Import/export HS code 85051110: Rare earth metal magnets

Magnets containing rare earth metals like neodymium or samarium

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 £
China 34,204,393
Italy 4,640,123
Germany 2,833,674
United States 1,492,414
Netherlands 1,323,737

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 13,596,865 20,607,528 +7,010,663
Italy 2,503,140 2,136,983 -366,157
Germany 1,210,687 1,622,987 +412,300
United States 571,166 921,248 +350,082
Netherlands 708,073 615,664 -92,409
France 566,695 651,186 +84,491
Sweden 300,874 398,266 +97,392
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 161,121 506,637 +345,516
Australia 428,160 187,456 -240,704
Norway 276,033 191,117 -84,916

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 £
China 37,980,690
Italy 4,652,606
United States 1,915,474
Germany 1,653,043
United Kingdom 1,145,578

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 £
China 15,105,489 22,875,201 +7,769,712
Italy 2,478,428 2,174,178 -304,250
United States 834,794 1,080,680 +245,886
Germany 866,689 786,354 -80,335
United Kingdom 547,873 597,705 +49,832
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 326,611 1,391 -325,220
Denmark 152,075 138,069 -14,006
Japan 119,703 161,301 +41,598
Netherlands 158,703 114,901 -43,802
Spain 72,829 177,047 +104,218

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Inner London - West 37
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
West Midlands 22

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 35 +13
Inner London - West 24 21 -3
Greater Manchester 13 15 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 12 -2
West Midlands 13 15 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 13 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 12 8 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 21,118,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,384,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,832,093
Other 3,079,837
Road transport 72,990

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 £
Air transport 6,499,476 14,619,349 +8,119,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,597,922 9,786,477 +1,188,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,179,394 3,652,699 -526,695
Other 2,055,724 1,024,113 -1,031,611
Road transport 72,111 879 -71,232
Rail transport 2,302 14,807 +12,505

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,563,394
Felixstowe 9,026,493
Dover 5,712,246
Southampton 4,093,566
East Midlands Airport 3,288,089

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,388,475 9,174,919 +6,786,444
Felixstowe 4,428,031 4,598,462 +170,431
Dover 2,971,717 2,740,529 -231,188
Southampton 2,610,974 1,482,592 -1,128,382
East Midlands Airport 1,249,401 2,038,688 +789,287
000 2,055,724 1,024,113 -1,031,611
London Stansted Airport 1,149,453 1,399,217 +249,764
499 6,950 1,903,027 +1,896,077
Manchester Airport 954,390 701,513 -252,877
Thamesport 622,190 827,711 +205,521

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
115
Other manufacturing
42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Manufacture of electrical equipment
35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 61
2026-04 88
2026-03 74
2026-02 80
2026-01 82

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 177
54m+ 159
15m-54m 55
0-1m 45
Other 42

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 £
Germany 6,839,002
United States 4,518,952
France 3,729,985
Italy 2,094,637
Poland 1,168,480

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 £
Germany 3,096,811 3,742,191 +645,380
United States 1,983,349 2,535,603 +552,254
France 2,050,464 1,679,521 -370,943
Italy 1,412,184 682,453 -729,731
Poland 453,839 714,641 +260,802
India 495,545 341,208 -154,337
China 452,952 351,594 -101,358
Finland 215,641 460,344 +244,703
Austria 87,209 583,769 +496,560
Australia 131,235 379,493 +248,258

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 £
Ireland 149,189
China 4,003
XI 175
Germany 129
United States 25

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 £
Ireland 13,089 136,100 +123,011
China 958 3,045 +2,087
XI 55 120 +65
Germany 0 129 +129
United States 0 25 +25

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 18,556,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,266,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 646,414
Other 153,521
Road transport 27,309

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 £
Air transport 8,728,210 9,828,713 +1,100,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,387,188 3,879,673 -1,507,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,625 477,789 +309,164
Other 14,102 139,419 +125,317
Road transport 27,309 0 -27,309

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,636,100
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,980,374
London Heathrow Airport 3,498,963
London Stansted Airport 2,280,826
ZLC 1,576,258

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,528,839 6,107,261 +1,578,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,898,357 3,082,017 -1,816,340
London Heathrow Airport 1,787,111 1,711,852 -75,259
London Stansted Airport 1,295,082 985,744 -309,338
ZLC 681,649 894,609 +212,960
Dover 205,297 475,612 +270,315
Manchester Airport 365,604 117,462 -248,142
Immingham Docks 154,037 197,403 +43,366
Liverpool Docks 14,478 299,149 +284,671
Southampton 53,152 118,155 +65,003

Quick facts

HS code: 85051110

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

Description: Magnets containing rare earth metals like neodymium or samarium