Subheading · Chapter 91 · Heading 9102
9102.12: With opto-electronic display only
Digital wristwatches (opto-electronic display)
9102.12 is the HS subheading for digital wristwatches (opto-electronic display), under heading 9102 in chapter 91.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9102 12 00 00 With opto-electronic display only 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
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 0.2 GBP / p/st |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20.5m | 66.5% | -3% | |
| £3.7m | 12.1% | -78.9% | |
| £1.9m | 6.3% | -54.4% | |
| £1.4m | 4.6% | +10.5% | |
| £1.3m | 4.1% | +132% | |
| £779k | 2.5% | -31.6% | |
| £355k | 1.2% | -79.4% | |
| £165k | 0.5% | +3.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$127kUS$127k+US$3m+US$26m+> US$97m
Exports: 117
- China: US$837m
- Vietnam: US$166m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$116m
- Thailand: US$97m
- Taiwan: US$82m
- Germany: US$75m
- Netherlands: US$54m
- Singapore: US$40m
- United States: US$36m
- Slovakia: US$33m
- Japan: US$26m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Poland: US$22m
- Spain: US$22m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Denmark: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- France: US$13m
- Latvia: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$958k
- Moldova: US$854k
- Portugal: US$824k
- Estonia: US$664k
- Canada: US$638k
- Romania: US$564k
- Australia: US$529k
- Kazakhstan: US$506k
- Panama: US$456k
- Croatia: US$438k
- Bulgaria: US$392k
- Saudi Arabia: US$315k
- India: US$242k
- Serbia: US$233k
- Mauritius: US$231k
- Colombia: US$196k
- Sri Lanka: US$149k
- Armenia: US$127k
- South Africa: US$124k
- Norway: US$123k
- Cyprus: US$121k
- Georgia: US$110k
- Kenya: US$106k
- Mexico: US$70k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$469kUS$469k+US$7m+US$30m+> US$59m
Imports: 195
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$342m
- Poland: US$95m
- United States: US$83m
- United Kingdom: US$69m
- Germany: US$64m
- Indonesia: US$59m
- Slovakia: US$55m
- Spain: US$52m
- Netherlands: US$49m
- Sweden: US$46m
- Philippines: US$40m
- France: US$37m
- Czechia: US$35m
- Japan: US$34m
- United Arab Emirates: US$34m
- China: US$32m
- Mexico: US$31m
- India: US$31m
- Austria: US$30m
- Australia: US$30m
- Paraguay: US$29m
- Kuwait: US$27m
- Norway: US$26m
- Vietnam: US$24m
- Italy: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Latvia: US$19m
- Denmark: US$19m
- Portugal: US$17m
- Finland: US$16m
- Canada: US$16m
- Saudi Arabia: US$15m
- Belgium: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- South Africa: US$12m
- Peru: US$12m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$11m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Ireland: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Jordan: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Panama: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$837m | 47% | |
| 2 | US$166m | 9.3% | |
| 3 | US$116m | 6.5% | |
| 4 | US$97m | 5.5% | |
| 5 | US$82m | 4.6% | |
| 6 | US$75m | 4.2% | |
| 7 | US$54m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$40m | 2.3% | |
| 9 | US$36m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$33m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$342m | 19.2% | |
| 2 | US$95m | 5.3% | |
| 3 | US$83m | 4.6% | |
| 4 | US$69m | 3.9% | |
| 5 | US$64m | 3.6% | |
| 6 | US$59m | 3.3% | |
| 7 | US$55m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$52m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$49m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$46m | 2.6% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Barbados, Belize, Guyana
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 50% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.5%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.7%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.5%* | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 88541 Wrist-watches, electrically operated, whether/not incorporating a stop-watch 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9102.12 | changed |
| 2012 | 9102.12 | changed |
| 2007 | 9102.12 | changed |
| 2002 | 9102.12 | changed |
| 1996 | 9102.12 | changed |
| 1992 | 9102.12, 9102.29 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N360074 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a children’s projection wristwatch from China
- N322291 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Scuba Dive Watch Computers from China
- N288851 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of digital wrist watches from China
- N287992 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Spiderman LCD Wrist Watch and Marker Sets from China
- N273456 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of LED watches from China
- 600010697 HMRC
Wrist watch which has a carbon reinforced ABS plastic construction with a stainless steel case back. Includes opto-electronic display which displays time date and day. The watch is water resistant to 50M and includes a compass function, 4 Countdown modes including a Vibrate function, countdown…
- 600010131 HMRC
A ‘smart-watch’ – a device designed to be worn on the wrist in the same way as a traditional wrist watch. It comprises an electronic assembly powered by a rechargeable battery, connected to a touch sensitive AMOLED display and encased in a metal and glass housing. It is capable of communicating…
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 9102.12 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 9102.12 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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported digital wristwatches (opto-electronic display) worth £30.8m (down 37% on the year before), at an average of £115.73 per kg; China supplied 67%, followed by Vietnam.
World trade in digital wristwatches (opto-electronic display) reached US$1.8bn in 2024, up 11.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 47% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for with opto-electronic display only?
With opto-electronic display only fall under HS subheading 9102.12, part of heading 9102, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on with opto-electronic display only in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 9102.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on with opto-electronic display only in Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 9102.12 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 with opto-electronic display only?
China, with US$837m in 2024 (47% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on digital wristwatches (opto-electronic display)?
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 digital wristwatches (opto-electronic display) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (67%), Vietnam (12%) and Hong Kong SAR China (6%), out of total imports of £30.8m.