Import/export HS code 85049011: Ferrite cores

Cores made of ferrite used in inductors and transformers

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* 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 £
Italy 1,225,571
China 1,160,343
Poland 897,720
Germany 883,662
Belgium 807,645

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 £
Italy 1,033,963 191,608 -842,355
China 640,482 519,861 -120,621
Poland 240,754 656,966 +416,212
Germany 545,072 338,590 -206,482
Belgium 353,044 454,601 +101,557
United States 314,884 385,519 +70,635
India 302,371 339,351 +36,980
Netherlands 157,844 396,652 +238,808
Taiwan 146,830 125,177 -21,653
Czechia 127,486 4,607 -122,879

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 1,694,322
Poland 1,340,715
Italy 1,232,030
Czechia 758,868
India 736,826

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 987,335 706,987 -280,348
Poland 384,464 956,251 +571,787
Italy 1,059,224 172,806 -886,418
Czechia 332,589 426,279 +93,690
India 373,958 362,868 -11,090
United States 225,085 344,432 +119,347
Germany 259,587 131,923 -127,664
Taiwan 197,413 187,339 -10,074
Netherlands 54,573 95,473 +40,900
Japan 63,766 28,914 -34,852

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Essex 7

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 5 6 +1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,013,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,358,303
Air transport 2,356,944
Other 33,356

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,685,687 1,327,364 -358,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,114,292 1,244,011 +129,719
Air transport 1,338,571 1,018,373 -320,198
Other 17,499 15,857 -1,642

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,780,402
Birmingham Airport 878,390
Felixstowe 871,636
London Gateway Port 816,109
London 740,839

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 £
Dover 1,033,387 747,015 -286,372
Birmingham Airport 400,464 477,926 +77,462
Felixstowe 590,780 280,856 -309,924
London Gateway Port 317,968 498,141 +180,173
London 223,831 517,008 +293,177
East Midlands Airport 331,876 270,223 -61,653
London Heathrow Airport 281,786 143,762 -138,024
Eurotunnel 153,476 121,858 -31,618
Southampton 98,777 148,029 +49,252
Thamesport 134,974 62,497 -72,477

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 25
Manufacture of electrical equipment 22
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 23

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+ 51
1m-15m 39
15m-54m 10
Other 9
0-1m 8

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 £
Poland 4,032,303
Spain 3,211,655
Belgium 1,910,262
China 1,203,647
United States 980,604

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 £
Poland 1,465,578 2,566,725 +1,101,147
Spain 2,303,834 907,821 -1,396,013
Belgium 1,044,285 865,977 -178,308
China 161,559 1,042,088 +880,529
United States 557,280 423,324 -133,956
Germany 467,468 478,733 +11,265
France 222,101 411,772 +189,671
Netherlands 227,029 332,729 +105,700
South Korea 253,922 217,426 -36,496
Japan 193,921 150,707 -43,214

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 315

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 45 270 +225

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) 10,799,459
Air transport 5,380,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,170,507
Road transport 2,520
Other 315

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) 5,462,060 5,337,399 -124,661
Air transport 3,058,488 2,322,474 -736,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 163,373 1,007,134 +843,761
Road transport 2,520 0 -2,520
Other 45 270 +225

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,096,352
East Midlands Airport 2,809,672
London Heathrow Airport 1,398,026
Felixstowe 749,468
Dover 382,550

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 4,985,621 5,110,731 +125,110
East Midlands Airport 1,553,092 1,256,580 -296,512
London Heathrow Airport 827,081 570,945 -256,136
Felixstowe 134,770 614,698 +479,928
Dover 373,310 9,240 -364,070
Newcastle Airport 131,867 203,202 +71,335
London Stansted Airport 213,619 91,948 -121,671
Immingham Docks 42,568 191,494 +148,926
ZLC 103,915 129,906 +25,991
Tyne 0 215,450 +215,450

Quick facts

HS code: 85049011

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

Description: Cores made of ferrite used in inductors and transformers