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

In 2024, France imported $3 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (2 thousand tonnes), 6.1% of the world total. Switzerland sold 83% of the total, followed by China (8%) and Germany (2%). France was the world’s 4th-largest importer of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$3billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6.1%
World rank
4th
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
Switzerland2.5Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $32,362,61182.7%Land
China0.25Tonnes: 1,100USD per tonne: $227,8418.5%Air
Germany0.06Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $1,083,6972%Land
Italy0.05Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $1,280,1441.8%Land
Spain0.03Tonnes: 125USD per tonne: $269,9111.1%Land
Hong Kong re-exports0.02Tonnes: 32USD per tonne: $636,0190.69%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $1,494,9570.45%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 96USD per tonne: $140,2500.45%Air
Japan0.01Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $628,0780.45%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $1,859,7580.36%Air
Philippines0.01Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $443,0830.27%Air
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $253,8180.21%Land
Thailand0.01Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $63,8960.19%Air
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,880,4740.14%Air
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $239,5870.06%Air
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,822,7470.06%Air
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,800,8160.05%Air
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $331,0560.05%Air
Vietnam< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $301,2110.04%Air
Bulgaria< 0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $117,7090.04%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland was its main source throughout the period

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

  • Switzerland 2.5
  • China 0.25
  • Germany 0.06
  • Italy 0.05
  • Spain 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.252.5
China0.060.25
Germany0.010.06
Italy< 0.010.05
Spain0.010.03

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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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