Import/export HS code 85049011: Ferrite cores

Cores made of ferrite used in inductors and transformers

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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 £
China 1,215,739
Poland 1,141,990
Belgium 1,045,351
Germany 835,267
Netherlands 671,796

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 £
China 822,941 392,798 -430,143
Poland 349,599 792,391 +442,792
Belgium 332,522 712,829 +380,307
Germany 457,307 377,960 -79,347
Netherlands 290,952 380,844 +89,892
India 289,376 336,376 +47,000
United States 396,688 219,460 -177,228
Italy 422,208 117,748 -304,460
Taiwan 137,155 105,338 -31,817
Switzerland 34,369 65,264 +30,895

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 £
Poland 1,670,801
China 1,656,763
Czechia 981,203
India 719,504
Italy 493,392

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 £
Poland 521,932 1,148,869 +626,937
China 1,111,012 545,751 -565,261
Czechia 333,239 647,964 +314,725
India 348,470 371,034 +22,564
Italy 388,742 104,650 -284,092
United States 319,633 166,309 -153,324
Germany 263,439 127,639 -135,800
Taiwan 178,028 194,287 +16,259
Netherlands 123,689 19,445 -104,244
Japan 67,768 45,383 -22,385

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Essex 7
West Midlands 7

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Essex 7 3 -4
West Midlands 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,752,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,378,954
Air transport 2,342,055
Other 35,249

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,260,706 1,491,566 +230,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,402,537 976,417 -426,120
Air transport 1,121,160 1,220,895 +99,735
Other 28,862 6,387 -22,475

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,374,750
Birmingham Airport 1,025,340
Felixstowe 907,425
London 850,908
London Gateway Port 722,492

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 £
Dover 581,882 792,868 +210,986
Birmingham Airport 348,907 676,433 +327,526
Felixstowe 560,062 347,363 -212,699
London 427,096 423,812 -3,284
London Gateway Port 491,938 230,554 -261,384
East Midlands Airport 292,037 348,482 +56,445
Eurotunnel 144,156 271,440 +127,284
London Heathrow Airport 264,384 130,431 -133,953
Southampton 50,232 186,671 +136,439
Thamesport 121,188 79,989 -41,199

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
25
Manufacture of electrical equipment
21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 16
2026-03 17
2026-02 13
2026-01 16

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+ 49
1m-15m 40
15m-54m 10
Other 9
0-1m 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 £
Poland 4,044,399
Belgium 1,536,838
Spain 1,477,196
Denmark 1,238,226
China 1,197,822

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 £
Poland 3,832,588 211,811 -3,620,777
Belgium 1,084,856 451,982 -632,874
Spain 456,918 1,020,278 +563,360
Denmark 125,790 1,112,436 +986,646
China 659,976 537,846 -122,130
United States 657,239 249,483 -407,756
Germany 631,442 231,408 -400,034
France 425,005 309,540 -115,465
Netherlands 145,331 341,370 +196,039
South Korea 389,992 46,722 -343,270

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 315

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 165 150 -15

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,913,448
Air transport 5,271,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,102,870
Other 315

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,406,615 2,506,833 -3,899,782
Air transport 3,031,361 2,239,764 -791,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 658,244 1,444,626 +786,382
Other 165 150 -15

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,163,026
East Midlands Airport 2,817,954
Immingham Docks 1,327,794
London Heathrow Airport 1,226,025
Felixstowe 747,853

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 5,991,437 2,171,589 -3,819,848
East Midlands Airport 1,545,399 1,272,555 -272,844
Immingham Docks 226,718 1,101,076 +874,358
London Heathrow Airport 667,308 558,717 -108,591
Felixstowe 407,602 340,251 -67,351
London Stansted Airport 173,207 139,215 -33,992
ZLC 99,796 205,824 +106,028
Newcastle Airport 268,278 24,367 -243,911
Dover 125,887 140,674 +14,787
Tyne 215,450 0 -215,450

Quick facts

HS code: 85049011

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

Description: Cores made of ferrite used in inductors and transformers