Manufacturing method of surface-mount inductor

A manufacturing method of a surface-mount inductor having at least one coil buried in a molded body containing a metal magnetic powder, the method comprising:

• molding by placing the at least one coil in a molding die and filling a material for a molded body into the molding die to obtain the molded body, wherein the coil is 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;
• forming an external terminal 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 forming the external terminal at least including forming a first plating layer over the metal magnetic powder exposed portion and the exposed surface of the lead-out end part;
• and
• forming a conductive layer on the first plating layer by applying a conductive paste on the first plating layer and performing a heat treatment to dry and solidify the conductive paste,
• wherein the forming the external terminal includes forming a second plating layer on the conductive layer, and wherein one or more conductive layer non-formation regions are formed in the conductive layer to directly bond the first plating layer and the second plating layer in the one or more conductive layer non-formation regions.