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EU–China trade in clocks & watches
In May 2026, the EU exported €4.2M of clocks & watches to China and imported €83M — a €79M deficit in this category.
The EU's clocks & watches deficit with China has narrowed by about 7% over the past year, from €84M to €79M.
China supplied about 11% of the EU's extra-EU imports of clocks & watches in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€4.2M
EU imports
€83M
Balance
−€79M
Top sub-categories traded with China
EU exports →
- 9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, incl. stop-watches (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal)€2.2M
- 9113Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof, n.e.s.€1.0M
- 9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, incl. stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (excl. with backs made of steel)€0.7M
- 9107Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor€0.1M
- 9106Time of day recording apparatus and apparatus for measuring, recording or otherwise indicating intervals of time, with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor, e.g. time-registers and time recorders (excl. clocks of heading 9101 to 9105)€0.1M
← EU imports
- 9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, incl. stop-watches (excl. of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal)€59M
- 9113Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof, n.e.s.€8.3M
- 9105Clocks (excl. wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches of heading 9101 or 9102, clocks with watch movements of heading 9103, and instrument panel clocks and the like of heading 9104)€7.4M
- 9107Time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor€2.0M
- 9114Clock or watch parts, n.e.s.€1.9M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €4.2M | €83M | −€79M |
| April 2026 | €2.5M | €81M | −€78M |
| March 2026 | €4.0M | €78M | −€74M |
| February 2026 | €8.9M | €87M | −€78M |
| January 2026 | €6.0M | €92M | −€86M |
| December 2025 | €3.6M | €104M | −€100M |
| November 2025 | €3.6M | €107M | −€103M |
| October 2025 | €5.0M | €116M | −€111M |
| September 2025 | €5.4M | €117M | −€112M |
| August 2025 | €3.3M | €91M | −€88M |
| July 2025 | €12M | €105M | −€93M |
| June 2025 | €5.5M | €90M | −€84M |
| May 2025 | €3.8M | €88M | −€84M |
| April 2025 | €3.5M | €83M | −€80M |
| March 2025 | €5.8M | €99M | −€93M |
| February 2025 | €6.2M | €79M | −€73M |
| January 2025 | €5.6M | €113M | −€108M |
| December 2024 | €3.4M | €108M | −€105M |
| November 2024 | €5.5M | €125M | −€119M |
| October 2024 | €8.5M | €127M | −€118M |
| September 2024 | €4.0M | €108M | −€104M |
| August 2024 | €6.3M | €93M | −€87M |
| July 2024 | €6.9M | €112M | −€105M |
| June 2024 | €5.2M | €86M | −€81M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.