Surface-mount inductor and manufacturing method thereof

A surface-mount inductor comprising:

• a molded body containing a metal magnetic powder;
• at least one coil buried in the molded body such that lead-out end parts at both ends of the coil are at least partially exposed on a surface of the molded body;
• and
• an external terminal formed over an exposed surface of each of the lead-out end parts and a metal magnetic powder exposed portion formed at least around the exposed surface, the external terminal at least including a first plating layer formed over the metal magnetic powder exposed portion and the exposed surface of the lead-out end part, and a conductive paste layer formed on the first plating layer and made of a solidified conductive paste,
• wherein the external terminal includes the first plating layer, the conductive paste layer, and
• a second plating layer formed on the conductive paste layer,
• the conductive paste layer has one or more conductive-paste-layer non-formation regions, and
• the first plating layer and the second plating layer are directly bonded in the conductive-paste-layer non-formation regions.