Import/export HS code 911120: Watch cases made of base metals

Watch cases made from metals like steel or brass, which may be gold- or silver-plated

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,021,842
Switzerland 612,212
China 165,012
Japan 43,243
Germany 22,931

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,410,806 611,036 -799,770
Switzerland 329,266 282,946 -46,320
China 61,456 103,556 +42,100
Japan 31,769 11,474 -20,295
Germany 20,041 2,890 -17,151
Netherlands 12,598 4,977 -7,621
United States 11,617 3,011 -8,606
Sweden 0 13,507 +13,507
India 0 2,093 +2,093
Thailand 1,337 0 -1,337

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 2,248,449
Switzerland 553,074
Germany 26,309
Japan 24,133
United Kingdom 23,812

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 1,509,111 739,338 -769,773
Switzerland 293,954 259,120 -34,834
Germany 14,210 12,099 -2,111
Japan 17,749 6,384 -11,365
United Kingdom 23,812 0 -23,812
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,312 2,696 -12,616
Sweden 0 12,538 +12,538
United States 4,742 1,222 -3,520
India 0 2,093 +2,093
France 0 999 +999

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 9
Greater Manchester 3
Outer London - South 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Highlands and Islands 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 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 2,727,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,746
Road transport 11,427
Other 31

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 1,819,945 907,893 -912,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,794 95,574 +66,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,151 21,595 -8,556
Road transport 0 11,427 +11,427
Other 31 0 -31

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,051,812
East Midlands Airport 825,308
London Heathrow Airport 727,623
Thamesport 107,911
ZLC 56,777

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 853,925 197,887 -656,038
East Midlands Airport 397,495 427,813 +30,318
London Heathrow Airport 462,976 264,647 -198,329
Thamesport 27,258 80,653 +53,395
ZLC 27,112 29,665 +2,553
Luton Airport 55,940 0 -55,940
Manchester Airport 31,233 938 -30,295
Glasgow Airport 14,210 12,264 -1,946
Felixstowe 1,536 13,922 +12,386
London 3,039 3,357 +318

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 6
Repair of computers and personal and household goods 4
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 12
2025-09 11
2025-08 11

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 14
0-1m 10
54m+ 9
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 155,042
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,638
Japan 46,103
Australia 24,477
United States 23,163

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 64,806 90,236 +25,430
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 96,005 14,633 -81,372
Japan 34,203 11,900 -22,303
Australia 24,477 0 -24,477
United States 19,238 3,925 -15,313
Netherlands 10,932 0 -10,932
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0 10,867 +10,867
Germany 2,558 7,900 +5,342
New Zealand 9,389 0 -9,389
France 1,200 3,932 +2,732

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 413,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,558

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 270,034 143,393 -126,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,650 0 -3,650
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,558 0 -2,558

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 276,528
East Midlands Airport 50,767
London Stansted Airport 46,574
ZLC 38,424
Felixstowe 3,650

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 212,796 63,732 -149,064
East Midlands Airport 33,627 17,140 -16,487
London Stansted Airport 1,125 45,449 +44,324
ZLC 21,352 17,072 -4,280
Felixstowe 3,650 0 -3,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,558 0 -2,558
Manchester Airport 1,134 0 -1,134

Quick facts

HS code: 911120

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

Description: Watch cases made from metals like steel or brass, which may be gold- or silver-plated