Import/export HS code 85051190: Various metal magnets

Magnets made of metal, excluding rare earth metals

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 16,645,381
United States 2,931,730
Switzerland 2,330,633
Germany 942,957
France 741,275

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 8,474,051 8,171,330 -302,721
United States 1,278,131 1,653,599 +375,468
Switzerland 962,126 1,368,507 +406,381
Germany 455,938 487,019 +31,081
France 288,020 453,255 +165,235
India 76,176 565,194 +489,018
Netherlands 346,580 218,629 -127,951
South Korea 256,565 63,931 -192,634
Japan 179,156 110,241 -68,915
Sweden 137,610 135,587 -2,023

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 18,515,647
United States 2,384,090
Switzerland 2,302,810
United Kingdom 816,394
Germany 650,826

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 9,175,158 9,340,489 +165,331
United States 1,149,516 1,234,574 +85,058
Switzerland 969,136 1,333,674 +364,538
United Kingdom 540,852 275,542 -265,310
Germany 303,903 346,923 +43,020
India 80,388 545,464 +465,076
France 279,367 242,821 -36,546
South Korea 246,869 6,639 -240,230
Japan 92,431 127,821 +35,390
Austria 52,218 159,676 +107,458

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 44
Greater Manchester 30
Inner London - West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24
Outer London - West and North West 24

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 33 29 -4
Greater Manchester 23 19 -4
Inner London - West 19 17 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 15 -3
Outer London - West and North West 12 18 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 13 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 17 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 11 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14 13 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,985,091
Air transport 12,898,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,877,042
Other 140,320
Road transport 10,134

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,137,359 5,847,732 -1,289,627
Air transport 5,626,551 7,271,520 +1,644,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 733,882 1,143,160 +409,278
Other 87,714 52,606 -35,108
Road transport 3,507 6,627 +3,120
Rail transport 9,500 0 -9,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,107,430
London Heathrow Airport 5,723,130
East Midlands Airport 2,961,120
London Stansted Airport 2,160,774
Southampton 2,080,941

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 £
Felixstowe 4,526,539 2,580,891 -1,945,648
London Heathrow Airport 2,127,401 3,595,729 +1,468,328
East Midlands Airport 1,282,976 1,678,144 +395,168
London Stansted Airport 1,175,845 984,929 -190,916
Southampton 1,174,022 906,919 -267,103
London Gateway Port 426,462 1,187,874 +761,412
Thamesport 595,412 808,014 +212,602
Birmingham Airport 767,756 595,315 -172,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,926 401,457 +366,531
Dover 183,985 252,184 +68,199

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
142
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
49
Other manufacturing
43
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 84
2026-04 84
2026-03 78
2026-02 82
2026-01 74

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+ 204
1m-15m 199
0-1m 52
15m-54m 48
Other 40

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 1,888,208
United States 1,583,797
France 665,355
Brazil 607,728
China 519,222

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 727,099 1,161,109 +434,010
United States 949,931 633,866 -316,065
France 442,608 222,747 -219,861
Brazil 606,576 1,152 -605,424
China 423,928 95,294 -328,634
Ireland 234,765 183,865 -50,900
Sweden 161,217 230,970 +69,753
Netherlands 256,047 133,145 -122,902
Poland 82,791 230,059 +147,268
Malaysia 33,075 188,237 +155,162

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 £
China 2,723
Slovenia 1,984
XI 584
Ireland 223

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 £
China 1,682 1,041 -641
Slovenia 1,984 0 -1,984
XI 0 584 +584
Ireland 223 0 -223

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 4,823,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,011,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,141,572
Other 5,567

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 2,816,429 2,007,402 -809,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,305,757 1,705,334 +399,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 812,569 329,003 -483,566
Other 3,942 1,625 -2,317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,993,842
East Midlands Airport 1,422,623
London Heathrow Airport 1,273,434
Manchester Airport 776,456
London Gateway Port 695,421

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 760,112 1,233,730 +473,618
East Midlands Airport 737,203 685,420 -51,783
London Heathrow Airport 703,764 569,670 -134,094
Manchester Airport 758,402 18,054 -740,348
London Gateway Port 645,629 49,792 -595,837
London Stansted Airport 187,648 482,446 +294,798
ZLC 256,383 211,985 -44,398
Holyhead 141,527 163,032 +21,505
Dover 120,203 178,308 +58,105
Immingham Docks 149,683 48,131 -101,552

Quick facts

HS code: 85051190

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

Description: Magnets made of metal, excluding rare earth metals