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

In 2024, Japan imported $3 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (3 thousand tonnes), 6.2% of the world total. Switzerland sold 88% of the total, followed by China (4%) and Thailand (3%). Japan was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$3billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6.2%
World rank
3rd
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
Switzerland2.7Tonnes: 121USD per tonne: $21,859,18188%Air
China0.13Tonnes: 2,657USD per tonne: $47,1894.2%Air
Thailand0.09Tonnes: 431USD per tonne: $204,9852.9%Air
Germany0.03Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $11,480,2581.1%Air
Ireland0.02Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $20,515,9060.72%Air
Singapore re-exports0.02Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $1,076,7860.6%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $6,073,9230.53%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 70USD per tonne: $176,3800.43%Air
Australia0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $5,024,1090.24%Air
Italy0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $3,862,4400.24%Air
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $865,8410.23%Air
South Korea0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $6,604,9870.21%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $4,418,6840.15%Air
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $704,7920.11%Air
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $2,321,1050.06%Air
Moldova< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $394,3180.05%Air
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $3,965,1790.05%Air
Eswatini< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $15,262,1250.03%Air
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $150,3360.03%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,326,0840.03%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 2.7
  • China 0.13
  • Thailand 0.09
  • Germany 0.03
  • Ireland 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.842.7
China0.150.13
Thailand< 0.010.09
Germany0.010.03
Ireland< 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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