Full trade & compliance profile
Switzerland — Trade & Compliance
Switzerland's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
7
trade agreements
19
cargo treaties
8.17%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals31.2%
- 2Pharmaceuticals22.7%
- 3Clocks & watches7.7%
- 4Organic chemicals7.3%
- 5Machinery & mechanical appliances6.3%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals34.4%
- 2Pharmaceuticals17.3%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances6.0%
- 4Vehicles4.8%
- 5Electrical machinery4.5%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Slovenia+2.10pp
- 2India+1.38pp
- 3United Arab Emirates+1.32pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Pharmaceuticals+2.41pp
- 2Clocks & watches+0.74pp
- 3Optical/medical instruments+0.13pp
Declining export goods
- 1Mineral fuels & oils−1.64pp
- 2Pearls, precious stones & metals−0.46pp
- 3Plastics−0.15pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Switzerland - Liechtenstein2021
Switzerland - China2014
Japan - Switzerland2009
Faroe Islands - Switzerland1995
EU - Switzerland - Liechtenstein1973
EFTA - Accession of Iceland1970
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)1960
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 15 January 1959
- ✓European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport. Geneva, 9 December 1960
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Convention on the measurement of inland navigation vessels. Geneva, 15 February 1966
- ✓Convention relating to the unification of certain rules concerning collisions in inland navigation. Geneva, 15 March 1960
- ✓Convention on the registration of inland navigation vessels. Geneva, 25 January 1965
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
CHF
Swiss Franc
MFN applied tariff
8.17%
simple average (2022)
Sanctions & restrictive measures
On the UN list
1
On the EU list
3
Listed entities includeLOGARCHEO S.A.Artem CHAYKANathalie YAMB
4 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Raw milk of cattle
3.7M t
Top mineral output
cement, finished
3.7M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 116 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗