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 19,497,038
United States 1,802,051
France 1,557,144
Germany 1,438,550
Italy 633,808

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 11,074,831 8,422,207 -2,652,624
United States 827,422 974,629 +147,207
France 754,888 802,256 +47,368
Germany 688,810 749,740 +60,930
Italy 392,845 240,963 -151,882
Netherlands 337,043 289,860 -47,183
Czechia 405,762 9,313 -396,449
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 224,129 164,489 -59,640
Denmark 171,444 173,416 +1,972
Japan 69,568 262,349 +192,781

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 21,054,366
United States 1,372,072
Germany 1,092,630
Portugal 834,892
France 615,807

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 11,928,279 9,126,087 -2,802,192
United States 651,903 720,169 +68,266
Germany 531,089 561,541 +30,452
Portugal 330,914 503,978 +173,064
France 359,086 256,721 -102,365
Italy 361,888 228,930 -132,958
United Kingdom 436,884 88,084 -348,800
Austria 183,246 222,598 +39,352
Viet Nam 114,586 263,540 +148,954
Japan 71,155 256,592 +185,437

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 42
West Midlands 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24
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 29 27 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31 26 -5
West Midlands 22 14 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 12 -9
Greater Manchester 17 12 -5
Outer London - West and North West 12 15 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 10 -2
Inner London - East 12 8 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0

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) 15,655,117
Air transport 6,806,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,469,092
Road transport 49,506
Other 48,678

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) 8,868,697 6,786,420 -2,082,277
Air transport 3,107,190 3,699,384 +592,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,868,061 2,601,031 -1,267,030
Road transport 15,563 33,943 +18,380
Other 27,222 21,456 -5,766

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,086,743
Southampton 3,198,766
London Heathrow Airport 1,807,893
Birmingham Airport 1,786,466
East Midlands Airport 1,442,284

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 7,395,426 4,691,317 -2,704,109
Southampton 1,967,596 1,231,170 -736,426
London Heathrow Airport 580,164 1,227,729 +647,565
Birmingham Airport 1,137,430 649,036 -488,394
East Midlands Airport 700,128 742,156 +42,028
Eurotunnel 670,165 576,281 -93,884
London 376,495 756,998 +380,503
Thamesport 878,240 210,920 -667,320
Dover 437,422 615,561 +178,139
London Stansted Airport 453,549 485,441 +31,892

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
146
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
81
Other manufacturing
40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
33
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
2026-05 66
2026-04 57
2026-03 62
2026-02 61
2026-01 48

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 174
54m+ 171
15m-54m 65
0-1m 61
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 £
Singapore 14,181,006
Philippines 3,230,655
Germany 869,520
France 662,636
United States 652,903

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 9,910,889 4,270,117 -5,640,772
Philippines 1,944,295 1,286,360 -657,935
Germany 422,860 446,660 +23,800
France 384,008 278,628 -105,380
United States 197,948 454,955 +257,007
Denmark 118,415 136,467 +18,052
Netherlands 81,371 88,190 +6,819
Poland 93,238 52,097 -41,141
Mexico 58,998 67,901 +8,903
Czechia 56,427 65,816 +9,389

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 35,527
China 16,246
Taiwan 5,645
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 0 35,527 +35,527
China 9,297 6,949 -2,348
Taiwan 3,145 2,500 -645
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 19,204,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,441,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 648,802
Other 57,452
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 12,605,396 6,599,315 -6,006,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,356,326 1,085,622 -270,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 372,925 275,877 -97,048
Other 12,459 44,993 +32,534
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 18,070,418
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,095,401
East Midlands Airport 642,248
London Gateway Port 368,315
ZLC 245,995

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 12,157,769 5,912,649 -6,245,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,157,791 937,610 -220,181
East Midlands Airport 267,338 374,910 +107,572
London Gateway Port 248,074 120,241 -127,833
ZLC 112,937 133,058 +20,121
Dover 89,888 84,244 -5,644
London Stansted Airport 41,514 110,808 +69,294
Felixstowe 72,660 26,770 -45,890
Southampton 29,068 51,039 +21,971
000 12,459 44,993 +32,534

Quick facts

HS code: 85051990

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

Description: Magnets made from materials not specified elsewhere