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Where does China get its wristwatches and pocket watches? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $2.7 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (789 tonnes), 5.6% of the world total. Switzerland sold 89% of the total, followed by Singapore (4%) and Thailand (3%). China was the world’s 5th-largest importer of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
789tonnes
Share of world total
5.6%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Switzerland2.4Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $47,212,68488.6%Air
Singapore re-exports0.12Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $7,145,4634.3%Air
Thailand0.08Tonnes: 459USD per tonne: $179,0553%Air
Japan0.03Tonnes: 134USD per tonne: $251,5191.3%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $12,030,5760.71%Air
Germany0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $6,345,2430.49%Air
Ireland0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $17,608,9760.29%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $716,4180.29%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $849,5750.28%Land
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $4,614,9530.18%Air
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $414,5500.12%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $841,4220.12%Air
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $2,046,6910.07%Air
Macao< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $8,203,2350.07%Air
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $52,7120.04%Sea
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $267,2910.03%Air
Vietnam< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $183,8430.02%Land
North Macedonia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $591,0610.01%Air
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,060,5000.01%Air
Bahrain< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $44,8080.01%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland has been its main source since 2000

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

  • Switzerland 2.4
  • Singapore 0.12
  • Thailand 0.08
  • Japan 0.03
  • France 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.012.4
Singapore< 0.010.12
Thailand00.08
Japan0.030.03
France< 0.010.02

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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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