Import/export HS code 910811: Mechanical watch movements

Watch mechanisms with only mechanical displays or those that can connect to a mechanical display

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 5,896,335
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,087,828
Netherlands 1,990,874
United States 160,921
Hungary 101,695

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 2,552,870 3,343,465 +790,595
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 910,674 1,177,154 +266,480
Netherlands 1,114,006 876,868 -237,138
United States 111,185 49,736 -61,449
Hungary 101,695 0 -101,695
Germany 40,997 19,381 -21,616
Croatia 55,213 0 -55,213
China 7,255 14,256 +7,001
Japan 10,316 2,244 -8,072
United Arab Emirates 0 6,855 +6,855

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 8,882,970
Japan 656,080
Thailand 280,076
China 237,834
Viet Nam 156,908

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 4,148,887 4,734,083 +585,196
Japan 263,047 393,033 +129,986
Thailand 145,478 134,598 -10,880
China 71,201 166,633 +95,432
Viet Nam 156,908 0 -156,908
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 94,787 53,341 -41,446
Netherlands 18,205 0 -18,205
Germany 9,797 0 -9,797
France 946 6,962 +6,016
United States 6,274 1,255 -5,019

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Essex 2
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2

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 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
West of England 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -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 6,442,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,418,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 985,764
Road transport 571,830
Other 632

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 3,691,814 2,750,743 -941,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 869,890 1,548,510 +678,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 361,193 624,571 +263,378
Road transport 0 571,830 +571,830
Other 555 77 -478

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,799,494
London Heathrow Airport 2,743,852
London Stansted Airport 2,573,879
London Gateway Port 956,260
Manchester Airport 599,997

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 £
ZLC 680,539 2,118,955 +1,438,416
London Heathrow Airport 1,570,876 1,172,976 -397,900
London Stansted Airport 1,289,925 1,283,954 -5,971
London Gateway Port 357,408 598,852 +241,444
Manchester Airport 503,397 96,600 -406,797
East Midlands Airport 326,287 197,213 -129,074
Dover 156,908 0 -156,908
London 32,443 1,385 -31,058
Thamesport 0 24,765 +24,765
Southampton 2,493 0 -2,493

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 16
2025-09 11
2025-08 10

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+ 14
1m-15m 12
0-1m 6
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 744,874
Netherlands 702,283
Malaysia 589,982
United States 473,805
Switzerland 213,432

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 735,324 9,550 -725,774
Netherlands 269,622 432,661 +163,039
Malaysia 280,436 309,546 +29,110
United States 467,480 6,325 -461,155
Switzerland 182,751 30,681 -152,070
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 143,076 0 -143,076
Taiwan 0 102,487 +102,487
France 35,552 11,148 -24,404
Austria 22,010 1,732 -20,278
Turkey 5,328 8,442 +3,114

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 3,016,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,405
Road transport 2,676

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 2,126,674 890,095 -1,236,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,426 41,984 -3,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 6,405 +6,405
Road transport 2,676 0 -2,676

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,358,394
East Midlands Airport 456,126
London Stansted Airport 120,346
Glasgow Airport 58,900
Dover 42,341

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 1,621,139 737,255 -883,884
East Midlands Airport 326,459 129,667 -196,792
London Stansted Airport 113,210 7,136 -106,074
Glasgow Airport 58,900 0 -58,900
Dover 33,893 8,448 -25,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,000 30,554 +29,554
ZLC 9,642 16,037 +6,395
Heysham 8,500 1,482 -7,018
Portsmouth 0 6,405 +6,405
Holyhead 2,033 1,500 -533

Quick facts

HS code: 910811

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

Description: Watch mechanisms with only mechanical displays or those that can connect to a mechanical display