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 32,760,774
Italy 4,459,873
Germany 2,780,731
United States 1,428,931
Netherlands 1,231,000

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 13,292,291 19,468,483 +6,176,192
Italy 2,493,536 1,966,337 -527,199
Germany 1,264,842 1,515,889 +251,047
United States 542,632 886,299 +343,667
Netherlands 728,399 502,601 -225,798
France 533,663 624,967 +91,304
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 166,740 499,709 +332,969
Sweden 310,918 340,604 +29,686
Australia 457,979 157,637 -300,342
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 36,388,772
Italy 4,473,451
United States 1,824,762
Germany 1,612,381
United Kingdom 1,135,699

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 14,826,488 21,562,284 +6,735,796
Italy 2,468,458 2,004,993 -463,465
United States 815,182 1,009,580 +194,398
Germany 875,009 737,372 -137,637
United Kingdom 542,890 592,809 +49,919
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 325,302 1,391 -323,911
Denmark 186,463 96,621 -89,842
Japan 119,703 161,301 +41,598
Netherlands 158,703 114,901 -43,802
Spain 83,205 166,671 +83,466

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 34
Greater Manchester 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
West Midlands 21

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 23 33 +10
Inner London - West 22 21 -1
Greater Manchester 12 15 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 12 -1
West Midlands 12 15 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 7 -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 20,658,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,147,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,527,339
Other 3,034,328
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 6,539,906 14,118,409 +7,578,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,623,818 9,524,121 +1,900,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,220,402 3,306,937 -913,465
Other 2,616,234 418,094 -2,198,140
Road transport 72,111 879 -71,232
Rail transport 17,109 0 -17,109

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,404,170
Felixstowe 8,307,497
Dover 5,578,529
Southampton 3,767,286
East Midlands Airport 3,201,002

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 2,489,035 8,915,135 +6,426,100
Felixstowe 3,770,341 4,537,156 +766,815
Dover 3,040,866 2,537,663 -503,203
Southampton 2,316,636 1,450,650 -865,986
East Midlands Airport 1,272,985 1,928,017 +655,032
000 2,616,234 418,094 -2,198,140
London Stansted Airport 1,172,049 1,294,272 +122,223
499 6,950 1,903,027 +1,896,077
Manchester Airport 864,268 697,157 -167,111
Thamesport 614,417 810,013 +195,596

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
110
Other manufacturing
42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
36
Manufacture of electrical equipment
33

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 173
54m+ 152
15m-54m 53
0-1m 45
Other 41

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 6,577,333
United States 4,302,441
France 3,571,214
Italy 2,010,855
Poland 1,122,474

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 3,225,732 3,351,601 +125,869
United States 1,814,271 2,488,170 +673,899
France 2,053,803 1,517,411 -536,392
Italy 1,344,505 666,350 -678,155
Poland 462,826 659,648 +196,822
India 500,779 335,974 -164,805
China 456,165 310,341 -145,824
Austria 92,847 575,269 +482,422
Finland 176,297 449,633 +273,336
Australia 130,140 379,493 +249,353

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 46,409 102,780 +56,371
China 1,557 2,446 +889
XI 175 0 -175
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 17,952,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,817,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 621,592
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 8,761,401 9,191,400 +429,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,326,538 3,491,120 -1,835,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 145,043 476,549 +331,506
Other 48,141 105,380 +57,239
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 10,387,453
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,614,351
London Heathrow Airport 3,472,873
London Stansted Airport 2,001,322
ZLC 1,530,222

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 4,674,992 5,712,461 +1,037,469
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,888,971 2,725,380 -2,163,591
London Heathrow Airport 1,923,701 1,549,172 -374,529
London Stansted Airport 1,058,133 943,189 -114,944
ZLC 670,163 860,059 +189,896
Dover 162,474 444,867 +282,393
Manchester Airport 364,487 114,734 -249,753
Immingham Docks 150,905 196,232 +45,327
Liverpool Docks 11,821 297,909 +286,088
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