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

In 2024, Germany imported $2.4 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (2 thousand tonnes), 4.9% of the world total. Switzerland sold 68% of the total, followed by China (17%) and France (4%). Germany was the world’s 6th-largest importer of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.9%
World rank
6th
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
Switzerland1.6Tonnes: 74USD per tonne: $21,918,37167.8%Land
China0.4Tonnes: 1,500USD per tonne: $265,45416.7%Air
France0.09Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $1,673,6713.6%Land
Thailand0.05Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $635,7502%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.05Tonnes: 48USD per tonne: $950,7721.9%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.03Tonnes: 128USD per tonne: $230,5001.2%Land
Japan0.02Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $778,3070.86%Air
Taiwan0.02Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $3,962,5580.81%Air
Italy0.02Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $697,4620.72%Air
Poland0.02Tonnes: 151USD per tonne: $106,3010.68%Land
Lithuania0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $3,190,2590.4%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $699,0540.39%Air
Austria0.01Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $561,4520.38%Land
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $558,7770.3%Air
Spain0.01Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $216,1410.26%Air
Vietnam0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $2,005,3910.25%Air
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $382,9100.19%Land
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 50USD per tonne: $71,8230.15%Land
Latvia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $2,478,6300.15%Air
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $224,1080.15%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland was its main source throughout the period

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

  • Switzerland 1.6
  • China 0.4
  • France 0.09
  • Thailand 0.05
  • Hong Kong 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.51.6
China0.050.4
France0.010.09
Thailand0.020.05
Hong Kong0.20.05

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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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