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 28,946,226
Italy 4,526,810
Germany 2,193,563
Netherlands 2,025,911
United States 1,534,505

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 12,616,642 16,329,584 +3,712,942
Italy 2,771,712 1,755,098 -1,016,614
Germany 1,345,621 847,942 -497,679
Netherlands 1,363,364 662,547 -700,817
United States 677,739 856,766 +179,027
France 631,911 553,025 -78,886
Australia 230,305 362,854 +132,549
Sweden 235,439 341,271 +105,832
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 120,267 374,689 +254,422
Denmark 329,103 46,171 -282,932

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 32,869,545
Italy 4,498,088
United States 1,947,297
Germany 1,315,184
United Kingdom 1,065,877

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 14,399,626 18,469,919 +4,070,293
Italy 2,759,986 1,738,102 -1,021,884
United States 988,927 958,370 -30,557
Germany 1,017,738 297,446 -720,292
United Kingdom 369,562 696,315 +326,753
Netherlands 449,250 155,763 -293,487
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 331,134 0 -331,134
Denmark 112,776 141,697 +28,921
India 141,206 102,840 -38,366
Japan 59,811 143,089 +83,278

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 37
Inner London - West 31
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
West Midlands 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 30 +8
Inner London - West 25 12 -13
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 18 +3
West Midlands 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 12 -1
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 17,337,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,471,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,877,033
Other 3,107,045
Road transport 76,735

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 7,138,192 10,198,854 +3,060,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,639,766 7,832,012 -807,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,015,543 2,861,490 -2,154,053
Other 593,861 2,513,184 +1,919,323
Road transport 7,439 69,296 +61,857
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 8,861,733
Felixstowe 8,249,789
Dover 5,214,039
Southampton 4,393,385
000 3,107,045

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 2,991,171 5,870,562 +2,879,391
Felixstowe 4,267,655 3,982,134 -285,521
Dover 3,240,591 1,973,448 -1,267,143
Southampton 3,108,730 1,284,655 -1,824,075
000 593,861 2,513,184 +1,919,323
East Midlands Airport 1,296,905 1,502,040 +205,135
London Stansted Airport 1,005,269 1,253,386 +248,117
Manchester Airport 1,138,457 617,955 -520,502
Thamesport 760,381 739,872 -20,509
499 6,135 945,949 +939,814

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 110
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Other manufacturing 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of electrical equipment 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 75
2025-10 70
2025-09 70
2025-08 59
2025-07 65

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 168
54m+ 158
15m-54m 53
Other 38
0-1m 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 7,168,832
United States 4,046,525
France 3,881,794
Italy 2,427,557
India 1,585,700

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 3,605,237 3,563,595 -41,642
United States 1,944,555 2,101,970 +157,415
France 2,078,777 1,803,017 -275,760
Italy 1,322,863 1,104,694 -218,169
India 1,120,148 465,552 -654,596
Poland 476,565 597,011 +120,446
Brazil 1,001,886 10,211 -991,675
China 268,907 414,586 +145,679
Finland 342,039 254,455 -87,584
Austria 81,406 445,925 +364,519

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 17,025,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,865,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,249,294
Other 136,010
Road transport 80,186

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 8,291,879 8,733,665 +441,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,235,935 4,629,661 -606,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,772,995 476,299 -1,296,696
Other 1,135 134,875 +133,740
Road transport 80,186 0 -80,186

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,108,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,905,230
London Heathrow Airport 2,880,910
London Stansted Airport 2,156,308
ZLC 1,406,205

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 4,967,138 5,141,841 +174,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,797,645 4,107,585 -690,060
London Heathrow Airport 1,025,816 1,855,094 +829,278
London Stansted Airport 1,477,595 678,713 -798,882
ZLC 758,591 647,614 -110,977
London Gateway Port 1,107,704 14,936 -1,092,768
Felixstowe 558,000 25,999 -532,001
Dover 323,403 198,248 -125,155
Manchester Airport 64,523 369,434 +304,911
Liverpool Docks 46,093 297,974 +251,881

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