A high-load towing eye for a vehicle trailer includes a hemispherical receiving socket for receiving a coupling ball, a fastening flange for fastening to the vehicle trailer, and a straight shaft that connects the receiving socket to the fastening flange, wherein the receiving socket has a collar on the open side and the inside diameter of the collar corresponds to the inside diameter of the receiving socket. The height of the inside of the collar is greater on the first side of the receiving socket facing the shaft than on the second side of the receiving socket facing away from the shaft.
