Import/export HS code 9111: Watch cases and their parts

Covers watch cases and any parts related to them, made from various materials

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* 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 £
Switzerland 5,173,380
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,063,949
China 500,103
Netherlands 277,282
Germany 85,622

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 £
Switzerland 2,910,104 2,263,276 -646,828
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,966,287 1,097,662 -868,625
China 189,704 310,399 +120,695
Netherlands 136,740 140,542 +3,802
Germany 79,165 6,457 -72,708
United States 41,285 23,781 -17,504
Qatar 61,175 0 -61,175
Japan 34,479 24,441 -10,038
France 30,485 21,295 -9,190
Sweden 32,726 16,462 -16,264

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 £
Switzerland 5,232,169
China 3,795,980
Germany 89,000
Thailand 73,461
Sweden 48,219

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 £
Switzerland 2,965,123 2,267,046 -698,077
China 2,246,790 1,549,190 -697,600
Germany 73,334 15,666 -57,668
Thailand 56,094 17,367 -38,727
Sweden 32,726 15,493 -17,233
United Kingdom 43,057 4,305 -38,752
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,428 6,692 -32,736
Japan 20,325 20,002 -323
France 30,244 999 -29,245
United States 22,531 1,222 -21,309

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Inner London - East 4
Greater Manchester 3

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 20 15 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0

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 8,537,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 645,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 274,685
Road transport 48,741
Other 2,725

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 5,019,333 3,518,230 -1,501,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 485,503 159,909 -325,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,462 207,223 +139,761
Road transport 0 48,741 +48,741
Other 65 2,660 +2,595

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,944,427
London Stansted Airport 3,026,883
East Midlands Airport 1,271,537
Thamesport 430,231
ZLC 174,242

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 2,300,217 1,644,210 -656,007
London Stansted Airport 1,806,372 1,220,511 -585,861
East Midlands Airport 700,830 570,707 -130,123
Thamesport 365,104 65,127 -299,977
ZLC 33,457 140,785 +107,328
London 28,897 125,716 +96,819
Manchester Airport 115,799 16,030 -99,769
Luton Airport 67,094 9,653 -57,441
499 64,273 7,261 -57,012
London Gateway Port 33,580 24,511 -9,069

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 11
Other manufacturing 5
Repair of computers and personal and household goods 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 19
2025-07 19

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 27
54m+ 24
0-1m 18
Other 8
15m-54m 3

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 £
Switzerland 2,517,131
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 263,421
Nigeria 124,833
United States 114,524
France 104,091

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 £
Switzerland 1,985,321 531,810 -1,453,511
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 101,056 162,365 +61,309
Nigeria 0 124,833 +124,833
United States 74,585 39,939 -34,646
France 1,200 102,891 +101,691
Japan 64,558 13,671 -50,887
Germany 31,700 32,867 +1,167
Netherlands 30,531 28,399 -2,132
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0 46,901 +46,901
Ireland 6,325 40,179 +33,854

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 £
XI 40,179

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 £
XI 0 40,179 +40,179

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 3,533,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,386
Other 40,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,850
Road transport 2,093

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 2,369,200 1,164,390 -1,204,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,344 61,042 +51,698
Other 0 40,179 +40,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,850 0 -4,850
Road transport 2,093 0 -2,093

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,865,370
East Midlands Airport 243,593
London Stansted Airport 203,216
ZLC 176,348
Eurotunnel 41,042

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 2,139,925 725,445 -1,414,480
East Midlands Airport 112,125 131,468 +19,343
London Stansted Airport 58,115 145,101 +86,986
ZLC 58,225 118,123 +59,898
Eurotunnel 0 41,042 +41,042
000 0 40,179 +40,179
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 27,761 +27,761
Dover 0 20,000 +20,000
Manchester Airport 2,903 16,492 +13,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,344 0 -9,344

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 9111

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

Description: Covers watch cases and any parts related to them, made from various materials