Trade lane
What South Korea buys from Switzerland.
South Korea imported USD 3.1bn of manufactured and processed goods from Switzerland in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and Switzerland is its number 17 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 3.1bnfrom Switzerland in 2024 (USD 3.0bn in 2022)
1 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
255product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#17Switzerland's rank among South Korea's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what South Korea paid Switzerland for it at the border, Switzerland's share of everything South Korea imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 76 per cent of the lane.
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Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 910221
Share of South Korea's imports98 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 395m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8.5m a tonne, 50 tonnesUSD 428min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports17 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 221m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.5m a tonne, 44 tonnesUSD 287min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports7 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 270m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 250min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports99 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 168m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 175min 2024 -
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Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display onlyHS 910211
Share of South Korea's imports82 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 121m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 128min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports14 per cent, 125 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 114m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 106min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports95 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42.9m a tonne, 2.0 tonnesUSD 84min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of South Korea's imports9 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 65m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 67,701 a tonne, 1,046 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379
Share of South Korea's imports31 per cent, 32 source countriesChangefrom USD 87k in 2022Unit valueUSD 311,793 a tonne, 226 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 59 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports8 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 55,749 a tonne, 766 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 63,590 a tonne, 585 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 337 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 678,693 a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 673,156 a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports80 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 32.3m a tonne, 1.1 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 910229
Share of South Korea's imports87 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 27min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 99 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 399,435 a tonne, 65 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 463,869 a tonne, 52 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831
Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 272,848 a tonne, 84 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Machinery, plant and equipment: for making hot drinks, for cooking or heating foodHS 841981
Share of South Korea's imports20 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 123,407 a tonne, 181 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of South Korea's imports25 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10.8m a tonne, 1.9 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 114 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 217,161 a tonne, 90 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 16 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 92 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 449,258 a tonne, 37 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 212,135 a tonne, 77 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Cell cultures, whether or not modified: cell therapy productsHS 300251
Share of South Korea's imports48 per cent, 7 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 16min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853590
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 171 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 99,985 a tonne, 163 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 119 source countriesChangeup 380 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,724 a tonne, 837 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 309 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,481 a tonne, 1,114 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5WHS 850110
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 119,917 a tonne, 111 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 13min 2024 -
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Polyamides: polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary formsHS 390810
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,449 a tonne, 1,317 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionsHS 848120
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.8m a tonne, 1.7 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Valves: safety or relief valves, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the likeHS 848140
Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 54 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamineHS 292800
Share of South Korea's imports29 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 93,372 a tonne, 120 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 9.2 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Electrical capacitors: variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitorsHS 853230
Share of South Korea's imports42 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 938,297 a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquidsHS 902610
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 133,596 a tonne, 72 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 90 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,549 a tonne, 303 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Furniture: parts, of other than woodHS 940399
Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,346 a tonne, 557 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports8 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,246 a tonne, 324 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 454,171 a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 97 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 229,769 a tonne, 37 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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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 South Korea's imports1 per cent, 100 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 214,158 a tonne, 39 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed...HS 848340
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 149 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 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.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339USD 37m in 2024, up 337 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853590USD 16m in 2024, up 171 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 60m in 2024, up 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841370USD 13m in 2024, up 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490USD 43m in 2024, up 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionsHS 848120USD 12m in 2024, up 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789USD 36m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989USD 19m in 2024, up 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831USD 23m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- 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 84m in 2024, up 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 95 per cent of the line.
- Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 910229USD 27m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 87 per cent of the line.
- 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 287m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 221m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180USD 26m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 37m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620USD 24m in 2024, up 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Switzerland supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamineHS 292800USD 11m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar productsHS 300290USD 7m in 2024, up 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Tools, hand: saw blades n.e.c. in heading no. 8202HS 820299USD 8m in 2024, up 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 44 per cent of the line.
- Polyamides: polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary formsHS 390810USD 12m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199USD 11m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 3 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 South Korea imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 91022198 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 428m; 39 source countries in all.
- 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 91012199 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 175m; 20 source countries in all.
- Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display onlyHS 91021182 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 128m; 61 source countries in all.
- 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 91011195 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 84m; 21 source countries in all.
- 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 91012980 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 34m; 17 source countries in all.
- Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 91022987 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 27m; 42 source countries in all.
- Clock or watch parts: other than springs (including hair-springs), dials, plates, and bridgesHS 91149068 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 6m; 43 source countries in all.
- Watch movements: complete and assembled, with automatic windingHS 91082094 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 10 source countries in all.
- Machines, card clothing: parts and accessoriesHS 84483163 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 12 source countries in all.
- Watches: complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets)HS 91101194 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 8 source countries in all.
- Watch movements: complete and assembled, electrically operated, with mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporatedHS 91081163 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 13 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 South Korea 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.
- 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 287m at USD 6.5m a tonne. Germany: USD 328m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 2.9m a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Switzerland: USD 71m at USD 67,701 a tonne. China: USD 213m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 12,518 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,115 a tonne.
- Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)HS 293379Switzerland: USD 71m at USD 311,793 a tonne. Japan: USD 40m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 61,477 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 99,414 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Switzerland: USD 60m at USD 1.0m a tonne. Germany: USD 71m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 290,659 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 379,740 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fanHS 841490Switzerland: USD 43m at USD 55,749 a tonne. Italy: USD 17m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 23,350 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,508 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Switzerland: USD 37m at USD 63,590 a tonne. China: USD 63m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 14,845 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 47,534 a tonne.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339Switzerland: USD 37m at USD 678,693 a tonne. Japan: USD 64m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 388,100 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 333,734 a tonne.
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789Switzerland: USD 36m at USD 673,156 a tonne. Japan: USD 166m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 119,322 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 277,332 a tonne.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620Switzerland: USD 31m at USD 1.1m a tonne. China: USD 181m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 88,236 a tonne, 92 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 230,587 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180Switzerland: USD 26m at USD 399,435 a tonne. China: USD 258m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 57,457 a tonne, 86 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 235,787 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Switzerland: USD 24m at USD 463,869 a tonne. Japan: USD 2.7bn (23 per cent of the line) at USD 238,536 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 513,274 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831Switzerland: USD 23m at USD 272,848 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 25m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 114,814 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 90,000 a tonne.
- Machinery, plant and equipment: for making hot drinks, for cooking or heating foodHS 841981Switzerland: USD 22m at USD 123,407 a tonne. Italy: USD 40m (37 per cent of the line) at USD 42,192 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 44,849 a tonne.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150Switzerland: USD 20m at USD 10.8m a tonne. Netherlands: USD 19m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 5.3m a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5.3m a tonne.
- Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499Switzerland: USD 20m at USD 217,161 a tonne. China: USD 190m (50 per cent of the line) at USD 60,444 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 274,966 a tonne.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190Switzerland: USD 17m at USD 1.1m a tonne. United States: USD 88m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 772,172 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 874,127 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Switzerland: USD 17m at USD 449,258 a tonne. Japan: USD 113m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 96,452 a tonne, 79 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 146,609 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190Switzerland: USD 16m at USD 212,135 a tonne. Japan: USD 64m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 53,794 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 66,567 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8535, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853590Switzerland: USD 16m at USD 99,985 a tonne. United States: USD 39m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 50,318 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 79,792 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Switzerland: USD 16m at USD 18,724 a tonne. China: USD 113m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 7,091 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,027 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What South Korea 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 South Korea 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 South Korea 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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