Import/export HS code 85051990: Various non-metal magnets

Magnets made from materials not specified elsewhere

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 20,497,057
United States 1,747,432
France 1,491,079
Germany 1,405,503
Netherlands 642,393

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 11,858,116 8,638,941 -3,219,175
United States 737,807 1,009,625 +271,818
France 513,979 977,100 +463,121
Germany 683,235 722,268 +39,033
Netherlands 338,937 303,456 -35,481
Italy 355,191 273,235 -81,956
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 275,291 156,384 -118,907
Czechia 405,550 11,522 -394,028
Denmark 205,858 174,030 -31,828
Turkey 215,657 115,428 -100,229

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 22,114,876
United States 1,345,159
Germany 1,035,795
Portugal 770,823
France 602,825

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 12,694,260 9,420,616 -3,273,644
United States 581,696 763,463 +181,767
Germany 496,710 539,085 +42,375
Portugal 175,482 595,341 +419,859
France 267,582 335,243 +67,661
Italy 326,112 260,636 -65,476
United Kingdom 437,854 50,578 -387,276
Austria 184,689 223,773 +39,084
Viet Nam 57,181 311,527 +254,346
Turkey 214,859 115,428 -99,431

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
West Midlands 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Greater Manchester 22

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
Inner London - West 27 30 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31 25 -6
West Midlands 21 15 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 17 -2
Greater Manchester 16 12 -4
Outer London - West and North West 11 17 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 12 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 9 11 +2

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) 16,140,730
Air transport 6,891,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,888,106
Road transport 109,854
Other 57,748

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) 9,157,013 6,983,717 -2,173,296
Air transport 3,057,215 3,834,005 +776,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,080,463 2,807,643 -1,272,820
Road transport 77,903 31,951 -45,952
Other 32,623 25,125 -7,498

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,956,118
Southampton 3,293,892
Birmingham Airport 1,901,422
London Heathrow Airport 1,788,596
East Midlands Airport 1,479,884

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 8,082,505 4,873,613 -3,208,892
Southampton 2,000,654 1,293,238 -707,416
Birmingham Airport 1,201,046 700,376 -500,670
London Heathrow Airport 547,353 1,241,243 +693,890
East Midlands Airport 683,686 796,198 +112,512
Eurotunnel 528,105 656,150 +128,045
Thamesport 919,431 220,969 -698,462
Dover 486,326 603,986 +117,660
London 367,444 704,367 +336,923
London Stansted Airport 405,809 551,159 +145,350

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 152
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 84
Other manufacturing 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 57
2026-03 61
2026-02 61
2026-01 48
2025-12 55

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+ 174
0-1m 65
15m-54m 63
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 £
Singapore 15,274,218
Philippines 3,704,528
Germany 883,369
France 742,711
United States 712,987

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 £
Singapore 9,626,916 5,647,302 -3,979,614
Philippines 2,206,369 1,498,159 -708,210
Germany 398,879 484,490 +85,611
France 415,435 327,276 -88,159
United States 247,471 465,516 +218,045
Denmark 118,415 147,910 +29,495
Netherlands 147,520 97,488 -50,032
Egypt 127,874 46,373 -81,501
Mexico 71,879 69,525 -2,354
Czechia 68,676 66,888 -1,788

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 £
XI 44,627
China 15,299
Taiwan 5,655
Spain 17

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 £
XI 9,100 35,527 +26,427
China 10,272 5,027 -5,245
Taiwan 2,709 2,946 +237
Spain 0 17 +17

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 20,837,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,702,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 745,925
Other 65,682
Rail transport 3,840

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 12,616,408 8,220,942 -4,395,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,457,370 1,244,909 -212,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 456,061 289,864 -166,197
Other 22,165 43,517 +21,352
Rail transport 0 3,840 +3,840

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,684,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,277,903
East Midlands Airport 692,476
London Gateway Port 415,223
ZLC 224,093

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 12,170,743 7,513,548 -4,657,195
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,184,810 1,093,093 -91,717
East Midlands Airport 293,394 399,082 +105,688
London Gateway Port 282,307 132,916 -149,391
ZLC 99,237 124,856 +25,619
Dover 101,870 74,924 -26,946
London Stansted Airport 40,388 106,251 +65,863
Immingham Docks 76,695 28,731 -47,964
Felixstowe 73,800 31,089 -42,711
Southampton 28,765 61,019 +32,254

Quick facts

HS code: 85051990

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

Description: Magnets made from materials not specified elsewhere