Import Export Business in Switzerland | How to Export to Switzerland | Tendata Database

Switzerland, located in the center of Europe, is known for its stable and highly developed economy. As one of the richest countries in the world, Switzerland's economic system is known for its high level of innovation, strong financial services, and excellent manufacturing. Switzerland is not only an important financial center in the world, but also a high-tech industrial country with a strong manufacturing sector for watches, precision instruments, machinery, and chemicals, which excels in transforming imported raw materials into high-quality, value-added finished products for export.

The Swiss market is worth the attention of global traders, so how to expand the Swiss market? How to start a Swiss import and export business?

I. Country profile of Switzerland

Swiss Confederation (Swiss Confederation), referred to as ‘Switzerland’, is one-third of the world's money in Switzerland. The capital, Bern, is located in the center of Europe, bordering Germany to the north, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, Italy to the south, and France to the west. As of 2022, the total population reached 8.771 million, of which the foreign population accounted for about 26.5%. 4 languages, namely German, French, Italian, and Latin Romance, are official languages, and the residents mainly follow Catholicism and Protestantism. Zurich (German-speaking city), the main city of Switzerland, is a metropolis built along a lake and is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Switzerland.

Capital: Bern

Total population: 8.771 million

Total area: 41,284 km2

Main religions: Catholic, Protestant

Official languages: German, French, Italian, Latin-Romanian

Currency: Swiss franc

II. Status of Swiss trade in China

In 2023, China and Switzerland celebrated the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. At the same time, since the signing of the China-Switzerland FTA in July 2013, it has gone through nearly a decade. During these years, China-Switzerland economic and trade relations have remained robust, with China becoming Switzerland's third-largest trading partner after the European Union and the United States.

According to China's General Administration of Customs (GAC), bilateral trade between China and Switzerland reached US$57.3 billion in 2022, a 30 percent increase year-on-year. 7,618,526,000 USD were exported from China to Switzerland in 2022, an increase of US$1,384,330,500 USD compared to the same period of 2021, or a year-on-year increase of 22.2 percent; and China's imports from Switzerland amounted to US$4,971,401,100 USD, a year-on-year increase of US$1,111,000 USD. Compared with the same period in 2021, the total value of China's imports from Switzerland was US$4,971,401.11 million, an increase of US$1,183,585.82 million, or 31.2% year-on-year.

III. How to develop the Swiss market?

(i) Websites

Swiss import export trade data: globaltradedata.com

Find Swiss buyers: findswissbuyers.com

Corporate information inquiry website: www.zefix.ch/de/search/entity/welcome

Currency exchange rate trend website: https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/

Import tariff information inquiry website: https://xtares.admin.ch/tares/m

(ii) Exhibitions

1. The World Exhibition on Marine Meteorology in Geneva, Switzerland, is held annually in the city of Geneva in September each year. Exhibits are mainly marine and harbor equipment, airports, military operations, offshore exploration companies, etc.

2. The Geneva Health Food & Ingredients Exhibition is held annually in Geneva in September. The exhibitors' products are mainly prebiotics, krill, proteins, coenzyme Q10, etc.

3. Geneva, Switzerland The nonwovens and nonwovens exhibition is held once every three years in October in the city of Geneva. Exhibits are mainly polymers, chemical fibers, specialty fibers, adhesives, etc.

4. The Basel Watch and Jewellery Fair is held annually in Basel in February for 6 days. Exhibitors are mainly diamonds, gold jewellery, silver jewellery, diamond jewellery, etc.

5. The European International Fine Chemical Industry Exhibition is held once a year in Basel in May every year, which is a famous exhibition of the European fine chemical industry. Exhibitors are mainly flavors and fragrances, food ingredients, general chemicals, industrial chemicals, etc.

6. The Switzerland Basel International Process and Laboratory Technology Exhibition is held once every three years in September in Basel. Exhibits are mainly biotechnology, cryogenic engineering, environmental engineering, laboratory technology, etc.

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