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 1,221,207
China 1,182,605
Germany 898,289
Poland 842,700
Belgium 785,773

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 1,009,058 212,149 -796,909
China 413,552 769,053 +355,501
Germany 515,041 383,248 -131,793
Poland 251,905 590,795 +338,890
Belgium 355,517 430,256 +74,739
United States 346,489 380,055 +33,566
India 301,036 340,252 +39,216
Netherlands 155,820 401,766 +245,946
Taiwan 136,036 131,195 -4,841
Czechia 141,657 2,210 -139,447

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 1,764,659
Poland 1,274,307
Italy 1,232,030
India 765,290
Czechia 749,226

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 805,551 959,108 +153,557
Poland 392,117 882,190 +490,073
Italy 1,034,319 197,711 -836,608
India 392,447 372,843 -19,604
Czechia 340,620 408,606 +67,986
United States 181,766 383,539 +201,773
Germany 223,635 179,787 -43,848
Taiwan 183,997 189,417 +5,420
Netherlands 54,573 91,109 +36,536
Japan 61,400 31,373 -30,027

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 9
Inner London - West 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Essex 7
West Midlands 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Essex 5 6 +1
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0

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) 2,922,853
Air transport 2,408,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,379,207
Other 32,741

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) 1,601,867 1,320,986 -280,881
Air transport 1,334,207 1,073,800 -260,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 931,306 1,447,901 +516,595
Other 17,095 15,646 -1,449

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,705,503
Felixstowe 875,079
Birmingham Airport 863,684
London Gateway Port 833,368
London 723,375

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 1,006,460 699,043 -307,417
Felixstowe 400,271 474,808 +74,537
Birmingham Airport 415,956 447,728 +31,772
London Gateway Port 312,343 521,025 +208,682
London 203,856 519,519 +315,663
East Midlands Airport 329,501 298,453 -31,048
London Heathrow Airport 228,819 190,239 -38,580
Eurotunnel 162,609 119,565 -43,044
Southampton 103,033 145,038 +42,005
Thamesport 122,596 73,812 -48,784

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 27
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 23
2025-07 17

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+ 52
1m-15m 40
Other 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9

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 4,025,392
Spain 3,345,673
Belgium 1,917,438
China 1,202,484
United States 981,800

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 1,395,473 2,629,919 +1,234,446
Spain 2,304,216 1,041,457 -1,262,759
Belgium 1,051,461 865,977 -185,484
China 169,406 1,033,078 +863,672
United States 528,382 453,418 -74,964
Germany 428,265 527,410 +99,145
Netherlands 496,207 307,817 -188,390
France 218,749 401,159 +182,410
South Korea 253,922 217,426 -36,496
Japan 341,970 121,904 -220,066

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
Nicaragua 59

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
Nicaragua 59 0 -59

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) 11,011,832
Air transport 5,552,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,338,178
Road transport 5,240
Other 374

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) 5,443,104 5,568,728 +125,624
Air transport 3,260,996 2,291,339 -969,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,946 1,008,232 +678,286
Road transport 5,240 0 -5,240
Other 104 270 +166

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,331,364
East Midlands Airport 2,884,985
London Heathrow Airport 1,496,255
Felixstowe 749,468
Dover 383,833

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 5,096,774 5,234,590 +137,816
East Midlands Airport 1,629,379 1,255,606 -373,773
London Heathrow Airport 958,320 537,935 -420,385
Felixstowe 134,770 614,698 +479,928
Dover 275,469 108,364 -167,105
ZLC 241,748 111,753 -129,995
Newcastle Airport 131,867 203,202 +71,335
London Stansted Airport 201,577 115,681 -85,896
Immingham Docks 11,876 222,186 +210,310
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