Trade lane

What Egypt buys from Switzerland.

Egypt imported USD 1.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from Switzerland in 2024, down 7 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Egypt imported in these lines, and Switzerland is its number 12 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Switzerland 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 1.3bnfrom Switzerland in 2024 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)
2 per centof Egypt's imports in these lines, USD 58bn from every source
64product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#12Switzerland's rank among Egypt's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Egypt paid Switzerland for it at the border, Switzerland's share of everything Egypt imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 92 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    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 Egypt's imports30 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 586m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 578min 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 Egypt's imports47 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 382m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.0m a tonne, 77 tonnes
    USD 230min 2024
  3. 3

    Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410

    Share of Egypt's imports24 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 54,383 a tonne, 1,472 tonnes
    USD 80min 2024
  4. 4

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290

    Share of Egypt's imports36 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,638 a tonne, 4,159 tonnes
    USD 57min 2024
  5. 5

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

    Share of Egypt's imports42 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 864,031 a tonne, 47 tonnes
    USD 41min 2024
  6. 6

    Ink: for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 321519

    Share of Egypt's imports52 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 28min 2024
  7. 7

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

    Share of Egypt's imports19 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 693,217 a tonne, 34 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  8. 8

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

    Share of Egypt's imports24 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 360,655 a tonne, 61 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  9. 9

    Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853530

    Share of Egypt's imports45 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changefrom USD 2m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 44,555 a tonne, 480 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  10. 10

    Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, their esters: salts thereof, excluding lysine, glutamic acid, anthranalic acid and...HS 292249

    Share of Egypt's imports30 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 15min 2024
  11. 11

    Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, their ethers and esters: salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2922.1HS 292219

    Share of Egypt's imports53 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 15min 2024
  12. 12

    Machinery: for packing or wrappingHS 842240

    Share of Egypt's imports11 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changeup 251 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 129,743 a tonne, 74 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  13. 13

    Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight...HS 480257

    Share of Egypt's imports10 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 917 a tonne, 8,968 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  14. 14

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

    Share of Egypt's imports7 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 25,490 a tonne, 312 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  15. 15

    Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431

    Share of Egypt's imports10 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 241,593 a tonne, 30 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  16. 16

    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 Egypt's imports85 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 6min 2024
  17. 17

    Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490

    Share of Egypt's imports8 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changefrom USD 116k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 5min 2024
  18. 18

    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 Egypt's imports6 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 7,707 a tonne, 689 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  19. 19

    Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150

    Share of Egypt's imports31 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changeup 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4.6m a tonne, 1.0 tonne
    USD 4min 2024
  20. 20

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Egypt's imports2 per cent, 76 source countries
    Changeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 47,324 a tonne, 91 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  21. 21

    Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853590

    Share of Egypt's imports16 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 18,159 a tonne, 235 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  22. 22

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

    Share of Egypt's imports5 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 159,479 a tonne, 25 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  23. 23

    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 Egypt's imports1 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 211 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 256,911 a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  24. 24

    Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 300450

    Share of Egypt's imports27 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changeup 150 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 181,545 a tonne, 19 tonnes
    USD 3min 2024
  25. 25

    Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199

    Share of Egypt's imports6 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 981,451 a tonne, 3.5 tonnes
    USD 3min 2024
  26. 26

    Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390

    Share of Egypt's imports5 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 32,444 a tonne, 94 tonnes
    USD 3min 2024
  27. 27

    Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 910229

    Share of Egypt's imports89 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 89 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 3min 2024
  28. 28

    Machinery: extruders, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847720

    Share of Egypt's imports9 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 67,111 a tonne, 42 tonnes
    USD 3min 2024
  29. 29

    Weaving machines (looms): parts including their auxiliary machinery, and accessories thereof n.e.c. in item no. 8448.4HS 844849

    Share of Egypt's imports15 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changefrom USD 451k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 3min 2024
  30. 30

    Textile machinery: spinning machinesHS 844520

    Share of Egypt's imports7 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 17,795 a tonne, 145 tonnes
    USD 3min 2024
  31. 31

    Machinery, auxiliary: for machines of heading no. 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447, n.e.c. in item no. 8448.11HS 844819

    Share of Egypt's imports28 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changefrom USD 94k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 110,449 a tonne, 23 tonnes
    USD 3min 2024
  32. 32

    Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989

    Share of Egypt's imports1 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changefrom USD 324k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 2min 2024
  33. 33

    Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180

    Share of Egypt's imports4 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changefrom USD 102k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 594,988 a tonne, 4.0 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  34. 34

    Machinery: parts of machinery of heading no. 8422HS 842290

    Share of Egypt's imports5 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changeup 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 924k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 334,736 a tonne, 6.8 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  35. 35

    Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920

    Share of Egypt's imports7 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 422,339 a tonne, 5.3 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  36. 36

    Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180

    Share of Egypt's imports1 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changeup 142 per cent on 2022 (USD 923k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,530 a tonne, 115 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  37. 37

    Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly...HS 392020

    Share of Egypt's imports2 per cent, 42 source countries
    Changefrom USD 47k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 3,195 a tonne, 604 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  38. 38

    Dental fittings: other than artificial teethHS 902129

    Share of Egypt's imports16 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 1.0 tonne
    USD 2min 2024
  39. 39

    Book-binding machinery: including book-sewing machinesHS 844010

    Share of Egypt's imports50 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changefrom USD 237k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 30,198 a tonne, 60 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  40. 40

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of Egypt's imports1 per cent, 97 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,773 a tonne, 117 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  41. 41

    Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers: for rubber or plastics, other than mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ)HS 381239

    Share of Egypt's imports5 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 990k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,047 a tonne, 267 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  42. 42

    Instruments, apparatus and models: designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other usesHS 902300

    Share of Egypt's imports13 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changefrom USD 5k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 373,369 a tonne, 4.1 tonnes
    USD 2min 2024
  43. 43

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

    Share of Egypt's imports3 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1min 2024
  44. 44

    Vitamins: n.e.c. in item no. 2936.2, and their derivatives, unmixedHS 293629

    Share of Egypt's imports11 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1min 2024
  45. 45

    Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589

    Share of Egypt's imports3 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changefrom USD 1k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1min 2024
  46. 46

    Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990

    Share of Egypt's imports2 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changeup 146 per cent on 2022 (USD 569k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,380 a tonne, 589 tonnes
    USD 1min 2024
  47. 47

    Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats'...HS 848790

    Share of Egypt's imports1 per cent, 89 source countries
    Changeup 129 per cent on 2022 (USD 608k in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1min 2024
  48. 48

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

    Share of Egypt's imports3 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changeup 269 per cent on 2022 (USD 369k in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1min 2024
  49. 49

    Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2920HS 292029

    Share of Egypt's imports43 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changeup 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 730k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,993 a tonne, 272 tonnes
    USD 1min 2024
  50. 50

    Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111

    Share of Egypt's imports3 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 811k in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 25,594 a tonne, 49 tonnes
    USD 1min 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. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290USD 57m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 36 per cent of the line.
  2. Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410USD 80m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 24 per cent of the line.
  3. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210USD 8m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  4. Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, their ethers and esters: salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2922.1HS 292219USD 15m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 53 per cent of the line.
  5. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399USD 41m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 42 per cent of the line.
Where Switzerland dominates

Lines where Switzerland supplies 60 per cent or more.

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

  1. 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 91012185 per cent of Egypt's imports of the line, USD 6m; 8 source countries in all.
  2. Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 91022989 per cent of Egypt's imports of the line, USD 3m; 7 source countries in all.
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 Switzerland's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Egypt 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 300215Switzerland: USD 230m at USD 3.0m a tonne. Germany: USD 41m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 2.1m a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.5m a tonne.
  2. Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410Switzerland: USD 80m at USD 54,383 a tonne. Saudi Arabia: USD 13m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 42,032 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 54,384 a tonne.
  3. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399Switzerland: USD 41m at USD 864,031 a tonne. India: USD 25m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 298,386 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 366,657 a tonne.
  4. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Switzerland: USD 23m at USD 693,217 a tonne. France: USD 18m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 430,329 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 638,242 a tonne.
  5. Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420Switzerland: USD 22m at USD 360,655 a tonne. Belgium: USD 18m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 76,766 a tonne, 79 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 94,470 a tonne.
  6. Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853530Switzerland: USD 21m at USD 44,555 a tonne. Italy: USD 10m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 18,579 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 34,598 a tonne.
  7. Machinery: for packing or wrappingHS 842240Switzerland: USD 10m at USD 129,743 a tonne. Italy: USD 34m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 50,050 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 44,139 a tonne.
  8. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210Switzerland: USD 8m at USD 25,490 a tonne. Germany: USD 17m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 17,283 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,881 a tonne.
  9. Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431Switzerland: USD 7m at USD 241,593 a tonne. United States: USD 9m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 66,811 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 241,566 a tonne.
The other side of the lane

What Egypt buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.

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 Egypt 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 Switzerland's part of everything Egypt 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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