Trade lane

What Ireland buys from Switzerland.

Ireland imported USD 2.1bn of manufactured and processed goods from Switzerland in 2024, down 14 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Ireland 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 2.1bnfrom Switzerland in 2024 (USD 2.5bn in 2022)
2 per centof Ireland's imports in these lines, USD 102bn from every source
119product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#12Switzerland's rank among Ireland's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Ireland paid Switzerland for it at the border, Switzerland's share of everything Ireland imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 88 per cent of the lane.

  1. 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 300215

    Share of Ireland's imports11 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 184m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9.7m a tonne, 26 tonnes
    USD 255min 2024
  2. 2

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

    Share of Ireland's imports92 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 197m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 231min 2024
  3. 3

    Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379

    Share of Ireland's imports6 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 950m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.5m a tonne, 43 tonnes
    USD 148min 2024
  4. 4

    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 Ireland's imports3 per cent, 122 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 134m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 141min 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 Ireland's imports27 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8.4m a tonne, 13 tonnes
    USD 110min 2024
  6. 6

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

    Share of Ireland's imports76 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 93min 2024
  7. 7

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structureHS 293410

    Share of Ireland's imports58 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 144m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 79min 2024
  8. 8

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

    Share of Ireland's imports77 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 76min 2024
  9. 9

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

    Share of Ireland's imports23 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changefrom USD 8m in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 75min 2024
  10. 10

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

    Share of Ireland's imports8 per cent, 82 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 71min 2024
  11. 11

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

    Share of Ireland's imports4 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 59min 2024
  12. 12

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831

    Share of Ireland's imports21 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changeup 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 54,677 a tonne, 1,056 tonnes
    USD 58min 2024
  13. 13

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

    Share of Ireland's imports9 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changeup 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 26 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  14. 14

    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 Ireland's imports91 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 37min 2024
  15. 15

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

    Share of Ireland's imports8 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 28,911 a tonne, 967 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  16. 16

    Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299

    Share of Ireland's imports24 per cent, 89 source countries
    Changeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,148 a tonne, 11,764 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  17. 17

    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 Ireland's imports45 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 22min 2024
  18. 18

    Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen functionHS 292250

    Share of Ireland's imports15 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 540,903 a tonne, 41 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  19. 19

    Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990

    Share of Ireland's imports15 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changeup 186 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 20min 2024
  20. 20

    Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or...HS 292419

    Share of Ireland's imports44 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changefrom USD 686k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 8,043 a tonne, 2,234 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  21. 21

    Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131

    Share of Ireland's imports4 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 17min 2024
  22. 22

    Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231

    Share of Ireland's importsunder 1 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changeup 335 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 16min 2024
  23. 23

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

    Share of Ireland's imports7 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 15 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  24. 24

    Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularHS 392190

    Share of Ireland's imports12 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changeup 206 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,439 a tonne, 2,082 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  25. 25

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

    Share of Ireland's imports6 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changeup 375 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 12min 2024
  26. 26

    Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112

    Share of Ireland's imports1 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 10 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  27. 27

    Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110

    Share of Ireland's imports2 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 11min 2024
  28. 28

    Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190

    Share of Ireland's imports11 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 213 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 791,443 a tonne, 11 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  29. 29

    Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavouredHS 220210

    Share of Ireland's imports3 per cent, 138 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  30. 30

    Machinery, plant and equipment: for making hot drinks, for cooking or heating foodHS 841981

    Share of Ireland's imports18 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 123,764 a tonne, 71 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  31. 31

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

    Share of Ireland's imports1 per cent, 103 source countries
    Changedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  32. 32

    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 Ireland's imports15 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,558 a tonne, 1,514 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  33. 33

    Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910

    Share of Ireland's imports4 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changefrom USD 532k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 3,229 a tonne, 2,463 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  34. 34

    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 Ireland's imports1 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changefrom USD 700k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  35. 35

    Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710

    Share of Ireland's imports3 per cent, 85 source countries
    Changeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 57,791 a tonne, 122 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  36. 36

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

    Share of Ireland's imports1 per cent, 157 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 41,136 a tonne, 164 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  37. 37

    Iron or steel: helical springs and leaves for springsHS 732020

    Share of Ireland's imports23 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changeup 251 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 24,562 a tonne, 275 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  38. 38

    Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710

    Share of Ireland's imports34 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 373 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 7min 2024
  39. 39

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110

    Share of Ireland's imports3 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changefrom USD 1k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 10,394 a tonne, 565 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  40. 40

    Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), (not automatic winding), whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with...HS 910129

    Share of Ireland's imports45 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 223 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 276.2m a tonne, 0.0 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  41. 41

    Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620

    Share of Ireland's importsunder 1 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changefrom USD 806k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 564,167 a tonne, 10 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  42. 42

    Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: (for other than medical, surgical...HS 902229

    Share of Ireland's imports84 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 660,864 a tonne, 7.8 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  43. 43

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

    Share of Ireland's imports84 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 105.1m a tonne, 0.0 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  44. 44

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Ireland's imports1 per cent, 114 source countries
    Changefrom USD 134k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 138,972 a tonne, 35 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  45. 45

    Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mmHS 441114

    Share of Ireland's imports9 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,001 a tonne, 4,846 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  46. 46

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

    Share of Ireland's imports44 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 87,764 a tonne, 54 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  47. 47

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

    Share of Ireland's imports6 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changeup 196 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 352,744 a tonne, 13 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  48. 48

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

    Share of Ireland's importsunder 1 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 3.0 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  49. 49

    Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121

    Share of Ireland's imports7 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changeup 436 per cent on 2022 (USD 821k in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Welding machines and apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8515, whether or not capable of cuttingHS 851580

    Share of Ireland's imports38 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 223,821 a tonne, 19 tonnes
    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. Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989USD 75m in 2024, from USD 8m in 2022. Switzerland supplies 23 per cent of the line.
  2. Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359USD 110m in 2024, up 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 27 per cent of the line.
  3. Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990USD 20m in 2024, up 186 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 15 per cent of the line.
  4. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399USD 53m in 2024, up 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 9 per cent of the line.
  5. Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499USD 59m in 2024, up 132 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  6. 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 910121USD 22m in 2024, up 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 45 per cent of the line.
  7. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831USD 58m in 2024, up 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  8. Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen functionHS 292250USD 22m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 15 per cent of the line.
  9. Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 17m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  10. Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299USD 25m in 2024, up 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 24 per cent of the line.
  11. 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 255m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 184m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  12. Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 910221USD 76m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 77 per cent of the line.
  13. Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display onlyHS 910211USD 93m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 76 per cent of the line.
  14. Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavouredHS 220210USD 9m in 2024, up 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  15. Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710USD 7m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  16. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 7m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  17. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210USD 28m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  18. 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 910111USD 37m in 2024, up 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 91 per cent of the line.
  19. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 71m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  20. Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150USD 231m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 197m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 92 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 Ireland imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 90215092 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 231m; 30 source countries in all.
  2. Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display onlyHS 91021176 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 93m; 66 source countries in all.
  3. Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 91022177 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 76m; 49 source countries in all.
  4. 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 91011191 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 37m; 43 source countries in all.
  5. Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: (for other than medical, surgical...HS 90222984 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 5m; 11 source countries in all.
  6. Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 91022984 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 5m; 46 source countries in all.
  7. Machine-tools: for deburring, grinding, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing...HS 84609075 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 4m; 29 source countries in all.
  8. Antibiotics: tetracyclines and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 29413060 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 3m; 15 source countries in all.
  9. Textile products and articles for technical uses: bolting cloth, whether or not made upHS 59112065 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 2m; 14 source countries in all.
  10. Machine-tools: for milling by removing metal, knee-type, numerically controlledHS 84595199 per cent of Ireland's imports of the line, USD 1m; 2 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 Ireland 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 255m at USD 9.7m a tonne. United States: USD 970m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 2.6m a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5.7m a tonne.
  2. Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359Switzerland: USD 110m at USD 8.4m a tonne. Japan: USD 39m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 528,828 a tonne, 94 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.8m a tonne.
  3. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831Switzerland: USD 58m at USD 54,677 a tonne. Belgium: USD 8m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 24,317 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,771 a tonne.
  4. Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399Switzerland: USD 53m at USD 2.0m a tonne. China: USD 294m (49 per cent of the line) at USD 901,306 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 629,769 a tonne.
  5. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210Switzerland: USD 28m at USD 28,911 a tonne. Germany: USD 51m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 20,963 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,770 a tonne.
  6. Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299Switzerland: USD 25m at USD 2,148 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 27m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 1,483 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,497 a tonne.
  7. Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen functionHS 292250Switzerland: USD 22m at USD 540,903 a tonne. China: USD 109m (76 per cent of the line) at USD 60,476 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 165,630 a tonne.
  8. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Switzerland: USD 15m at USD 1.0m a tonne. Denmark: USD 91m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 707,355 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 290,801 a tonne.
  9. Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112Switzerland: USD 11m at USD 1.1m a tonne. United States: USD 183m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 667,896 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
  10. Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190Switzerland: USD 9m at USD 791,443 a tonne. Italy: USD 18m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 211,261 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 221,820 a tonne.
  11. Machinery, plant and equipment: for making hot drinks, for cooking or heating foodHS 841981Switzerland: USD 9m at USD 123,764 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 12m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 39,686 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,596 a tonne.
  12. Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly...HS 392020Switzerland: USD 8m at USD 5,558 a tonne. Turkey: USD 8m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 2,896 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,958 a tonne.
  13. Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910Switzerland: USD 8m at USD 3,229 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 54m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 2,049 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,587 a tonne.
  14. Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710Switzerland: USD 7m at USD 57,791 a tonne. China: USD 12m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 38,298 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 106,834 a tonne.
  15. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Switzerland: USD 7m at USD 41,136 a tonne. United States: USD 155m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 16,697 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,275 a tonne.
  16. Iron or steel: helical springs and leaves for springsHS 732020Switzerland: USD 7m at USD 24,562 a tonne. Germany: USD 8m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 15,426 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,439 a tonne.
  17. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Switzerland: USD 6m at USD 10,394 a tonne. China: USD 87m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 3,128 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,291 a tonne.
  18. Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), (not automatic winding), whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with...HS 910129Switzerland: USD 6m at USD 276.2m a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 6m (45 per cent of the line) at USD 156.7m a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 184.4m a tonne.
  19. Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Switzerland: USD 6m at USD 564,167 a tonne. Japan: USD 318m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 439,867 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 386,938 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 Ireland 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 Ireland 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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