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 4,979,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,866,859
China 490,599
Netherlands 258,961
United States 61,197

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 2,875,913 2,103,100 -772,813
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,836,966 1,029,893 -807,073
China 206,523 284,076 +77,553
Netherlands 129,971 128,990 -981
United States 43,030 18,167 -24,863
Qatar 61,175 0 -61,175
Japan 37,256 19,898 -17,358
Sweden 28,254 16,494 -11,760
France 14,083 26,117 +12,034
Italy 27,479 2,558 -24,921

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 5,065,680
China 3,578,888
Thailand 69,637
Sweden 43,779
Japan 37,646

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 2,957,929 2,107,751 -850,178
China 2,131,456 1,447,432 -684,024
Thailand 52,857 16,780 -36,077
Sweden 28,254 15,525 -12,729
Japan 24,177 13,469 -10,708
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 28,519 7,584 -20,935
United Kingdom 29,926 0 -29,926
Germany 17,777 12,099 -5,678
United States 19,764 1,222 -18,542
Canada 14,503 1,198 -13,305

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Inner London - East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 18 16 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Essex 2 1 -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 7,965,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 697,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 277,389
Road transport 48,741
Other 2,691

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 4,769,350 3,196,191 -1,573,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 495,628 201,605 -294,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,002 202,387 +127,385
Road transport 0 48,741 +48,741
Other 2,663 28 -2,635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,743,410
London Stansted Airport 2,900,331
East Midlands Airport 1,078,853
Thamesport 476,109
ZLC 194,819

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 2,276,319 1,467,091 -809,228
London Stansted Airport 1,769,457 1,130,874 -638,583
East Midlands Airport 529,868 548,985 +19,117
Thamesport 376,914 99,195 -277,719
ZLC 60,124 134,695 +74,571
London 30,624 126,970 +96,346
Manchester Airport 93,195 1,929 -91,266
499 64,273 9,531 -54,742
Luton Airport 65,599 990 -64,609
London Gateway Port 26,057 27,472 +1,415

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 14
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 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+ 23
0-1m 17
Other 8
15m-54m 4

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 2,368,722
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 282,527
Nigeria 124,833
United States 118,249
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 1,814,690 554,032 -1,260,658
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 212,039 70,488 -141,551
Nigeria 0 124,833 +124,833
United States 81,787 36,462 -45,325
France 1,200 102,891 +101,691
Japan 66,329 11,900 -54,429
United Arab Emirates 14,418 61,250 +46,832
Netherlands 25,010 27,394 +2,384
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0 46,901 +46,901
Ireland 15,139 31,365 +16,226

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 8,814 31,365 +22,551

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 3,415,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,852
Other 40,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,850

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 2,329,973 1,085,595 -1,244,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,810 61,042 +58,232
Other 8,814 31,365 +22,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,850 0 -4,850

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,743,333
East Midlands Airport 243,970
London Stansted Airport 205,579
ZLC 175,530
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 2,024,528 718,805 -1,305,723
East Midlands Airport 155,044 88,926 -66,118
London Stansted Airport 73,586 131,993 +58,407
ZLC 73,912 101,618 +27,706
Eurotunnel 0 41,042 +41,042
000 8,814 31,365 +22,551
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 27,761 +27,761
Dover 0 20,000 +20,000
Manchester Airport 2,903 16,492 +13,589
Felixstowe 3,650 0 -3,650

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