Import/export HS code 910221: Watches with automatic winding

Watches that wind themselves automatically using movement, no manual winding needed

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 £
Switzerland 1,420,516,415
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 56,975,869
Spain 37,144,664
United States 18,025,849
Japan 15,442,449

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 652,449,352 768,067,063 +115,617,711
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 29,250,291 27,725,578 -1,524,713
Spain 17,660,065 19,484,599 +1,824,534
United States 10,334,714 7,691,135 -2,643,579
Japan 6,611,230 8,831,219 +2,219,989
Germany 4,373,828 6,374,240 +2,000,412
France 4,724,510 5,750,527 +1,026,017
Italy 2,065,198 4,786,566 +2,721,368
Ireland 2,289,400 2,602,586 +313,186
Netherlands 1,735,476 1,845,677 +110,201

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 1,517,380,975
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,819,743
China 14,843,139
Japan 10,504,024
Germany 6,980,977

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 698,549,910 818,831,065 +120,281,155
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,335,884 14,483,859 -6,852,025
China 5,939,999 8,903,140 +2,963,141
Japan 4,661,388 5,842,636 +1,181,248
Germany 3,333,599 3,647,378 +313,779
United Kingdom 1,234,240 3,083,439 +1,849,199
United States 1,799,677 967,944 -831,733
France 890,427 1,772,568 +882,141
Italy 423,214 813,595 +390,381
Thailand 235,370 851,672 +616,302

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 85
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Greater Manchester 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Outer London - West and North West 20

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 55 68 +13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 18 +1
Greater Manchester 16 15 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 14 +0
Outer London - West and North West 16 14 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 13 +3
Inner London - East 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 9 +5
Merseyside 9 3 -6

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 1,532,458,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,285,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,841,342
Road transport 3,969,189
Other 160,351

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 705,116,666 827,342,135 +122,225,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,949,160 18,336,302 +3,387,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,602,727 14,238,615 -4,364,112
Road transport 1,595,780 2,373,409 +777,629
Other 124,602 35,749 -88,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,350,094,537
East Midlands Airport 67,528,576
Birmingham Airport 38,719,694
London Stansted Airport 38,680,302
London Gateway Port 31,588,330

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 616,421,759 733,672,778 +117,251,019
East Midlands Airport 31,577,859 35,950,717 +4,372,858
Birmingham Airport 15,418,304 23,301,390 +7,883,086
London Stansted Airport 18,551,866 20,128,436 +1,576,570
London Gateway Port 14,267,171 17,321,159 +3,053,988
ZLC 18,090,575 12,835,125 -5,255,450
London Gatwick Airport 18,219,046 8,353,958 -9,865,088
Manchester Airport 2,813,359 2,911,427 +98,068
Eurotunnel 1,473,667 2,230,016 +756,349
Edinburgh Airport 875,423 1,601,854 +726,431

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 161
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 15
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 78
2026-03 83
2026-02 74
2026-01 74
2025-12 81

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 125
54m+ 98
0-1m 83
Other 29
15m-54m 27

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 116,058,514
Switzerland 94,686,071
United States 64,131,698
Ireland 36,159,324
Spain 25,074,987

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,866,574 78,191,940 +40,325,366
Switzerland 48,596,161 46,089,910 -2,506,251
United States 40,287,889 23,843,809 -16,444,080
Ireland 15,961,133 20,198,191 +4,237,058
Spain 10,953,379 14,121,608 +3,168,229
United Arab Emirates 7,808,534 9,079,609 +1,271,075
France 6,009,460 9,561,762 +3,552,302
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,882,960 9,263,878 +6,380,918
Germany 5,133,553 5,023,775 -109,778
Italy 4,529,716 5,133,652 +603,936

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 416,076,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,600,253
Rail transport 854,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,049
Road transport 22,627

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 191,947,235 224,129,343 +32,182,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,760,764 16,839,489 +4,078,725
Rail transport 0 854,025 +854,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,235 217,814 +210,579
Road transport 22,627 0 -22,627

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 293,949,532
East Midlands Airport 66,316,261
London Stansted Airport 37,375,095
Eurotunnel 24,508,518
ZLC 12,858,547

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 120,837,328 173,112,204 +52,274,876
East Midlands Airport 46,020,034 20,296,227 -25,723,807
London Stansted Airport 14,850,030 22,525,065 +7,675,035
Eurotunnel 10,743,239 13,765,279 +3,022,040
ZLC 7,090,972 5,767,575 -1,323,397
Manchester Airport 2,809,057 603,078 -2,205,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,078,548 2,027,539 +948,991
Holyhead 579,340 661,121 +81,781
Dover 267,981 637,660 +369,679
Durham Tees Valley Airport 35,846 758,831 +722,985

Quick facts

HS code: 910221

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

Description: Watches that wind themselves automatically using movement, no manual winding needed