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Who buys China’s wristwatches and pocket watches? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, China exported $4.1 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (76 thousand tonnes), 8.4% of the world total. Its main destinations were Hong Kong (18%), Germany (10%) and France (6%). China was the world’s 2nd-largest exporter of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$4.1billion
Tonnes
76thousand tonnes
Share of world total
8.4%
World rank
2nd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Hong Kong re-exports726Tonnes: 11,107USD per tonne: $65,33117.8%Land
Germany398Tonnes: 1,500USD per tonne: $265,4549.8%Air
France251Tonnes: 1,100USD per tonne: $227,8416.2%Air
Indonesia161Tonnes: 4,982USD per tonne: $31,7984%Air
Switzerland160Tonnes: 48USD per tonne: $3,321,6643.9%Air
United States144Tonnes: 6,867USD per tonne: $20,9403.5%Sea
Poland142Tonnes: 952USD per tonne: $148,9203.5%Air
Spain137Tonnes: 807USD per tonne: $170,3253.4%Air
United Kingdom128Tonnes: 914USD per tonne: $140,2153.2%Air
Japan125Tonnes: 2,657USD per tonne: $47,1893.1%Air
Malaysia124Tonnes: 1,379USD per tonne: $89,8523%Air
Turkey114Tonnes: 1,843USD per tonne: $61,7802.8%Air
India95.4Tonnes: 3,529USD per tonne: $27,0052.3%Land
Singapore re-exports95.1Tonnes: 523USD per tonne: $173,9772.3%Air
Australia83.1Tonnes: 638USD per tonne: $130,0822%Air
Italy80.2Tonnes: 377USD per tonne: $212,4872%Air
United Arab Emirates66.2Tonnes: 2,749USD per tonne: $24,0851.6%Sea
Saudi Arabia63.2Tonnes: 1,872USD per tonne: $33,7911.6%Sea
Austria60.8Tonnes: 219USD per tonne: $277,8421.5%Air
Mexico58.2Tonnes: 1,156USD per tonne: $50,3711.4%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Hong Kong was its main destination throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Hong Kong 0.73
  • Germany 0.4
  • France 0.25
  • Indonesia 0.16
  • Switzerland 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Hong Kong10.73
Germany0.050.4
France0.060.25
Indonesia< 0.010.16
Switzerland< 0.010.16

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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