ 10
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 2,723,999
Netherlands 760,237
Falkland Islands 149,874
Nigeria 140,532
Sweden 139,205

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 £
Ireland 1,413,985 1,310,014 -103,971
Netherlands 139,498 620,739 +481,241
Falkland Islands 73,272 76,602 +3,330
Nigeria 140,532 0 -140,532
Sweden 139,205 0 -139,205
Belgium 0 137,874 +137,874
United States 43,387 53,353 +9,966
Canada 52,079 39,450 -12,629
Italy 54,310 20,926 -33,384
Costa Rica 13,503 9,692 -3,811

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 £
Spain 946,823
XI 288,873
Viet Nam 48,710
Tunisia 32,205
India 23,016

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 £
Spain 545,124 401,699 -143,425
XI 185,017 103,856 -81,161
Viet Nam 17,958 30,752 +12,794
Tunisia 25,998 6,207 -19,791
India 19,966 3,050 -16,916
Turkey 11,435 10,873 -562
Ireland 11,384 9,976 -1,408
France 8,406 9,906 +1,500
Germany 2,432 2,867 +435
China 2,258 1,909 -349

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,660,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,302,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 411,966
Air transport 9,588

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 £
Other 1,397,941 1,262,586 -135,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 599,934 702,106 +102,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,294 314,672 +217,378
Air transport 7,416 2,172 -5,244

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,660,527
Middlesbrough 660,883
Liverpool Docks 280,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 279,757
Southampton 228,756

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 £
000 1,397,941 1,262,586 -135,355
Middlesbrough 137,874 523,009 +385,135
Liverpool Docks 195,867 84,225 -111,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,299 202,458 +125,159
Southampton 115,709 113,047 -2,662
Runcorn 135,531 0 -135,531
Immingham Docks 3,908 30,318 +26,410
London Gateway Port 13,503 9,692 -3,811
Eurotunnel 0 22,141 +22,141
Felixstowe 0 16,908 +16,908

Quick facts

HS code: 25010051

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

Description: Salt treated or used for industrial purposes, such as refining, but not for preserving or preparing food for humans or animals