Import/export HS code 911180: Various types of watch cases

Includes watch cases made from materials other than precious or base metals, like plastic or ceramic

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 201,740
Switzerland 99,760
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 92,040
United States 38,472
Sweden 36,850

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 87,392 114,348 +26,956
Switzerland 91,121 8,639 -82,482
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,588 1,452 -89,136
United States 25,660 12,812 -12,848
Sweden 32,726 4,124 -28,602
Thailand 4,406 2,788 -1,618
United Arab Emirates 5,302 0 -5,302
Viet Nam 0 3,843 +3,843
South Korea 2,000 1,645 -355
Italy 1,125 6 -1,119

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 301,231
Switzerland 123,160
Sweden 36,850
United States 12,964
Japan 5,340

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 177,158 124,073 -53,085
Switzerland 108,229 14,931 -93,298
Sweden 32,726 4,124 -28,602
United States 12,964 0 -12,964
Japan 5,340 0 -5,340
Viet Nam 0 2,753 +2,753
Eswatini 0 2,693 +2,693
Italy 2,015 0 -2,015
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,888 0 -1,888
Canada 0 1,077 +1,077

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - East 2
East Central Scotland 1
Essex 1

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 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
South East Wales 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1

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 412,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,742
Other 28

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 312,605 100,123 -212,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,871 48,550 +25,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,764 978 -4,786
Other 0 28 +28

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 233,823
London Stansted Airport 120,277
East Midlands Airport 40,233
London 34,716
Felixstowe 28,553

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 166,148 67,675 -98,473
London Stansted Airport 110,309 9,968 -100,341
East Midlands Airport 33,677 6,556 -27,121
London 20,433 14,283 -6,150
Felixstowe 3,807 24,746 +20,939
Liverpool Docks 4,395 7,746 +3,351
Luton Airport 0 8,663 +8,663
499 0 7,261 +7,261
London Gateway Port 0 2,753 +2,753
Edinburgh Airport 2,471 0 -2,471

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 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2
Repair of computers and personal and household goods 2
Air transport 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 1
2025-08 1
2025-07 2
2025-06 1
2025-04 1

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+ 6
1m-15m 3
Other 3
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2

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 21,254
Mexico 11,765
Finland 6,300
Saudi Arabia 6,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,178

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 18,478 2,776 -15,702
Mexico 10,506 1,259 -9,247
Finland 0 6,300 +6,300
Saudi Arabia 0 6,258 +6,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,178 1,000 -3,178
Switzerland 1,769 2,557 +788
Germany 900 3,040 +2,140
Brazil 0 3,701 +3,701
Sweden 3,563 0 -3,563
Japan 1,700 1,771 +71

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 80,123

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 46,849 33,274 -13,575

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 32,587
London Stansted Airport 22,847
ZLC 20,013
London Heathrow Airport 2,907
Manchester Airport 1,769

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 £
East Midlands Airport 23,812 8,775 -15,037
London Stansted Airport 13,813 9,034 -4,779
ZLC 7,455 12,558 +5,103
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,907 +2,907
Manchester Airport 1,769 0 -1,769

Quick facts

HS code: 911180

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

Description: Includes watch cases made from materials other than precious or base metals, like plastic or ceramic