Subheading · Chapter 91 · Heading 9108
9108.20: Watch movements, complete and assembled: with automatic winding
Official description With automatic winding
Subheading 9108.20 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 20 00 00 With automatic winding 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 | £5.2m | 81.6% | +11.4% |
 China | £783k | 12.3% | -12.6% |
 Japan | £229k | 3.6% | -38.6% |
 Ireland | £113k | 1.8% | — |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £14k | 0.2% | -44.3% |
 Malaysia | £12k | 0.2% | — |
 United States | £5k | 0.1% | -12.3% |
 France | £4k | 0.1% | -58.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$27.5kUS$27.5k+US$319.6k+US$7.5m+> US$54.9m
Exports: 73
- Switzerland: US$99.5m
- Malaysia: US$54.9m
- China: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$17.3m
- Japan: US$12.7m
- France: US$9.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.5m
- Singapore: US$7m
- United States: US$5.9m
- Netherlands: US$3.1m
- Belgium: US$2.2m
- Germany: US$1.4m
- Italy: US$1.1m
- Australia: US$571.7k
- Sweden: US$437.2k
- South Korea: US$390.1k
- Taiwan: US$319.6k
- Spain: US$316.2k
- Austria: US$196.2k
- Thailand: US$167.9k
- Norway: US$166.3k
- Türkiye: US$155.1k
- United Arab Emirates: US$133.4k
- Canada: US$107.7k
- New Zealand: US$102.4k
- Qatar: US$66.8k
- Kuwait: US$62.5k
- Mexico: US$59.5k
- Indonesia: US$53.5k
- Macao SAR China: US$47.3k
- Finland: US$42.6k
- Philippines: US$37.5k
- Israel: US$27.5k
- Poland: US$21.9k
- Czechia: US$17.6k
- Denmark: US$17k
- Greece: US$15.6k
- Portugal: US$15.2k
- India: US$14.6k
- Ireland: US$12.6k
- Luxembourg: US$12.6k
- Dominican Republic: US$9.7k
- Eswatini: US$9.2k
- Saudi Arabia: US$8.4k
- South Africa: US$7.7k
- Bulgaria: US$4.6k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$4.5k
- Bahrain: US$4.1k
- Russia: US$3k
- Romania: US$2.5k
- Slovenia: US$2.5k
- Brazil: US$2.3k
- Serbia: US$2.1k
- Vietnam: US$2.1k
- Egypt: US$1.7k
- Cambodia: US$1.4k
- Lithuania: US$1.4k
- Latvia: US$900
- Panama: US$600
- Malta: US$500
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39.3kUS$39.3k+US$449.9k+US$3.1m+> US$18.3m
Imports: 135
- Singapore: US$45.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$41.9m
- Switzerland: US$23.7m
- France: US$18.3m
- Germany: US$18m
- Japan: US$17.7m
- United States: US$17.1m
- China: US$10.2m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$6.8m
- Malaysia: US$5.2m
- Italy: US$4.1m
- Spain: US$3.1m
- India: US$2.4m
- Brazil: US$2.3m
- Canada: US$2.1m
- South Korea: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.8m
- Macao SAR China: US$1.6m
- Sweden: US$1.3m
- Australia: US$1.3m
- Taiwan: US$1.2m
- Thailand: US$978.2k
- Madagascar: US$816k
- Mexico: US$617.2k
- Czechia: US$580.6k
- Austria: US$574.3k
- Denmark: US$565.6k
- Belgium: US$490.5k
- Israel: US$466.2k
- Türkiye: US$449.9k
- Lithuania: US$396.3k
- Vietnam: US$362.5k
- Finland: US$314.8k
- Norway: US$242k
- Greece: US$226.2k
- Poland: US$203.9k
- Kuwait: US$158.5k
- Egypt: US$149.4k
- Portugal: US$139.5k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$133.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$115.6k
- Sint Maarten: US$97k
- Qatar: US$94.2k
- South Africa: US$89.6k
- Iceland: US$84.1k
- Philippines: US$81k
- Armenia: US$73.7k
- Bahamas: US$57.6k
- Russia: US$53.4k
- Gibraltar: US$52.3k
- Indonesia: US$52.3k
- Colombia: US$48.3k
- Slovenia: US$46.6k
- Luxembourg: US$44.7k
- Ireland: US$44.5k
- Maldives: US$44.1k
- Chile: US$43.5k
- Bulgaria: US$41.4k
- Slovakia: US$40.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | US$99.5m | 40.6% |
| 2 | Malaysia | US$54.9m | 22.4% |
| 3 | China | US$19m | 7.8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$17.3m | 7% |
| 5 | Japan | US$12.7m | 5.2% |
| 6 | France | US$9.8m | 4% |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$7.5m | 3% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$7m | 2.9% |
| 9 | United States | US$5.9m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$3.1m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | US$45.3m | 18.5% |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$41.9m | 17.1% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$23.7m | 9.7% |
| 4 | France | US$18.3m | 7.5% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$18m | 7.3% |
| 6 | Japan | US$17.7m | 7.2% |
| 7 | United States | US$17.1m | 7% |
| 8 | China | US$10.2m | 4.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$6.8m | 2.8% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N364094 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a mechanical watch movement from Malaysia
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9108.20; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 9108.20 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
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 £6.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Switzerland supplied 82%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$245m (+1.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Switzerland (US$99.5m), followed by Malaysia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for watch movements, complete and assembled: with automatic winding?
Watch movements, complete and assembled: with automatic winding fall under HS subheading 9108.20, 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 9108.20 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 United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 9108.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most watch movements, complete and assembled?
Switzerland, with US$99.5m in 2024 (40.6% 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 (82%), China (12%) and Japan (4%), out of total imports of £6.3m.