Switzerland

Switzerland Imports 2023

Complete list of Switzerland's 198 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$380.35B
Total imports (2023)
#18
Global import rank
198
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Switzerland imported $380.35 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #18 largest importer. Goods came from 198 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 59.7% of total import value. The leading import was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $97.42 billion 25.6% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

198 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1Germany$70.12B18.44%
2USA$31.81B8.36%
3Italy$30.64B8.06%
4France$21.89B5.76%
5China$19.28B5.07%
6Slovenia$14.08B3.70%
7Austria$10.89B2.86%
8United Arab Emirates$10.52B2.77%
9Spain$9.73B2.56%
10Uzbekistan$8.18B2.15%
11United Kingdom$7.43B1.95%
12Japan$7.36B1.93%
13Netherlands$6.85B1.80%
14Ghana$6.49B1.71%
15Burkina Faso$6.00B1.58%
16Canada$5.35B1.41%
17Ireland$5.31B1.40%
18Australia$5.27B1.39%
19China, Hong Kong SAR$4.89B1.29%
20Belgium$4.52B1.19%
21Zambia$4.27B1.12%
22South Africa$4.26B1.12%
23Thailand$4.08B1.07%
24Russian Federation$3.97B1.04%
25Singapore$3.95B1.04%
26Côte d'Ivoire$3.87B1.02%
27Kazakhstan$3.76B0.99%
28Poland$3.76B0.99%
29Czechia$3.63B0.95%
30Indonesia$2.99B0.79%
31Mexico$2.95B0.78%
32Rep. of Korea$2.84B0.75%
33India$2.67B0.70%
34Philippines$2.25B0.59%
35Türkiye$2.10B0.55%
36Sweden$2.07B0.54%
37Viet Nam$1.92B0.50%
38Peru$1.81B0.47%
39Finland$1.70B0.45%
40Hungary$1.69B0.44%
41Brazil$1.64B0.43%
42Denmark$1.48B0.39%
43Slovakia$1.45B0.38%
44Other Asia, nes$1.42B0.37%
45Portugal$1.34B0.35%
46Romania$1.22B0.32%
47Argentina$1.22B0.32%
48Suriname$1.18B0.31%
49Kyrgyzstan$1.13B0.30%
50Bangladesh$1.12B0.29%
51Malaysia$1.08B0.28%
52Mali$1.02B0.27%
53Saudi Arabia$898.62M0.24%
54Dominican Rep.$884.21M0.23%
55Nigeria$848.96M0.22%
56Mongolia$841.67M0.22%
57Chile$709.18M0.19%
58Liberia$707.62M0.19%
59Mauritania$672.87M0.18%
60Israel$643.87M0.17%
61Senegal$627.89M0.17%
62Norway$592.17M0.16%
63Egypt$547.60M0.14%
64Tunisia$509.99M0.13%
65Bulgaria$494.83M0.13%
66Tajikistan$467.94M0.12%
67United Rep. of Tanzania$459.79M0.12%
68Qatar$440.27M0.12%
69Ecuador$410.31M0.11%
70Morocco$379.83M0.10%
71Croatia$371.53M0.10%
72Serbia$364.66M0.10%
73Luxembourg$344.57M0.09%
74Cambodia$331.55M0.09%
75Lithuania$307.34M0.08%
76Sri Lanka$301.83M0.08%
77Greece$299.80M0.08%
78Colombia$290.50M0.08%
79Pakistan$255.95M0.07%
80Guinea$240.93M0.06%
81Azerbaijan$194.55M0.05%
82Estonia$193.60M0.05%
83Ukraine$193.41M0.05%
84Myanmar$176.20M0.05%
85Lebanon$172.94M0.05%
86Georgia$171.20M0.05%
87Jordan$170.26M0.04%
88Bosnia Herzegovina$169.35M0.04%
89Mozambique$154.59M0.04%
90Algeria$129.35M0.03%
91Costa Rica$106.07M0.03%
92Malta$101.53M0.03%
93North Macedonia$99.76M0.03%
94New Zealand$93.25M0.02%
95Nicaragua$90.89M0.02%
96Armenia$89.01M0.02%
97Lao People's Dem. Rep.$84.96M0.02%
98Albania$80.11M0.02%
99Latvia$78.75M0.02%
100Ethiopia$77.77M0.02%
101Libya$75.08M0.02%
102Iceland$72.62M0.02%
103Panama$62.81M0.02%
104Honduras$61.03M0.02%
105Kenya$60.84M0.02%
106Bahrain$59.38M0.02%
107Cuba$48.22M0.01%
108Gabon$47.15M0.01%
109Rep. of Moldova$41.64M0.01%
110Madagascar$38.95M0.01%
111Mauritius$35.98M0.01%
112Uruguay$35.50M0.01%
113Oman$33.20M0.01%
114Montenegro$30.76M0.01%
115Guatemala$28.72M0.01%
116Uganda$27.76M0.01%
117Paraguay$22.35M0.01%
118Kuwait$21.60M0.01%
119Iran$19.63M0.01%
120Cyprus$17.78M0.00%
121Solomon Isds$15.90M0.00%
122China, Macao SAR$12.00M0.00%
123Nepal$11.75M0.00%
124Zimbabwe$9.23M0.00%
125Br. Virgin Isds$9.02M0.00%
126Cameroon$8.86M0.00%
127Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$7.30M0.00%
128Namibia$6.94M0.00%
129Eswatini$6.70M0.00%
130Maldives$6.64M0.00%
131Saint Barthélemy$5.80M0.00%
132Benin$5.73M0.00%
133Haiti$5.16M0.00%
134Malawi$4.94M0.00%
135Belarus$4.72M0.00%
136Papua New Guinea$3.91M0.00%
137El Salvador$3.69M0.00%
138Congo$3.54M0.00%
139Togo$3.11M0.00%
140Rwanda$2.41M0.00%
141Jamaica$2.35M0.00%
142Greenland$2.12M0.00%
143Botswana$1.92M0.00%
144Venezuela$1.73M0.00%
145Dem. Rep. of the Congo$1.69M0.00%
146Afghanistan$1.65M0.00%
147Belize$1.51M0.00%
148Sao Tome and Principe$1.40M0.00%
149San Marino$1.31M0.00%
150Seychelles$1.26M0.00%
151Andorra$1.23M0.00%
152Sierra Leone$1.18M0.00%
153Bahamas$1.10M0.00%
154Saint Kitts and Nevis$949,4260.00%
155Cayman Isds$920,4370.00%
156Brunei Darussalam$783,9400.00%
157Niger$749,6020.00%
158Angola$699,8280.00%
159Trinidad and Tobago$627,8280.00%
160State of Palestine$563,9880.00%
161Comoros$514,9310.00%
162Iraq$459,7380.00%
163Barbados$310,1720.00%
164French Polynesia$300,6630.00%
165Grenada$286,6350.00%
166Antigua and Barbuda$286,6190.00%
167Aruba$216,4820.00%
168Burundi$207,2100.00%
169Guyana$202,1780.00%
170Eritrea$182,7340.00%
171Saint Helena$180,9820.00%
172Dominica$169,5450.00%
173Fiji$165,4750.00%
174Montserrat$160,9980.00%
175Syria$143,5110.00%
176Gibraltar$122,3660.00%
177Wallis and Futuna Isds$105,3550.00%
178Djibouti$102,0950.00%
179Samoa$101,3570.00%
180New Caledonia$98,4140.00%
181Yemen$95,7610.00%
182Lesotho$89,9760.00%
183Sudan$88,3550.00%
184Saint Lucia$88,0300.00%
185Gambia$58,6560.00%
186Bhutan$57,5070.00%
187Chad$56,6640.00%
188Bermuda$50,9490.00%
189Turks and Caicos Isds$45,6500.00%
190Curaçao$42,1640.00%
191Turkmenistan$37,8120.00%
192Central African Rep.$34,0950.00%
193Timor-Leste$32,6380.00%
194Marshall Isds$32,4310.00%
195Somalia$31,4490.00%
196Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$10,1400.00%
197South Sudan$9,3350.00%
198Cabo Verde$7840.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$97.42B25.61%
2300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$34.62B9.10%
3710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$9.53B2.51%
4711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$9.36B2.46%
5300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$7.99B2.10%
6271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$5.90B1.55%
7300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$4.61B1.21%
8271600Electrical energy$4.00B1.05%
9300214Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$3.50B0.92%
10740200Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining$3.15B0.83%
11711291Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals$3.07B0.81%
12300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$2.98B0.78%
13870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$2.94B0.77%
14870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$2.46B0.65%
15710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$2.21B0.58%
16271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$2.17B0.57%
17851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.92B0.50%
18270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$1.85B0.49%
19870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$1.78B0.47%
20870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$1.78B0.47%
21851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$1.72B0.45%
22970110Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906$1.48B0.39%
23870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$1.44B0.38%
24901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$1.38B0.36%
25847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$1.38B0.36%
26890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds$1.31B0.35%
27870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$1.25B0.33%
28293399Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933$1.24B0.33%
29300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.24B0.33%
30710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$1.22B0.32%
31392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$1.15B0.30%
32853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$1.09B0.29%
33711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$1.07B0.28%
34850440Electrical static converters$1.07B0.28%
35880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$1.07B0.28%
36740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$997.33M0.26%
37220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$982.66M0.26%
38730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$900.15M0.24%
39640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$897.38M0.24%
40293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934$894.34M0.24%
41870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$876.74M0.23%
42847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$847.47M0.22%
43870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$836.80M0.22%
44710391Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set$818.52M0.22%
45732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$808.80M0.21%
46620342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$766.42M0.20%
47880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$745.40M0.20%
48847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$745.29M0.20%
49711011Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form$741.67M0.19%
50940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$715.66M0.19%
51293359Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives, loprazolam, mecloqualone, methaqualone, zipeprol, and salts thereof) n.e.c. in 2933.5$684.11M0.18%
52854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$673.61M0.18%
53611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$671.72M0.18%
54841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$659.15M0.17%
55848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$648.77M0.17%
56090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$648.13M0.17%
57901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$641.39M0.17%
58382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$619.54M0.16%
59300213Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$615.36M0.16%
60420221Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leather$612.91M0.16%
61401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$611.80M0.16%
62902131Artificial parts of the body$603.28M0.16%
63330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$601.26M0.16%
64760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$593.85M0.16%
65910129Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), (not automatic winding), whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal$588.69M0.15%
66854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$582.13M0.15%
67640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$578.54M0.15%
68620293Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles: women's or girls', of man-made fibres, other than those of heading no. 6204 (not knitted or crocheted)$576.37M0.15%
69382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$566.75M0.15%
70190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$560.75M0.15%
71293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$547.38M0.14%
72210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$543.05M0.14%
73853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$535.07M0.14%
74950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$509.79M0.13%
75760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$504.98M0.13%
76910121Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal$497.08M0.13%
77902190Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability$495.86M0.13%
78854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$483.80M0.13%
79847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$477.39M0.13%
80850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$473.99M0.12%
81844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$472.57M0.12%
82611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$459.29M0.12%
83870350Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$458.36M0.12%
84902110Orthopaedic or fracture appliances$458.06M0.12%
85911320Watch straps, watch bands, watch bracelets, and parts thereof: of base metal, whether or not gold- or silver-plated$454.68M0.12%
86870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$446.39M0.12%
87610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$440.56M0.12%
88854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$437.92M0.12%
89490199Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91$437.04M0.11%
90871160Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars$429.67M0.11%
91847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$418.17M0.11%
92870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$410.79M0.11%
93940320Furniture: metal, other than for office use$407.79M0.11%
94841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$406.84M0.11%
95970300Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material$405.04M0.11%
96940161Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)$402.46M0.11%
97761090Aluminium: structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like$401.69M0.11%
98910111Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, with mechanical display only$399.48M0.11%
99940510Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall light fittings: excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares$399.36M0.10%
100640391Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$392.38M0.10%