Import/export HS code 85051110: Rare earth metal magnets

Magnets containing rare earth metals like neodymium or samarium

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 29,467,833
Italy 4,565,333
Germany 2,240,690
Netherlands 1,721,709
United States 1,436,778

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 12,576,846 16,890,987 +4,314,141
Italy 2,890,484 1,674,849 -1,215,635
Germany 1,342,066 898,624 -443,442
Netherlands 1,034,529 687,180 -347,349
United States 594,937 841,841 +246,904
France 612,784 564,082 -48,702
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 118,440 512,159 +393,719
Australia 239,507 353,652 +114,145
Sweden 226,613 331,862 +105,249
Norway 262,489 190,343 -72,146

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 33,440,676
Italy 4,535,346
United States 1,858,594
Germany 1,313,445
United Kingdom 1,061,350

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 14,209,279 19,231,397 +5,022,118
Italy 2,878,758 1,656,588 -1,222,170
United States 908,099 950,495 +42,396
Germany 1,026,320 287,125 -739,195
United Kingdom 576,313 485,037 -91,276
Netherlands 224,514 165,071 -59,443
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 329,231 0 -329,231
Denmark 120,500 134,176 +13,676
India 142,737 105,680 -37,057
Japan 59,344 139,150 +79,806

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 36
Inner London - West 31
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20

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 22 30 +8
Inner London - West 25 12 -13
Greater Manchester 12 17 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 18 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 12 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 13 +3
West Yorkshire 11 13 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 9 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 17,363,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,875,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,809,075
Other 3,139,114
Road transport 77,614

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 £
Air transport 6,719,169 10,643,872 +3,924,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,859,251 8,016,149 -843,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,028,295 2,780,780 -2,247,515
Other 593,471 2,545,643 +1,952,172
Road transport 7,439 70,175 +62,736
Rail transport 15,766 14,807 -959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,860,709
Felixstowe 8,177,555
Dover 5,290,338
Southampton 4,664,250
000 3,139,114

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,637,222 6,223,487 +3,586,265
Felixstowe 4,517,096 3,660,459 -856,637
Dover 3,358,572 1,931,766 -1,426,806
Southampton 3,003,699 1,660,551 -1,343,148
000 593,471 2,545,643 +1,952,172
East Midlands Airport 1,369,823 1,544,698 +174,875
London Stansted Airport 893,624 1,233,452 +339,828
Manchester Airport 1,090,814 624,203 -466,611
Thamesport 715,363 789,162 +73,799
499 6,135 1,079,653 +1,073,518

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 108
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of electrical equipment 35
Other manufacturing 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 82
2025-11 75
2025-10 70
2025-09 70
2025-08 59

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 167
54m+ 156
15m-54m 53
0-1m 38
Other 37

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 7,183,237
United States 3,973,041
France 3,857,031
Italy 2,371,856
India 1,589,300

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 3,732,125 3,451,112 -281,013
United States 1,768,252 2,204,789 +436,537
France 2,085,843 1,771,188 -314,655
Italy 1,427,790 944,066 -483,724
India 1,120,148 469,152 -650,996
Poland 470,531 612,857 +142,326
Brazil 1,001,886 24,683 -977,203
China 318,255 353,307 +35,052
Finland 340,779 240,762 -100,017
Austria 79,705 445,546 +365,841

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 £
Ireland 132,996
China 2,183
France 527
XI 175
Germany 129

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 £
Ireland 548 132,448 +131,900
China 60 2,123 +2,063
France 527 0 -527
XI 0 175 +175
Germany 0 129 +129

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 17,006,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,715,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,240,100
Other 136,010
Road transport 69,576

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 8,056,248 8,949,996 +893,748
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,488,668 4,227,095 -1,261,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,756,514 483,586 -1,272,928
Other 1,135 134,875 +133,740
Road transport 69,576 0 -69,576

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,155,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,700,476
London Heathrow Airport 2,850,209
London Stansted Airport 2,082,676
ZLC 1,445,099

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,853,745 5,301,848 +448,103
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,076,964 3,623,512 -1,453,452
London Heathrow Airport 935,219 1,914,990 +979,771
London Stansted Airport 1,427,519 655,157 -772,362
ZLC 780,196 664,903 -115,293
London Gateway Port 1,100,204 21,286 -1,078,918
Felixstowe 558,000 25,999 -532,001
Dover 297,142 243,317 -53,825
Manchester Airport 66,236 372,129 +305,893
Liverpool Docks 46,093 298,911 +252,818

Quick facts

HS code: 85051110

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

Description: Magnets containing rare earth metals like neodymium or samarium