Trade lane

What Switzerland buys from Ireland.

Switzerland imported USD 3.8bn of manufactured and processed goods from Ireland in 2024, down 8 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Switzerland imported in these lines, and Ireland is its number 12 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Ireland dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 3.8bnfrom Ireland in 2024 (USD 4.1bn in 2022)
2 per centof Switzerland's imports in these lines, USD 218bn from every source
106product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#12Ireland's rank among Switzerland's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Switzerland paid Ireland for it at the border, Ireland's share of everything Switzerland imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 95 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212

    Share of Switzerland's imports29 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changeup 297 per cent on 2022 (USD 394m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1.6bnin 2024
  2. 2

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 349m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12.4m a tonne, 34 tonnes
    USD 419min 2024
  3. 3

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 118 source countries
    Changeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 302m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 418,759 a tonne, 917 tonnes
    USD 384min 2024
  4. 4

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214

    Share of Switzerland's imports11 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.7bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 294min 2024
  5. 5

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359

    Share of Switzerland's imports32 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 137m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6.8m a tonne, 23 tonnes
    USD 159min 2024
  6. 6

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839

    Share of Switzerland's imports15 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 488,505 a tonne, 201 tonnes
    USD 98min 2024
  7. 7

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Share of Switzerland's imports12 per cent, 72 source countries
    Changeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 58min 2024
  8. 8

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210

    Share of Switzerland's imports31 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 90,462 a tonne, 582 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  9. 9

    Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499

    Share of Switzerland's imports6 per cent, 54 source countries
    Changedown 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 159m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 51min 2024
  10. 10

    Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131

    Share of Switzerland's imports8 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 952,622 a tonne, 53 tonnes
    USD 50min 2024
  11. 11

    Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 643,751 a tonne, 69 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  12. 12

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 105 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 109,043 a tonne, 266 tonnes
    USD 29min 2024
  13. 13

    Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590

    Share of Switzerland's imports32 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 402 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 29min 2024
  14. 14

    Units 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...HS 847150

    Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 146m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 207,519 a tonne, 135 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  15. 15

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or...HS 300213

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 12 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  16. 16

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 84 source countries
    Changedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 477,791 a tonne, 53 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  17. 17

    Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.1m a tonne, 8.0 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  18. 18

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, not further fused, other than levorphanol...HS 293349

    Share of Switzerland's imports26 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 16min 2024
  19. 19

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 7.1 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  20. 20

    Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 141 source countries
    Changeup 238 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 40,029 a tonne, 297 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  21. 21

    Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, with mechanical display onlyHS 910111

    Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 417.1m a tonne, 0.0 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  22. 22

    Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130

    Share of Switzerland's imports14 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 180,793 a tonne, 63 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  23. 23

    Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 910221

    Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 106 source countries
    Changedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 153.6m a tonne, 0.1 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  24. 24

    Office machines: not elsewhere classifiedHS 847290

    Share of Switzerland's imports22 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 66,784 a tonne, 155 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  25. 25

    Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: n.e.c. in item 3002.3HS 300249

    Share of Switzerland's imports17 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 10min 2024
  26. 26

    Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 293719

    Share of Switzerland's imports12 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 37.4m a tonne, 0.3 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  27. 27

    Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changedown 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.1m a tonne, 4.8 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  28. 28

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819

    Share of Switzerland's imports5 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 490,023 a tonne, 19 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  29. 29

    Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 171,837 a tonne, 51 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  30. 30

    Optical instruments and appliances: for measuring or checking, n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903149

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  31. 31

    Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamineHS 292800

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changefrom USD 860k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 522,825 a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  32. 32

    Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439

    Share of Switzerland's importsunder 1 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 392,113 a tonne, 17 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  33. 33

    Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.2m a tonne, 5.3 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  34. 34

    Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841360

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 107,458 a tonne, 51 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  35. 35

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 151 source countries
    Changeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 39,639 a tonne, 139 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  36. 36

    Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762

    Share of Switzerland's importsunder 1 per cent, 109 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 236,358 a tonne, 22 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  37. 37

    Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 402,865 a tonne, 13 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  38. 38

    Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110

    Share of Switzerland's imports25 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,360 a tonne, 804 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  39. 39

    Beer: made from maltHS 220300

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 81 source countries
    Changeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,204 a tonne, 2,285 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  40. 40

    Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 550320

    Share of Switzerland's imports58 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,930 a tonne, 2,488 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  41. 41

    Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710

    Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 95 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,648 a tonne, 368 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  42. 42

    Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or includedHS 847190

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 76 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 5min 2024
  43. 43

    Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious...HS 910121

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 77 source countries
    Changedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 353.2m a tonne, 0.0 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  44. 44

    Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display onlyHS 910211

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 98 source countries
    Changedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 5min 2024
  45. 45

    Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 88 source countries
    Changedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 96,800 a tonne, 46 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  46. 46

    Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patientHS 300630

    Share of Switzerland's imports6 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 151,478 a tonne, 29 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  47. 47

    Liqueurs and cordialsHS 220870

    Share of Switzerland's imports12 per cent, 78 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,510 a tonne, 409 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  48. 48

    Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: other than the derivatives and salts of ureines, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthancillic...HS 292429

    Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changefrom USD 57k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
  49. 49

    Albumins: milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteinsHS 350220

    Share of Switzerland's imports15 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,020 a tonne, 287 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and their salts and estersHS 291819

    Share of Switzerland's imports37 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changefrom USD 6k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590USD 29m in 2024, up 402 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 32 per cent of the line.
  2. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212USD 1.6bn in 2024, up 297 per cent on 2022 (USD 394m in 2022). Ireland supplies 29 per cent of the line.
  3. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or...HS 300213USD 28m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Ireland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  4. Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 50m in 2024, up 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). Ireland supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  5. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 17m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  6. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 29m in 2024, up 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Ireland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  7. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 384m in 2024, up 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 302m in 2022). Ireland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  8. Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499USD 58m in 2024, up 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022). Ireland supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  9. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215USD 419m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 349m in 2022). Ireland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  10. Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 293719USD 10m in 2024, up 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Ireland supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  11. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 15m in 2024, up 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  12. Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359USD 159m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 137m in 2022). Ireland supplies 32 per cent of the line.
  13. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210USD 53m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022). Ireland supplies 31 per cent of the line.
  14. Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841360USD 6m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  15. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 98m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022). Ireland supplies 15 per cent of the line.
  16. Office machines: not elsewhere classifiedHS 847290USD 10m in 2024, up 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Ireland supplies 22 per cent of the line.
  17. Heterocyclic compounds: containing a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, not further fused, other than levorphanol...HS 293349USD 16m in 2024, up 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Ireland supplies 26 per cent of the line.
Where Ireland dominates

Lines where Ireland supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Ireland ships at least 60 per cent of what Switzerland imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

No line worth USD 1m or more where Ireland supplies 60 per cent of Switzerland's imports.

Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where Ireland's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Switzerland at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.

  1. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215Ireland: USD 419m at USD 12.4m a tonne. Germany: USD 2.6bn (26 per cent of the line) at USD 2.4m a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6.0m a tonne.
  2. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Ireland: USD 384m at USD 418,759 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 259m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 236,393 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 320,320 a tonne.
  3. Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359Ireland: USD 159m at USD 6.8m a tonne. China: USD 130m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 617,804 a tonne, 91 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
  4. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Ireland: USD 98m at USD 488,505 a tonne. Germany: USD 74m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 108,844 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 136,964 a tonne.
  5. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210Ireland: USD 53m at USD 90,462 a tonne. Thailand: USD 28m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 25,356 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 31,229 a tonne.
  6. Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131Ireland: USD 50m at USD 952,622 a tonne. Italy: USD 156m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 378,783 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
  7. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399Ireland: USD 45m at USD 643,751 a tonne. China: USD 477m (47 per cent of the line) at USD 228,661 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 197,870 a tonne.
  8. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Ireland: USD 29m at USD 109,043 a tonne. China: USD 55m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 39,599 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 183,996 a tonne.
  9. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or...HS 300213Ireland: USD 28m at USD 2.2m a tonne. France: USD 20m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 1.6m a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4.1m a tonne.
  10. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Ireland: USD 25m at USD 477,791 a tonne. Germany: USD 23m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 319,161 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 662,820 a tonne.
  11. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139Ireland: USD 17m at USD 2.1m a tonne. United States: USD 124m (52 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.1m a tonne.
  12. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241Ireland: USD 15m at USD 2.2m a tonne. Belgium: USD 93m (39 per cent of the line) at USD 1.6m a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
  13. Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499Ireland: USD 12m at USD 40,029 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 18m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 25,833 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50,307 a tonne.
  14. Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 910221Ireland: USD 11m at USD 153.6m a tonne. Germany: USD 30m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 83.7m a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50.4m a tonne.
  15. Office machines: not elsewhere classifiedHS 847290Ireland: USD 10m at USD 66,784 a tonne. Germany: USD 15m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 29,026 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,012 a tonne.
  16. Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural...HS 293719Ireland: USD 10m at USD 37.4m a tonne. Italy: USD 26m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 29.1m a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14.9m a tonne.
  17. Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190Ireland: USD 10m at USD 2.1m a tonne. Mexico: USD 39m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 1.4m a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 751,396 a tonne.
  18. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819Ireland: USD 9m at USD 490,023 a tonne. United States: USD 57m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 344,584 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 438,244 a tonne.
  19. Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41HS 847149Ireland: USD 9m at USD 171,837 a tonne. China: USD 29m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 126,872 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 310,835 a tonne.
  20. Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamineHS 292800Ireland: USD 7m at USD 522,825 a tonne. Austria: USD 46m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 32,095 a tonne, 94 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 136,065 a tonne.
What this record says

What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.

Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.

Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Switzerland with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.

Share is Ireland's part of everything Switzerland imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.

Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.

What it does not say

A record of trade, not a shopping list.

What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.

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