Subheading · Chapter 91 · Heading 9108
9108.19: Watch movements, complete and assembled: electrically operated, other
Official description Other
Subheading 9108.19 belongs to heading 9108 (watch movements, complete and assembled) in chapter 91.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9108 19 00 00 Other Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- 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 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) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | £224k | 55.2% | -18.4% |
 United States | £78k | 19.1% | +1,920.2% |
 China | £49k | 12.1% | -41.4% |
 Japan | £26k | 6.3% | +8.6% |
 Malaysia | £15k | 3.7% | — |
 Vietnam | £11k | 2.8% | — |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £3k | 0.7% | -88.9% |
 Ireland | £18 | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5.7kUS$5.7k+US$198.6k+US$1.5m+> US$2.5m
Exports: 64
- Malaysia: US$3.2m
- Poland: US$2.5m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1.9m
- China: US$1.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.5m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Japan: US$819.4k
- Türkiye: US$572.1k
- Germany: US$521.8k
- France: US$393.4k
- United States: US$314.7k
- United Kingdom: US$278.3k
- Thailand: US$198.6k
- Estonia: US$179.8k
- Spain: US$160.4k
- Finland: US$132.1k
- Belgium: US$109.6k
- Israel: US$70.2k
- Netherlands: US$59k
- Taiwan: US$37.3k
- Czechia: US$37.1k
- Russia: US$29.4k
- Sweden: US$29.1k
- Italy: US$19.8k
- Armenia: US$16.6k
- Cyprus: US$15.8k
- Austria: US$7.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$5.7k
- Canada: US$5.4k
- Vietnam: US$4.7k
- Denmark: US$4.1k
- Norway: US$3.9k
- South Africa: US$3.8k
- Slovenia: US$3.5k
- Ireland: US$2.5k
- South Korea: US$2.1k
- Indonesia: US$2k
- Argentina: US$1.7k
- Australia: US$1.6k
- Guatemala: US$1.2k
- India: US$1k
- Bahrain: US$800
- Nicaragua: US$800
- Lebanon: US$600
- Mexico: US$600
- Kuwait: US$500
- Georgia: US$400
- Ukraine: US$300
- Oman: US$200
- Pakistan: US$200
- Peru: US$200
- Bulgaria: US$100
- Egypt: US$100
- Hungary: US$100
- Luxembourg: US$100
- Philippines: US$100
- Portugal: US$100
- Slovakia: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$113.5k+US$500.8k+> US$1.3m
Imports: 111
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Japan: US$2.9m
- Germany: US$1.8m
- China: US$1.3m
- Singapore: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$713.9k
- France: US$690.2k
- India: US$661.4k
- Indonesia: US$569.1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$545.9k
- Saudi Arabia: US$500.8k
- Switzerland: US$480.1k
- Australia: US$277k
- South Korea: US$266.4k
- Poland: US$264.5k
- Denmark: US$259.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$246.7k
- Netherlands: US$233.5k
- Thailand: US$226.1k
- Belgium: US$219.5k
- Brunei: US$171.8k
- United States: US$145.7k
- Brazil: US$140.7k
- Spain: US$139.3k
- Italy: US$137.8k
- Austria: US$119.4k
- Mexico: US$113.5k
- Slovenia: US$79.5k
- Sweden: US$70k
- Canada: US$68k
- Romania: US$61.2k
- Iceland: US$57.8k
- Israel: US$53.2k
- Finland: US$48.8k
- South Africa: US$40.6k
- Türkiye: US$38.1k
- Azerbaijan: US$36.4k
- Estonia: US$35.8k
- Malaysia: US$32.3k
- Armenia: US$30.5k
- Bahrain: US$26.5k
- Norway: US$26.3k
- Portugal: US$26.3k
- Taiwan: US$25k
- Hungary: US$21.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$21.4k
- Greece: US$20.7k
- Czechia: US$19.5k
- Slovakia: US$18k
- Pakistan: US$16.3k
- Chile: US$15.2k
- Bulgaria: US$14.4k
- Egypt: US$14k
- Philippines: US$12.4k
- Belarus: US$11.7k
- Luxembourg: US$11.4k
- Uruguay: US$10.3k
- Latvia: US$9.8k
- Colombia: US$8.1k
- Tanzania: US$7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | US$3.2m | 16.9% |
| 2 |  Poland | US$2.5m | 13.2% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$2m | 10.5% |
| 4 |  Lithuania | US$1.9m | 10.1% |
| 5 | China | US$1.8m | 9.4% |
| 6 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$1.5m | 7.7% |
| 7 |  Singapore | US$1.1m | 5.6% |
| 8 |  Latvia | US$1m | 5.3% |
| 9 | Japan | US$819.4k | 4.3% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$572.1k | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | US$4m | 21.2% |
| 2 | Japan | US$2.9m | 15% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$1.8m | 9.2% |
| 4 | China | US$1.3m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Singapore | US$1m | 5.3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$713.9k | 3.7% |
| 7 |  France | US$690.2k | 3.6% |
| 8 |  India | US$661.4k | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$569.1k | 3% |
| 10 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$545.9k | 2.9% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9108.19; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 9108.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £405.4k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Switzerland supplied 55%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$19.1m (−31% year on year).
The largest exporter was Malaysia (US$3.2m), followed by Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for watch movements, complete and assembled: electrically operated, other?
Watch movements, complete and assembled: electrically operated, other fall under HS subheading 9108.19, part of heading 9108, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on watch movements, complete and assembled in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9108.19 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 watch movements, complete and assembled in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9108.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most watch movements, complete and assembled?
Malaysia, with US$3.2m in 2024 (16.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Switzerland (55%), United States (19%) and China (12%), out of total imports of £405.4k.