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 32,538,025
Italy 4,802,743
Germany 2,779,841
United States 1,544,647
Netherlands 1,420,068

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 13,449,490 19,088,535 +5,639,045
Italy 2,709,666 2,093,077 -616,589
Germany 1,236,487 1,543,354 +306,867
United States 626,962 917,685 +290,723
Netherlands 822,940 597,128 -225,812
France 583,508 663,654 +80,146
Sweden 278,860 410,559 +131,699
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 162,880 499,288 +336,408
Australia 339,409 276,207 -63,202
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 36,267,180
Italy 4,812,558
United States 1,995,938
Germany 1,571,479
United Kingdom 1,165,950

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 14,929,261 21,337,919 +6,408,658
Italy 2,683,757 2,128,801 -554,956
United States 913,536 1,082,402 +168,866
Germany 887,003 684,476 -202,527
United Kingdom 566,837 599,113 +32,276
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 328,104 0 -328,104
Denmark 138,026 149,237 +11,211
Japan 119,703 161,301 +41,598
Netherlands 182,417 84,897 -97,520
Spain 78,925 174,827 +95,902

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 40
Inner London - West 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Greater Manchester 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 23 34 +11
Inner London - West 24 20 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 14 -2
Greater Manchester 13 15 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 12 -2
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 8 -5

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 19,767,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,983,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,023,175
Other 3,123,626
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 6,618,051 13,149,092 +6,531,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,691,763 9,291,517 +599,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,473,473 3,549,702 -923,771
Other 1,705,767 1,417,859 -287,908
Road transport 72,111 879 -71,232
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 10,249,898
Felixstowe 8,922,890
Dover 5,866,896
Southampton 4,043,932
East Midlands Airport 3,261,085

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 2,469,472 7,780,426 +5,310,954
Felixstowe 4,508,840 4,414,050 -94,790
Dover 3,189,220 2,677,676 -511,544
Southampton 2,567,687 1,476,245 -1,091,442
East Midlands Airport 1,290,329 1,970,756 +680,427
000 1,705,767 1,417,859 -287,908
London Stansted Airport 1,049,335 1,456,472 +407,137
Manchester Airport 1,071,202 604,793 -466,409
499 7,435 1,653,866 +1,646,431
Thamesport 695,670 799,199 +103,529

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 111
Other manufacturing 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Manufacture of electrical equipment 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 87
2026-03 73
2026-02 80
2026-01 82
2025-12 61

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 176
54m+ 158
15m-54m 54
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 6,965,713
United States 4,655,966
France 3,773,996
Italy 2,160,287
India 1,248,929

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 3,174,975 3,790,738 +615,763
United States 2,134,310 2,521,656 +387,346
France 1,986,175 1,787,821 -198,354
Italy 1,340,908 819,379 -521,529
India 908,721 340,208 -568,513
Poland 442,869 704,443 +261,574
Brazil 1,007,464 19,105 -988,359
China 398,621 421,389 +22,768
Austria 87,881 583,399 +495,518
Finland 252,409 376,814 +124,405

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 3,002
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 967 2,035 +1,068
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 18,476,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,566,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,027,389
Other 152,520
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 8,527,428 9,949,284 +1,421,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,278,466 4,287,782 -990,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,558,139 469,250 -1,088,889
Other 14,111 138,409 +124,298
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 10,475,361
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,259,588
London Heathrow Airport 3,385,724
London Stansted Airport 2,423,379
ZLC 1,618,597

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 4,578,509 5,896,852 +1,318,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,891,252 3,368,336 -1,522,916
London Heathrow Airport 1,578,350 1,807,374 +229,024
London Stansted Airport 1,490,521 932,858 -557,663
ZLC 724,798 893,799 +169,001
London Gateway Port 1,072,347 45,111 -1,027,236
Dover 225,625 488,872 +263,247
Manchester Airport 94,148 401,324 +307,176
Felixstowe 397,999 0 -397,999
Immingham Docks 133,204 238,579 +105,375

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