Subheading · Chapter 91 · Heading 9101

9101.21

9101.21: Other wristwatches, whether or not incorporating: with automatic winding

Automatic wristwatches, precious metal case

Official description With automatic winding

9101.21 is the HS subheading for automatic wristwatches, precious metal case, under heading 9101 in chapter 91.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 0.2 GBP / p/st standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9101 21 00 00 With automatic winding 0.2 GBP / p/stp/st

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014

Import requirements 3

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—0.2 GBP / p/st
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£433.2m+1.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£24,008.87 per kg
Jan 2024: £23.2mFeb 2024: £39.1mMar 2024: £32.4mApr 2024: £37.9mMay 2024: £36.2mJun 2024: £41mJul 2024: £40.3mAug 2024: £41.4mSept 2024: £34.8mOct 2024: £47.7mNov 2024: £42.4mDec 2024: £36.7mJan 2025: £24.5mFeb 2025: £36.3mMar 2025: £32.8mApr 2025: £34mMay 2025: £33.3mJun 2025: £36.8mJul 2025: £31.9mAug 2025: £35.8mSept 2025: £40.1mOct 2025: £41.9mNov 2025: £45.5mDec 2025: £37.1mJan 2026: £24.1mFeb 2026: £27.7mMar 2026: £29.8mApr 2026: £27.9mMay 2026: £34.1mJun 2026: £44mJul 2026: £39.7mAug 2026: £41.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Switzerland £421.9m 97.4% +3.4%
Hong Kong SAR China £4.5m 1% +241%
Germany £1.6m 0.4% -26.3%
France £1.4m 0.3% -43%
United Kingdom £1m 0.2% -52.9%
Netherlands £738k 0.2% -30.2%
Spain £452k 0.1% +803.9%
Belgium £401k 0.1% +4,032.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9101.21 · US$11bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$761kUS$761k+US$9m+US$62m+> US$265m

Exports: 118
  1. Switzerland: US$8bn
  2. France: US$460m
  3. Singapore: US$400m
  4. United States: US$265m
  5. United Kingdom: US$248m
  6. Italy: US$231m
  7. Germany: US$212m
  8. Hong Kong SAR China: US$157m
  9. United Arab Emirates: US$101m
  10. Macao SAR China: US$97m
  11. Spain: US$66m
  12. China: US$62m
  13. Netherlands: US$60m
  14. Oman: US$55m
  15. Australia: US$47m
  16. Japan: US$38m
  17. Saudi Arabia: US$30m
  18. Bahrain: US$29m
  19. Canada: US$27m
  20. Taiwan: US$24m
  21. Austria: US$23m
  22. Ireland: US$19m
  23. Belgium: US$17m
  24. Portugal: US$17m
  25. South Korea: US$15m
  26. Greece: US$15m
  27. Thailand: US$13m
  28. Malaysia: US$11m
  29. Czechia: US$9m
  30. Türkiye: US$9m
  31. Qatar: US$7m
  32. New Zealand: US$7m
  33. Denmark: US$7m
  34. Sweden: US$7m
  35. Peru: US$6m
  36. Malta: US$6m
  37. Kuwait: US$5m
  38. Cyprus: US$5m
  39. Sri Lanka: US$5m
  40. Bulgaria: US$4m
  41. Eswatini: US$3m
  42. Luxembourg: US$3m
  43. Vietnam: US$3m
  44. Mexico: US$3m
  45. Israel: US$2m
  46. Kazakhstan: US$2m
  47. Hungary: US$2m
  48. British Virgin Islands: US$2m
  49. Indonesia: US$1m
  50. Slovakia: US$1m
  51. Chile: US$1m
  52. Norway: US$1m
  53. Mauritius: US$1m
  54. Poland: US$851k
  55. Barbados: US$811k
  56. Lebanon: US$777k
  57. Romania: US$761k
  58. Jordan: US$635k
  59. Lithuania: US$584k
  60. Estonia: US$564k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Switzerland US$8bn 74.2%
2 France US$460m 4.2%
3 Singapore US$400m 3.6%
4 United States US$265m 2.4%
5 United Kingdom US$248m 2.2%
6 Italy US$231m 2.1%
7 Germany US$212m 1.9%
8 Hong Kong SAR China US$157m 1.4%
9 United Arab Emirates US$101m 0.9%
10 Macao SAR China US$97m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Hong Kong SAR China US$2bn 15.3%
2 United States US$2bn 14.1%
3 Singapore US$835m 7.6%
4 China US$666m 6%
5 Japan US$621m 5.6%
6 United Kingdom US$585m 5.3%
7 Switzerland US$551m 5%
8 United Arab Emirates US$544m 4.9%
9 Italy US$465m 4.2%
10 France US$464m 4.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 11%median duty
  • 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Barbados, Belize, Guyana

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 25% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 7% 2023
Aruba 3% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 50% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 7% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 50% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 13% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 5% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 7% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 30% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0%* 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 30% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 20% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 40% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 7% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 30% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 5% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 7% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 25% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 8% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 30% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0%* 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 30% 2023 · HS 2012
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0%* 2023
United States 2.1% 0% – 3.1% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 15% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 0.1% – 0.2% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
88532 Other wrist-watches, whether/not incorporating a stopwatch facility
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 713202
CPC 2.1 product
48410 Watches
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2652 Manufacture of watches and clocks

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20179101.21changed
20129101.21changed
20079101.21changed
20029101.21changed
19969101.21changed
19929101.21changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N319474 U.S. CBP 26 May 2021 · 9101.21.30

    The tariff classification of a self-winding wrist watch with a leather strap from Switzerland

  • N296909 U.S. CBP 31 May 2018 · 9101.21.30

    The tariff classification of a chronograph wrist watch from Switzerland

In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 9101.21 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 9101.21 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of automatic wristwatches, precious metal case into the UK came to £433.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Switzerland supplied 97%, followed by Hong Kong SAR China.

In 2024, countries exported automatic wristwatches, precious metal case worth US$11bn (+0.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was Switzerland (US$8bn), followed by France.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other wristwatches, whether or not incorporating: with automatic winding?

Other wristwatches, whether or not incorporating: with automatic winding fall under HS subheading 9101.21, part of heading 9101, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other wristwatches in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 9101.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3.1%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other wristwatches in Canada?

Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 9101.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other wristwatches?

Switzerland, with US$8bn in 2024 (74.2% of world exports).

Is there anti-dumping duty on automatic wristwatches, precious metal case?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import automatic wristwatches, precious metal case from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Switzerland (97%), Hong Kong SAR China (1%) and Germany (0%), out of total imports of £433.2m.

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