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Where does the United Kingdom get its wristwatches and pocket watches? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $2.2 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (2 thousand tonnes), 4.5% of the world total. Switzerland sold 84% of the total, followed by China (6%) and Hong Kong (3%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 8th-largest importer of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$2.2billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.5%
World rank
8th
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
Switzerland1.8Tonnes: 145USD per tonne: $12,584,73983.9%Air
China0.13Tonnes: 914USD per tonne: $140,2155.9%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.06Tonnes: 203USD per tonne: $286,2742.7%Air
Vietnam0.04Tonnes: 50USD per tonne: $762,7691.8%Air
Germany0.03Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $906,7861.2%Air
Japan0.02Tonnes: 30USD per tonne: $520,7070.71%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $937,1810.51%Air
Thailand0.01Tonnes: 28USD per tonne: $353,4610.45%Air
United States0.01Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $470,6880.44%Air
Greece0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $44,312,8160.31%Air
Italy0.01Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $761,8110.28%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $581,0210.28%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $212,1690.2%Air
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $91,7680.19%Air
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $685,3530.15%Land
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $332,8840.11%Air
Portugal< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $14,963,9090.09%Air
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $887,7790.08%Air
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $4,071,3270.08%Air
Malta< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $50,912,2590.06%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 1.8
  • China 0.13
  • Hong Kong 0.06
  • Vietnam 0.04
  • Germany 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland0.251.8
China0.010.13
Hong Kong0.160.06
Vietnam00.04
Germany< 0.010.03

Sources and methodology

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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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