Other clock or watch parts: HS Code 9114.40 and Duty

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9114 40 00 00 Plates and bridges Free
9114 40 00 10 Intended for certain types of aircraft Free
9114 40 00 90 Other Free

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

Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
S.I. 2018/1249
Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

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 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£539k-17.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£587.66 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Switzerland	£493k	91.5%	+15.6%
China	£19k	3.4%	-33.3%
India	£10k	1.8%	+82.4%
United States	£7k	1.4%	-86.3%
Germany	£7k	1.2%	-31%
Hong Kong SAR China	£3k	0.5%	-5.9%
France	£974	0.2%	-73.9%
Belgium	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 4.2% – 7.3% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.8% · 2× specific or compound duty

World trade in 2024

9114.40 · US$82.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15.2kUS$15.2k+US$431.1k+US$7.7m+> US$16.4m

Exports: 53

Switzerland: US$18.5m
Germany: US$16.4m
Singapore: US$13.2m
China: US$7.8m
France: US$7.7m
Japan: US$5.7m
Thailand: US$4.7m
Malaysia: US$4.4m
Netherlands: US$952.2k
United States: US$812.7k
Greece: US$599.5k
Italy: US$477k
Australia: US$431.1k
United Kingdom: US$256.6k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$212.7k
Saudi Arabia: US$120.2k
Philippines: US$75.2k
Denmark: US$49.6k
Belgium: US$36.7k
Slovenia: US$31.8k
Vietnam: US$31.1k
Sweden: US$25.7k
South Korea: US$24k
India: US$16.4k
United Arab Emirates: US$15.2k
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$14.5k
Taiwan: US$12.3k
Austria: US$12.2k
Canada: US$9.6k
Mexico: US$9k
Spain: US$4.8k
South Africa: US$4.6k
Ukraine: US$4.1k
Kuwait: US$3.5k
Brazil: US$3k
Armenia: US$2.1k
Eswatini: US$1.1k
Finland: US$700
Indonesia: US$700
Ireland: US$600
Paraguay: US$500
Tanzania: US$400
Argentina: US$300
Colombia: US$300
Poland: US$200
Romania: US$200
Russia: US$200
Türkiye: US$200
Czechia: US$100
Albania: US$0
Kyrgyzstan: US$0
New Zealand: US$0
Pakistan: US$0

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Switzerland	US$18.5m	22.3%
2	Germany	US$16.4m	19.8%
3	Singapore	US$13.2m	16%
4	China	US$7.8m	9.4%
5	France	US$7.7m	9.3%
6	Japan	US$5.7m	6.9%
7	Thailand	US$4.7m	5.7%
8	Malaysia	US$4.4m	5.4%
9	Netherlands	US$952.2k	1.2%
10	United States	US$812.7k	1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Switzerland	US$26.4m	31.9%
2	Japan	US$15m	18.2%
3	Malaysia	US$12.1m	14.6%
4	Thailand	US$10.8m	13%
5	Hong Kong SAR China	US$4.2m	5%
6	France	US$2.5m	3.1%
7	China	US$2.1m	2.6%
8	United States	US$2.1m	2.5%
9	Germany	US$1.5m	1.8%
10	Singapore	US$1m	1.2%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9114.40 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9114.40; the duty is 2.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £539.5k (down 18% on the year before), at an average of £587.66 per kg; Switzerland supplied 92%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$82.8m in 2024, up 54.1% on 2023.

Switzerland was the largest exporter with 22.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other clock or watch parts: plates and bridges?

Other clock or watch parts: plates and bridges fall under HS subheading 9114.40, part of heading 9114, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other clock or watch parts: plates and bridges in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9114.40 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 other clock or watch parts: plates and bridges in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9114.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other clock or watch parts: plates and bridges?

Switzerland, with US$18.5m in 2024 (22.3% 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 (92%), China (3%) and India (2%), out of total imports of £539.5k.

9114.40: Other clock or watch parts: plates and bridges

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