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 28,382,233
Italy 4,220,530
Germany 2,190,237
Netherlands 1,567,028
United States 1,342,786

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 12,655,102 15,727,131 +3,072,029
Italy 2,711,307 1,509,223 -1,202,084
Germany 1,345,605 844,632 -500,973
Netherlands 999,947 567,081 -432,866
United States 541,037 801,749 +260,712
France 606,202 536,072 -70,130
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,313 512,159 +394,846
Australia 247,171 344,749 +97,578
Sweden 229,306 328,016 +98,710
Norway 262,489 190,343 -72,146

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 32,159,331
Italy 4,190,545
United States 1,746,572
Germany 1,246,526
United Kingdom 1,051,272

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 14,248,892 17,910,439 +3,661,547
Italy 2,699,583 1,490,962 -1,208,621
United States 866,804 879,768 +12,964
Germany 969,175 277,351 -691,824
United Kingdom 582,334 468,938 -113,396
Netherlands 298,680 82,198 -216,482
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 328,104 0 -328,104
Denmark 120,500 134,176 +13,676
India 119,556 100,687 -18,869
Japan 92,914 103,620 +10,706

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 36
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20

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 24 28 +4
Inner London - West 24 13 -11
Greater Manchester 12 16 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 16 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 12 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 12 -3
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 13 +3
West Yorkshire 11 13 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 8 -2

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 16,931,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,909,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,302,588
Other 3,124,712
Road transport 77,614

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 6,577,387 10,354,311 +3,776,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,954,034 6,955,718 -1,998,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,811,531 2,491,057 -2,320,474
Other 609,257 2,515,455 +1,906,198
Road transport 76,735 879 -75,856
Rail transport 15,766 14,807 -959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,659,046
Felixstowe 7,733,760
Dover 4,941,783
Southampton 4,257,781
000 3,124,712

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 2,513,500 6,145,546 +3,632,046
Felixstowe 4,523,054 3,210,706 -1,312,348
Dover 3,180,396 1,761,387 -1,419,009
Southampton 3,010,784 1,246,997 -1,763,787
000 609,257 2,515,455 +1,906,198
East Midlands Airport 1,294,718 1,482,847 +188,129
London Stansted Airport 892,664 1,203,024 +310,360
Manchester Airport 1,095,857 589,232 -506,625
Thamesport 638,468 737,908 +99,440
499 6,135 1,079,653 +1,073,518

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 105
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Manufacture of electrical equipment 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Other manufacturing 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 82
2025-11 75
2025-10 70
2025-09 70
2025-08 59

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 161
54m+ 150
15m-54m 52
0-1m 37
Other 36

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 6,762,037
United States 3,924,295
France 3,657,450
Italy 2,231,438
India 1,325,179

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 3,573,093 3,188,944 -384,149
United States 1,816,097 2,108,198 +292,101
France 2,024,186 1,633,264 -390,922
Italy 1,398,807 832,631 -566,176
India 989,253 335,926 -653,327
Poland 495,147 549,044 +53,897
Brazil 1,007,464 19,105 -988,359
China 358,013 313,549 -44,464
Finland 325,050 231,617 -93,433
Austria 88,612 436,639 +348,027

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 132,448
China 2,132
XI 175
Germany 129

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 0 132,448 +132,448
China 967 1,165 +198
XI 0 175 +175
Germany 0 129 +129

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 16,327,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,344,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,054,100
Other 134,884
Road transport 31,989

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 8,015,694 8,311,983 +296,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,523,915 3,820,631 -1,703,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,582,315 471,785 -1,110,530
Other 967 133,917 +132,950
Road transport 31,989 0 -31,989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,664,823
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,346,651
London Heathrow Airport 2,735,175
London Stansted Airport 2,074,838
ZLC 1,347,643

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 4,724,016 4,940,807 +216,791
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,079,979 3,266,672 -1,813,307
London Heathrow Airport 946,556 1,788,619 +842,063
London Stansted Airport 1,469,246 605,592 -863,654
ZLC 733,643 614,000 -119,643
London Gateway Port 1,102,197 19,293 -1,082,904
Dover 300,955 224,437 -76,518
Manchester Airport 86,276 347,033 +260,757
Felixstowe 379,864 18,135 -361,729
Liverpool Docks 47,438 297,566 +250,128

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