Import/export HS code 85051190: Various metal magnets

Magnets made of metal, excluding rare earth metals

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 15,282,637
United States 2,573,863
Switzerland 2,068,239
Germany 1,050,799
France 818,580

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 8,442,884 6,839,753 -1,603,131
United States 1,454,202 1,119,661 -334,541
Switzerland 660,606 1,407,633 +747,027
Germany 616,372 434,427 -181,945
France 450,117 368,463 -81,654
Netherlands 348,390 296,163 -52,227
Japan 366,772 114,300 -252,472
South Korea 416,775 42,425 -374,350
Australia 402,779 38,164 -364,615
Sweden 249,038 114,657 -134,381

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 17,332,758
United States 2,166,323
Switzerland 2,080,978
United Kingdom 973,973
Germany 759,578

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 9,563,683 7,769,075 -1,794,608
United States 1,238,565 927,758 -310,807
Switzerland 674,670 1,406,308 +731,638
United Kingdom 715,743 258,230 -457,513
Germany 421,065 338,513 -82,552
France 265,284 187,348 -77,936
South Korea 413,536 5,193 -408,343
Japan 157,789 132,035 -25,754
Czechia 123,260 98,413 -24,847
Italy 186,564 18,284 -168,280

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 43
Greater Manchester 31
Inner London - West 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24
Outer London - West and North West 24

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 27 34 +7
Greater Manchester 23 19 -4
Inner London - West 21 13 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 16 +2
Outer London - West and North West 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 15 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 11 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 13 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14 15 +1

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) 12,186,636
Air transport 12,144,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,866,826
Road transport 152,201
Other 135,028

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) 6,380,928 5,805,708 -575,220
Air transport 6,867,466 5,276,653 -1,590,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,062,239 804,587 -257,652
Road transport 149,905 2,296 -147,609
Other 100,214 34,814 -65,400
Rail transport 0 9,500 +9,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,720,415
London Heathrow Airport 5,188,537
London Stansted Airport 2,656,075
East Midlands Airport 2,540,112
Southampton 2,358,399

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 3,634,680 3,085,735 -548,945
London Heathrow Airport 3,045,130 2,143,407 -901,723
London Stansted Airport 1,730,914 925,161 -805,753
East Midlands Airport 1,165,525 1,374,587 +209,062
Southampton 1,446,882 911,517 -535,365
Thamesport 532,024 995,646 +463,622
Birmingham Airport 686,000 591,065 -94,935
London Gateway Port 277,617 625,232 +347,615
Dover 486,580 235,329 -251,251
Harwich 148,100 174,466 +26,366

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 142
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 46
Other manufacturing 38
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 69
2025-10 77
2025-09 84
2025-08 73
2025-07 93

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+ 210
1m-15m 191
15m-54m 56
0-1m 52
Other 36

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 £
United States 1,387,903
Germany 1,302,904
China 845,156
Brazil 621,017
France 620,799

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 £
United States 724,310 663,593 -60,717
Germany 948,493 354,411 -594,082
China 664,106 181,050 -483,056
Brazil 13,289 607,728 +594,439
France 172,635 448,164 +275,529
Netherlands 239,906 210,312 -29,594
Ireland 147,222 237,060 +89,838
Sweden 41,945 237,047 +195,102
Poland 61,215 137,236 +76,021
India 41,647 153,480 +111,833

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 £
China 2,892
Slovenia 1,984
Ireland 223
XU 53

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 £
China 1,539 1,353 -186
Slovenia 0 1,984 +1,984
Ireland 0 223 +223
XU 53 0 -53

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 4,753,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,193,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,077,485
Road transport 13,322
Other 5,152

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 2,915,173 1,838,155 -1,077,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 840,230 1,353,114 +512,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,398 878,087 +678,689
Road transport 13,322 0 -13,322
Other 1,592 3,560 +1,968

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,522,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,359,563
East Midlands Airport 1,242,267
Manchester Airport 802,015
London Gateway Port 669,552

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 980,885 541,942 -438,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 520,568 838,995 +318,427
East Midlands Airport 752,706 489,561 -263,145
Manchester Airport 559,920 242,095 -317,825
London Gateway Port 23,946 645,606 +621,660
London Stansted Airport 326,144 222,045 -104,099
ZLC 215,155 235,813 +20,658
Holyhead 118,548 142,053 +23,505
Dover 87,838 144,034 +56,196
Immingham Docks 90,054 123,250 +33,196

Quick facts

HS code: 85051190

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

Description: Magnets made of metal, excluding rare earth metals