Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.4% of that total.
1. United States: $546.6 million (34.5%)
2. United Kingdom: $336.7 million (21.3%)
3. France: $182.2 million (11.5%)
4. Germany: $135.6 million (8.6%)
5. Canada: $62 million (3.9%)
6. Ireland: $54.4 million (3.4%)
7. Austria: $44.9 million (2.8%)
8. Italy: $44.3 million (2.8%)
9. Portugal: $21.1 million (1.33%)
10. India: $20.6 million (1.3%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.8% of that total.
1. Italy: $609.8 million (30.2%)
2. France: $535.7 million (26.5%)
3. Germany: $207.2 million (10.3%)
4. Spain: $173.1 million (8.6%)
5. Austria: $76.3 million (3.8%)
6. United Kingdom: $72.5 million (3.6%)
7. Portugal: $68.6 million (3.4%)
8. United States: $48.1 million (2.4%)
9. Netherlands: $24 million (1.2%)
10. Belgium: $19.7 million (1%)
Aluminum Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.1 billion (37.1%)
2. Italy: $307.3 million (10.3%)
3. Austria: $301.6 million (10.1%)
4. Brazil: $135.6 million (4.6%)
5. Canada: $131.9 million (4.4%)
6. France: $109.6 million (3.7%)
7. South Africa: $87.8 million (2.9%)
8. Turkey: $86.8 million (2.9%)
9. Norway: $86.7 million (2.9%)
10. United Kingdom: $70.8 million (2.4%)
Automobile Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $15.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $6.3 billion (41.3%)
2. United Kingdom: $979.9 million (6.4%)
3. Italy: $923.6 million (6%)
4. Spain: $871.6 million (5.7%)
5. United States: $821.7 million (5.4%)
6. France: $786.4 million (5.1%)
7. Japan: $728.6 million (4.8%)
8. Czech Republic: $585.3 million (3.8%)
9. Belgium: $444.3 million (2.9%)
10. Austria: $333.6 million (2.2%)
Cereals Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $359.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 92.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $89 million (24.7%)
2. France: $84.5 million (23.5%)
3. Canada: $34.1 million (9.5%)
4. Italy: $29.5 million (8.2%)
5. Austria: $27 million (7.5%)
6. Brazil: $21.7 million (6%)
7. Thailand: $17.2 million (4.8%)
8. India: $16.7 million (4.6%)
9. Spain: $6.6 million (1.8%)
10. Finland: $5.9 million (1.6%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $14.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.8% of that total.
1. Ireland: $6.2 billion (42.5%)
2. United Kingdom: $2 billion (13.3%)
3. Germany: $1.8 billion (12%)
4. China: $727.4 million (4.9%)
5. Austria: $686.3 million (4.7%)
6. United States: $590 million (4%)
7. India: $484.2 million (3.3%)
8. France: $417.3 million (2.8%)
9. Italy: $346.8 million (2.4%)
10. Japan: $267.3 million (1.8%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $3.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 75.7% of that total.
1. China: $929.2 million (29.5%)
2. Italy: $421.5 million (13.4%)
3. Germany: $238 million (7.6%)
4. Turkey: $168.9 million (5.4%)
5. Bangladesh: $144.7 million (4.6%)
6. India: $109.5 million (3.5%)
7. Romania: $102.6 million (3.3%)
8. Viet Nam: $98.7 million (3.1%)
9. France: $93.5 million (3%)
10. Tunisia: $77.7 million (2.5%)
Copper Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 92.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $574 million (50.7%)
2. Italy: $138 million (12.2%)
3. France: $125.1 million (11.1%)
4. Poland: $60.1 million (5.3%)
5. Belgium: $51.7 million (4.6%)
6. Austria: $35.6 million (3.1%)
7. Turkey: $20.1 million (1.8%)
8. United States: $17.4 million (1.5%)
9. Bulgaria: $14.9 million (1.3%)
10. Serbia: $11.4 million (1%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $15 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.4% of that total.
1. Germany: $4.2 billion (27.9%)
2. China: $3.6 billion (23.9%)
3. United States: $683.5 million (4.6%)
4. Italy: $670.2 million (4.5%)
5. France: $621.6 million (4.1%)
6. Austria: $533.7 million (3.6%)
7. Netherlands: $461.5 million (3.1%)
8. Czech Republic: $345.9 million (2.3%)
9. Taiwan: $332.9 million (2.2%)
10. Slovakia: $331.5 million (2.2%)
Footwear Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.8% of that total.
1. China: $370.9 million (23.3%)
2. Italy: $361 million (22.7%)
3. Viet Nam: $173.8 million (10.9%)
4. Germany: $151.9 million (9.6%)
5. Romania: $62.5 million (3.9%)
6. Portugal: $58.2 million (3.7%)
7. Indonesia: $54.8 million (3.5%)
8. India: $49.1 million (3.1%)
9. Spain: $41.8 million (2.6%)
10. France: $39.6 million (2.5%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $4.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.9 billion (40.3%)
2. Italy: $752.5 million (15.9%)
3. China: $445.9 million (9.4%)
4. France: $261.9 million (5.5%)
5. Poland: $240.8 million (5.1%)
6. Austria: $229.7 million (4.9%)
7. Netherlands: $73.9 million (1.6%)
8. Romania: $65.4 million (1.4%)
9. Czech Republic: $64.7 million (1.4%)
10. Denmark: $55 million (1.2%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $15.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 79.1% of that total.
1. France: $3.1 billion (19.7%)
2. Italy: $1.8 billion (11.5%)
3. Hong Kong: $1.8 billion (11.2%)
4. United States: $1.6 billion (10.1%)
5. United Kingdom: $1.2 billion (7.4%)
6. Germany: $881.3 million (5.6%)
7. Belgium: $665.8 million (4.2%)
8. United Arab Emirates: $558.1 million (3.5%)
9. Israel: $464.7 million (2.9%)
10. Japan: $453.9 million (2.9%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $895.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 89.8% of that total.
1. Russia: $279 million (31.1%)
2. Germany: $231.2 million (25.8%)
3. France: $99.8 million (11.1%)
4. Austria: $38.9 million (4.3%)
5. United States: $35.3 million (3.9%)
6. China: $29.1 million (3.2%)
7. Netherlands: $26.1 million (2.9%)
8. Italy: $24.7 million (2.8%)
9. United Kingdom: $22.7 million (2.5%)
10. Belgium: $17.4 million (1.9%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $2.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.3 billion (44.5%)
2. Italy: $566.2 million (20%)
3. France: $208.9 million (7.4%)
4. Austria: $198.3 million (7%)
5. Belgium: $92.4 million (3.3%)
6. Netherlands: $69.8 million (2.5%)
7. Sweden: $49.8 million (1.8%)
8. Luxembourg: $48.9 million (1.7%)
9. Spain: $41.9 million (1.5%)
10. Finland: $33.4 million (1.2%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.7 billion (43.2%)
2. Italy: $533.7 million (13.3%)
3. Austria: $367.5 million (9.2%)
4. China: $243.1 million (6.1%)
5. France: $237.3 million (5.9%)
6. Czech Republic: $137.2 million (3.4%)
7. United States: $110.7 million (2.8%)
8. Netherlands: $93.5 million (2.3%)
9. Poland: $58.4 million (1.5%)
10. Taiwan: $52 million (1.3%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $20.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $7.5 billion (37%)
2. China: $2.4 billion (11.6%)
3. Italy: $2 billion (10%)
4. France: $999.4 million (4.9%)
5. Austria: $996.6 million (4.9%)
6. United States: $812.7 million (4%)
7. Netherlands: $766.1 million (3.8%)
8. Czech Republic: $604.5 million (3%)
9. United Kingdom: $518.3 million (2.6%)
10. Japan: $502 million (2.5%)
Meat Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $782.2 million. The 10 countries below supplied 81.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $140 million (17.9%)
2. Brazil: $90.5 million (11.6%)
3. France: $82.3 million (10.5%)
4. Australia: $68 million (8.7%)
5. New Zealand: $61.8 million (7.9%)
6. Italy: $48.7 million (6.2%)
7. Hungary: $46.2 million (5.9%)
8. Ireland: $36.1 million (4.6%)
9. Austria: $32.3 million (4.1%)
10. Uruguay: $31.3 million (4%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $7.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $2.6 billion (32.7%)
2. United States: $1.7 billion (21.8%)
3. Netherlands: $499.1 million (6.4%)
4. France: $475.1 million (6.1%)
5. China: $324.6 million (4.1%)
6. Italy: $301.3 million (3.8%)
7. United Kingdom: $239.8 million (3.1%)
8. Belgium: $216 million (2.8%)
9. Austria: $192.4 million (2.5%)
10. Japan: $183.3 million (2.3%)
Oil Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $13.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 93.8% of that total.
1. Germany: $4.4 billion (32.9%)
2. France: $2.3 billion (17.6%)
3. Libya: $1.1 billion (8.6%)
4. Netherlands: $956.1 million (7.2%)
5. Italy: $857.3 million (6.4%)
6. Nigeria: $847 million (6.4%)
7. Kazakhstan: $782.5 million (5.9%)
8. Belgium: $532.8 million (4.006%)
9. Azerbaijan: $341.3 million (2.6%)
10. Austria: $304.9 million (2.3%)
Paper Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $2.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90.1% of that total.
1. Germany: $966.5 million (39.4%)
2. Austria: $343.8 million (14%)
3. Italy: $268.5 million (10.9%)
4. France: $202.2 million (8.2%)
5. Sweden: $109 million (4.4%)
6. Finland: $80.4 million (3.3%)
7. Netherlands: $68.8 million (2.8%)
8. China: $58.6 million (2.4%)
9. United Kingdom: $57.5 million (2.3%)
10. Poland: $57 million (2.3%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $1.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.1% of that total.
1. France: $384.2 million (26.8%)
2. Germany: $368.6 million (25.7%)
3. United States: $116.4 million (8.1%)
4. United Kingdom: $97 million (6.8%)
5. Italy: $91.5 million (6.4%)
6. Ireland: $72.7 million (5.1%)
7. Spain: $48.5 million (3.4%)
8. China: $29.1 million (2%)
9. Thailand: $27.9 million (1.9%)
10. Netherlands: $27.2 million (1.9%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $23.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $6 billion (25.4%)
2. United States: $3.9 billion (16.4%)
3. Italy: $3.5 billion (15%)
4. Austria: $2.4 billion (10.1%)
5. Spain: $1.9 billion (8.2%)
6. Ireland: $880.5 million (3.7%)
7. France: $879.6 million (3.7%)
8. Mexico: $836.2 million (3.5%)
9. Singapore: $642.5 million (2.7%)
10. Belgium: $619.7 million (2.6%)
Plastics Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $7.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 87.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $3.1 billion (43.3%)
2. Italy: $704.4 million (9.9%)
3. France: $509.7 million (7.2%)
4. Austria: $440 million (6.2%)
5. Belgium: $334.3 million (4.7%)
6. China: $333.1 million (4.7%)
7. Netherlands: $329.3 million (4.6%)
8. United States: $253.6 million (3.6%)
9. United Kingdom: $145.8 million (2.1%)
10. Spain: $102.6 million (1.4%)
Rubber Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $1.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 74.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $583.6 million (40.5%)
2. Italy: $117.8 million (8.2%)
3. France: $93 million (6.5%)
4. Japan: $48.3 million (3.4%)
5. Luxembourg: $41.7 million (2.9%)
6. Czech Republic: $41.6 million (2.9%)
7. China: $39.7 million (2.8%)
8. Malaysia: $36.3 million (2.5%)
9. Spain: $35.2 million (2.4%)
10. Netherlands: $31.6 million (2.2%)
Wood Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $2.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $860.3 million (41.2%)
2. Austria: $370.5 million (17.8%)
3. Italy: $167.5 million (8%)
4. France: $138.5 million (6.6%)
5. China: $84.5 million (4.1%)
6. Poland: $63.5 million (3%)
7. Denmark: $43.8 million (2.1%)
8. Czech Republic: $42.9 million (2.1%)
9. Lithuania: $37.9 million (1.8%)
10. Finland: $31.8 million (1.5%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Swiss imports for this product category were $2.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 77.9% of that total.
1. China: $730.7 million (28.9%)
2. Turkey: $247.6 million (9.8%)
3. Italy: $234.9 million (9.3%)
4. Germany: $230 million (9.1%)
5. Bangladesh: $190.6 million (7.5%)
6. India: $123.7 million (4.9%)
7. Portugal: $58.1 million (2.3%)
8. France: $57.7 million (2.3%)
9. Cambodia: $53.6 million (2.1%)
10. Romania: $46.7 million (1.8%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Swiss import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Switzerland Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Swiss Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Switzerland imported US$203.2 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 76.7% of total Swiss imports.
