Import/export HS code 9108: Complete watch movements

Fully assembled watch mechanisms, including all parts needed to make a watch work

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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 18,748,052
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,412,958
Netherlands 2,321,854
Israel 1,189,634
United States 1,023,443

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 9,145,333 9,602,719 +457,386
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,918,606 2,494,352 +575,746
Netherlands 1,335,808 986,046 -349,762
Israel 0 1,189,634 +1,189,634
United States 162,694 860,749 +698,055
Singapore 466,396 253,175 -213,221
Germany 96,961 192,394 +95,433
China 70,481 60,136 -10,345
Ireland 4,311 119,557 +115,246
Japan 93,601 7,850 -85,751

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 22,430,396
China 2,354,309
Japan 1,587,864
Israel 1,187,270
United States 800,829

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 10,962,293 11,468,103 +505,810
China 1,246,121 1,108,188 -137,933
Japan 651,016 936,848 +285,832
Israel 0 1,187,270 +1,187,270
United States 88,111 712,718 +624,607
Thailand 143,464 175,737 +32,273
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 151,093 70,428 -80,665
Ireland 0 116,287 +116,287
France 39,267 27,158 -12,109
United Kingdom 28,126 12,302 -15,824

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 9
Outer London - West and North West 5
Inner London - East 4

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 19 14 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2

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 24,049,494
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,434,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,263,195
Road transport 571,830
Other 2,599

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 11,245,299 12,804,195 +1,558,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,455,938 1,978,303 +522,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 389,644 873,551 +483,907
Road transport 331,332 240,498 -90,834
Other 311 2,288 +1,977

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 10,266,108
London Heathrow Airport 9,076,018
ZLC 3,939,550
East Midlands Airport 3,516,966
London Gateway Port 1,054,613

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 Stansted Airport 5,216,656 5,049,452 -167,204
London Heathrow Airport 3,702,367 5,373,651 +1,671,284
ZLC 1,724,948 2,214,602 +489,654
East Midlands Airport 1,619,610 1,897,356 +277,746
London Gateway Port 363,811 690,802 +326,991
Manchester Airport 380,296 173,804 -206,492
Thamesport 18,885 168,261 +149,376
Glasgow Airport 92,557 70,891 -21,666
Luton Airport 158,048 0 -158,048
Birmingham Airport 74,515 82,461 +7,946

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
39
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
13
Repair of computers and personal and household goods
8
Other manufacturing
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 22
2026-03 22
2026-02 25
2026-01 22

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 40
54m+ 29
0-1m 17
15m-54m 9
Other 6

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 23,496,919
Switzerland 6,896,610
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 2,272,114
United States 1,340,509
Netherlands 1,077,630

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 13,922,948 9,573,971 -4,348,977
Switzerland 3,409,536 3,487,074 +77,538
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,092,940 1,179,174 +86,234
United States 1,101,452 239,057 -862,395
Netherlands 818,783 258,847 -559,936
Malaysia 399,213 482,787 +83,574
United Arab Emirates 319,266 390,474 +71,208
Gibraltar 91,101 189,282 +98,181
France 122,584 78,268 -44,316
Taiwan 10,466 102,487 +92,021

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 37,892,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,018

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 21,657,247 16,235,317 -5,421,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,552 53,223 -55,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,017 42,001 +28,984

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,481,425
East Midlands Airport 4,907,805
London Stansted Airport 3,627,524
ZLC 2,418,490
Manchester Airport 1,253,710

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 15,768,900 9,712,525 -6,056,375
East Midlands Airport 3,046,839 1,860,966 -1,185,873
London Stansted Airport 514,050 3,113,474 +2,599,424
ZLC 976,736 1,441,754 +465,018
Manchester Airport 1,242,362 11,348 -1,231,014
Glasgow Airport 105,560 95,250 -10,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,554 31,402 -3,152
Dover 40,365 7,597 -32,768
Southampton 0 32,875 +32,875
Eurotunnel 21,600 8,446 -13,154

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 9108

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

Description: Fully assembled watch mechanisms, including all parts needed to make a watch work