Import/export HS code 85051990: Various non-metal magnets

Magnets made from materials not specified elsewhere

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 20,374,720
United States 1,648,103
France 1,333,239
Germany 1,294,055
Netherlands 623,102

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 11,917,385 8,457,335 -3,460,050
United States 706,982 941,121 +234,139
France 369,706 963,533 +593,827
Germany 455,489 838,566 +383,077
Netherlands 309,419 313,683 +4,264
Italy 261,233 312,745 +51,512
Czechia 13,614 404,307 +390,693
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 172,399 232,299 +59,900
Turkey 208,383 159,489 -48,894
Denmark 145,680 141,781 -3,899

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 21,816,069
United States 1,289,997
Germany 965,484
Portugal 642,308
France 570,090

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 12,506,317 9,309,752 -3,196,565
United States 514,664 775,333 +260,669
Germany 241,281 724,203 +482,922
Portugal 3,407 638,901 +635,494
France 273,804 296,286 +22,482
Italy 251,495 288,744 +37,249
United Kingdom 14,774 451,350 +436,576
Austria 228,372 166,315 -62,057
Turkey 207,585 159,489 -48,096
Spain 137,275 119,242 -18,033

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
West Midlands 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 21

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
Inner London - West 21 31 +10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 26 -4
West Midlands 23 14 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 18 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 12 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 17 +8
Essex 13 10 -3
Greater Manchester 15 10 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 9 -7
Inner London - East 12 10 -2

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) 15,537,384
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,158,599
Air transport 6,080,913
Road transport 104,225
Other 63,765

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) 8,160,470 7,376,914 -783,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,265,748 2,892,851 -1,372,897
Air transport 2,581,863 3,499,050 +917,187
Road transport 88,711 15,514 -73,197
Other 47,003 16,762 -30,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,703,537
Southampton 3,285,591
Birmingham Airport 1,781,941
London Heathrow Airport 1,392,522
East Midlands Airport 1,384,832

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 8,696,173 5,007,364 -3,688,809
Southampton 1,648,425 1,637,166 -11,259
Birmingham Airport 936,267 845,674 -90,593
London Heathrow Airport 429,801 962,721 +532,920
East Midlands Airport 582,243 802,589 +220,346
Thamesport 522,685 645,396 +122,711
Dover 310,632 728,583 +417,951
Eurotunnel 212,028 792,405 +580,377
London Stansted Airport 402,870 589,633 +186,763
London 341,901 318,038 -23,863

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 152
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79
Other manufacturing 42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 52
2025-10 81
2025-09 65
2025-08 54
2025-07 78

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+ 174
1m-15m 173
0-1m 64
15m-54m 61
Other 39

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 £
Singapore 16,929,531
Philippines 4,265,466
Germany 857,144
France 807,530
United States 562,231

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 £
Singapore 9,643,041 7,286,490 -2,356,551
Philippines 2,473,778 1,791,688 -682,090
Germany 494,648 362,496 -132,152
France 486,952 320,578 -166,374
United States 284,005 278,226 -5,779
Ireland 206,339 62,671 -143,668
Turkey 223,090 43,101 -179,989
Denmark 124,251 110,070 -14,181
Netherlands 145,774 68,022 -77,752
Egypt 189,206 11,582 -177,624

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 17,699
XI 13,352
Taiwan 4,962
XU 84
Spain 17

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 11,669 6,030 -5,639
XI 9,100 4,252 -4,848
Taiwan 2,634 2,328 -306
XU 84 0 -84
Spain 0 17 +17

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 23,148,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,695,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 887,578
Other 36,114
Road transport 6,414

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 13,260,794 9,887,555 -3,373,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,543,049 1,152,847 -390,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 615,842 271,736 -344,106
Other 23,487 12,627 -10,860
Road transport 6,414 0 -6,414
Rail transport 0 3,840 +3,840

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,938,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,293,639
East Midlands Airport 737,391
London Gateway Port 635,750
ZLC 193,630

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 12,520,987 9,417,477 -3,103,510
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,312,196 981,443 -330,753
East Midlands Airport 444,831 292,560 -152,271
London Gateway Port 466,854 168,896 -297,958
ZLC 107,786 85,844 -21,942
Dover 78,928 80,313 +1,385
499 122,633 0 -122,633
Felixstowe 54,558 48,258 -6,300
Immingham Docks 82,171 8,670 -73,501
London Stansted Airport 40,184 45,478 +5,294

Quick facts

HS code: 85051990

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

Description: Magnets made from materials not specified elsewhere