Import/export HS code 85051910: Ferrite magnets

Permanent magnets made from agglomerated ferrite

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 9,887,091
Netherlands 2,422,913
Poland 746,573
Denmark 625,962
Germany 581,324

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 5,900,429 3,986,662 -1,913,767
Netherlands 1,247,112 1,175,801 -71,311
Poland 398,553 348,020 -50,533
Denmark 601,059 24,903 -576,156
Germany 290,118 291,206 +1,088
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 170,017 156,537 -13,480
Spain 126,839 71,145 -55,694
United States 95,721 30,687 -65,034
Turkey 57,513 35,243 -22,270
France 81,775 10,924 -70,851

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 11,067,857
United Kingdom 1,087,370
Netherlands 824,825
Belgium 683,284
Germany 634,888

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 6,571,066 4,496,791 -2,074,275
United Kingdom 1,041,126 46,244 -994,882
Netherlands 500,150 324,675 -175,475
Belgium 1,374 681,910 +680,536
Germany 376,456 258,432 -118,024
Poland 177,595 155,244 -22,351
Norway 168,737 4,631 -164,106
United States 105,231 43,133 -62,098
Spain 74,477 61,362 -13,115
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 50,972 51,475 +503

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 17
Essex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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
Outer London - West and North West 15 12 -3
Essex 12 5 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 3 -5

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) 10,607,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,627,259
Air transport 2,289,177
Other 56,398
Road transport 6,547

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) 6,611,442 3,996,488 -2,614,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,661,058 966,201 -694,857
Air transport 992,469 1,296,708 +304,239
Other 29,658 26,740 -2,918
Road transport 4,382 2,165 -2,217

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,574,947
Southampton 2,872,131
London Heathrow Airport 1,151,584
Dover 1,143,974
Aberdeen Docks 916,077

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 3,363,796 2,211,151 -1,152,645
Southampton 1,928,133 943,998 -984,135
London Heathrow Airport 191,026 960,558 +769,532
Dover 632,534 511,440 -121,094
Aberdeen Docks 878,143 37,934 -840,209
London Gateway Port 132,541 526,330 +393,789
Dover / Eurotunnel 314,709 260,961 -53,748
London 198,789 177,172 -21,617
Birmingham Airport 234,823 126,389 -108,434
Killingholme 243,452 13,471 -229,981

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Other manufacturing 15
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 35
2025-10 48
2025-09 40
2025-08 43

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 113
54m+ 54
0-1m 36
15m-54m 27
Other 22

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 1,141,485
France 739,572
Austria 542,272
Ireland 375,866
United States 372,296

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 611,436 530,049 -81,387
France 463,685 275,887 -187,798
Austria 187,966 354,306 +166,340
Ireland 185,378 190,488 +5,110
United States 196,992 175,304 -21,688
Sweden 184,410 165,680 -18,730
Poland 109,516 235,222 +125,706
Spain 139,994 201,896 +61,902
Australia 126,229 140,065 +13,836
Hungary 122,857 94,630 -28,227

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 9,827
Netherlands 756
United States 166

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 5,489 4,338 -1,151
Netherlands 546 210 -336
United States 166 0 -166

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,211,337
Air transport 1,931,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 491,365
Other 11,448
Road transport 2,797

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,112,988 2,098,349 -14,639
Air transport 1,074,606 856,784 -217,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,586 151,779 -187,807
Other 6,900 4,548 -2,352
Road transport 2,797 0 -2,797

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,550,131
East Midlands Airport 830,791
London Heathrow Airport 443,436
ZLC 415,622
Holyhead 266,749

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 1,771,498 1,778,633 +7,135
East Midlands Airport 406,984 423,807 +16,823
London Heathrow Airport 268,018 175,418 -92,600
ZLC 240,883 174,739 -66,144
Holyhead 125,970 140,779 +14,809
Immingham Docks 114,494 103,427 -11,067
Liverpool Docks 98,245 94,788 -3,457
London Gateway Port 160,084 30,568 -129,516
Southampton 78,852 46,662 -32,190
Aberdeen Airport 75,983 24,907 -51,076

Quick facts

HS code: 85051910

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

Description: Permanent magnets made from agglomerated ferrite