Trade lane
What the United States buys from Switzerland.
The United States imported USD 41bn of manufactured and processed goods from Switzerland in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything the United States imported in these lines, and Switzerland is its number 16 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 41bnfrom Switzerland in 2024 (USD 38bn in 2022)
2 per centof the United States's imports in these lines, USD 2.6tn from every source
826product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#16Switzerland's rank among the United States's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what the United States paid Switzerland for it at the border, Switzerland's share of everything the United States imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 80 per cent of the lane.
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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 the United States's imports17 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 13bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 13bnin 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 the United States's imports11 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.7bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3.9m a tonne, 1,239 tonnesUSD 4.8bnin 2024 -
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Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 910221
Share of the United States's imports93 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.3bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 2.8bnin 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 the United States's imports94 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.1bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13.0m a tonne, 113 tonnesUSD 1.5bnin 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of the United States's imports15 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 1.2bnin 2024 -
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Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110
Share of the United States's imports27 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 711m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 810min 2024 -
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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 the United States's imports13 per cent, 44 source countriesChangefrom USD 37m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 809min 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 the United States's imports10 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 737m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 319 tonnesUSD 786min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 123 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 483m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 79,134 a tonne, 7,743 tonnesUSD 613min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of the United States's imports28 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 501m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.2m a tonne, 120 tonnesUSD 507min 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 the United States's imports51 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 354m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 425,237 a tonne, 970 tonnesUSD 412min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of the United States's imports6 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 405m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 168,763 a tonne, 2,137 tonnesUSD 361min 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 the United States's imports37 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 484m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,608 a tonne, 40,599 tonnesUSD 309min 2024 -
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Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5WHS 850110
Share of the United States's imports12 per cent, 92 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 251m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 70,927 a tonne, 3,900 tonnesUSD 277min 2024 -
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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 the United States's imports2 per cent, 39 source countriesChangefrom USD 43m in 2022Unit valueUSD 13.7m a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 263min 2024 -
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Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 910229
Share of the United States's imports88 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 163m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 241min 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 the United States's imports90 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 209m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 241min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused pyrazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, other than henazone...HS 293319
Share of the United States's imports55 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 292m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 153,411 a tonne, 1,500 tonnesUSD 230min 2024 -
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Hearing aids (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902140
Share of the United States's imports11 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 182m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 223min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 203m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 116,503 a tonne, 1,806 tonnesUSD 210min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, no lactones or unfused furan rings in the structure, other than isosafrole, 1-(1,3-benzodiaxol-5-yl)...HS 293299
Share of the United States's imports26 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 190min 2024 -
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Machinery: for packing or wrappingHS 842240
Share of the United States's imports10 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 138m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 128,240 a tonne, 1,478 tonnesUSD 189min 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 the United States's imports72 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 100m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 170min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 50 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 205m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 938,009 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 156min 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 the United States's imports12 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 112m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 194,783 a tonne, 797 tonnesUSD 155min 2024 -
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Machinery, plant and equipment: for making hot drinks, for cooking or heating foodHS 841981
Share of the United States's imports10 per cent, 78 source countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 185m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42,859 a tonne, 3,493 tonnesUSD 150min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 142 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 85m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 67,553 a tonne, 2,028 tonnesUSD 137min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 116 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 125min 2024 -
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Dental fittings: other than artificial teethHS 902129
Share of the United States's imports43 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 124m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 89 tonnesUSD 122min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 135 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 581,297 a tonne, 196 tonnesUSD 114min 2024 -
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Dental instruments and appliances: other than dental drill enginesHS 901849
Share of the United States's imports9 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 106m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 113min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 169 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 96m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 55,738 a tonne, 1,981 tonnesUSD 110min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of the United States's imports5 per cent, 104 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 106m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 685,343 a tonne, 157 tonnesUSD 107min 2024 -
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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 the United States's imports7 per cent, 101 source countriesChangedown 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 317m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,607 a tonne, 38,125 tonnesUSD 99min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of the United States's imports2 per cent, 115 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,598 a tonne, 4,035 tonnesUSD 95min 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 the United States's imports2 per cent, 132 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 92min 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 the United States's imports2 per cent, 109 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 157,601 a tonne, 585 tonnesUSD 92min 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 the United States's imports1 per cent, 140 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 116,999 a tonne, 787 tonnesUSD 92min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831
Share of the United States's imports7 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 138,721 a tonne, 635 tonnesUSD 88min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 54 source countriesChangedown 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 174m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,071 a tonne, 2,399 tonnesUSD 84min 2024 -
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Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoaHS 170490
Share of the United States's imports3 per cent, 112 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,461 a tonne, 9,837 tonnesUSD 83min 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 the United States's imports7 per cent, 44 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 126m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 166,001 a tonne, 489 tonnesUSD 81min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of the United States's imports1 per cent, 132 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,854 a tonne, 6,839 tonnesUSD 81min 2024 -
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Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390
Share of the United States's imports4 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 359 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 78min 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 the United States's imports1 per cent, 123 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 38,140 a tonne, 1,980 tonnesUSD 76min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230
Share of the United States's imports4 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 156,763 a tonne, 479 tonnesUSD 75min 2024 -
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Vitamins: vitamin E and its derivatives, unmixedHS 293628
Share of the United States's imports16 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,041 a tonne, 7,360 tonnesUSD 74min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or lessHS 180632
Share of the United States's imports8 per cent, 93 source countriesChangeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,522 a tonne, 6,399 tonnesUSD 74min 2024 -
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Tools, hand: chain saw bladesHS 820240
Share of the United States's imports61 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 38,435 a tonne, 1,914 tonnesUSD 74min 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 the United States's imports3 per cent, 97 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 76,191 a tonne, 965 tonnesUSD 74min 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 a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359USD 809m in 2024, from USD 37m in 2022. Switzerland supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- 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 300214USD 263m in 2024, from USD 43m in 2022. Switzerland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390USD 78m in 2024, up 359 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Transformers: n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 500kVAHS 850434USD 23m in 2024, up 257 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Machine-tools: gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines, working by removing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 846140USD 21m in 2024, up 254 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88HS 880790USD 24m in 2024, up 211 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853530USD 71m in 2024, up 202 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760USD 17m in 2024, up 198 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231USD 61m in 2024, up 185 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Switzerland supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, no lactones or unfused furan rings in the structure, other than isosafrole, 1-(1,3-benzodiaxol-5-yl)...HS 293299USD 190m in 2024, up 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 67m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Machine-tools: bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, for working metal, numerically controlledHS 846222USD 24m in 2024, up 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 23 per cent of the line.
- Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2906.1HS 290619USD 22m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360USD 31m in 2024, up 142 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Switzerland supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- 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 292249USD 19m in 2024, up 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: industrial, for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolateHS 843820USD 15m in 2024, up 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: signal generatorsHS 854320USD 20m in 2024, up 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsHS 903010USD 15m in 2024, up 115 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Polyethers other than polyacetals, and bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate: in primary formsHS 390729USD 57m in 2024, up 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811USD 14m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Heterocyclic compounds: with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused imidazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, other than hydantoin and...HS 293329USD 12m in 2024, up 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Switzerland supplies 10 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 the United States 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 91022193 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 2.8bn; 78 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 91012194 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 1.5bn; 60 source countries in all.
- Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic windingHS 91022988 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 241m; 60 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 91012990 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 241m; 52 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 91011172 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 170m; 52 source countries in all.
- Tools, hand: chain saw bladesHS 82024061 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 74m; 29 source countries in all.
- Clock or watch parts: other than springs (including hair-springs), dials, plates, and bridgesHS 91149079 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 47m; 49 source countries in all.
- Tools, hand: straight saw blades, for working metalHS 82029164 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 23m; 38 source countries in all.
- Watch movements: complete and assembled, with automatic windingHS 91082079 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 14m; 30 source countries in all.
- Watch cases and parts thereofHS 91119072 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 10m; 31 source countries in all.
- Clock or watch parts: dialsHS 91143080 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 8m; 30 source countries in all.
- Glasses: clock or watch and similar, glasses for non-corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed etc, (not optically worked), hollow glass spheres and segments, for...HS 70159062 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 5m; 32 source countries in all.
- Pharmaceutical goods: waste pharmaceuticalsHS 30069272 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 2m; 20 source countries in all.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, alfentanil (INN), anileridine (INN), bezitramide (INN)...HS 29333384 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 2m; 11 source countries in all.
- Watch cases: of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalHS 91111080 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 2m; 13 source countries in all.
- Clock or watch parts: plates and bridgesHS 91144072 per cent of the United States's imports of the line, USD 1m; 23 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 the United States 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 4.8bn at USD 3.9m a tonne. Belgium: USD 1.9bn (4 per cent of the line) at USD 2.1m a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.9m a tonne.
- 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 910121Switzerland: USD 1.5bn at USD 13.0m a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 19m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 7.0m a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19.1m a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Switzerland: USD 786m at USD 2.5m a tonne. France: USD 879m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 849,171 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Switzerland: USD 613m at USD 79,134 a tonne. Mexico: USD 7.0bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 13,948 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 67,207 a tonne.
- Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5WHS 850110Switzerland: USD 277m at USD 70,927 a tonne. Mexico: USD 580m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 43,509 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,617 a tonne.
- 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 300214Switzerland: USD 263m at USD 13.7m a tonne. Sweden: USD 161m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 7.6m a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10.2m a tonne.
- Heterocyclic compounds: with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused pyrazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, other than henazone...HS 293319Switzerland: USD 230m at USD 153,411 a tonne. Germany: USD 101m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 93,724 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 93,724 a tonne.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989Switzerland: USD 210m at USD 116,503 a tonne. South Korea: USD 1.8bn (21 per cent of the line) at USD 35,388 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 37,550 a tonne.
- Machinery: for packing or wrappingHS 842240Switzerland: USD 189m at USD 128,240 a tonne. Italy: USD 456m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 49,722 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,502 a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131Switzerland: USD 156m at USD 938,009 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 41m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 626,778 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 912,382 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 155m at USD 194,783 a tonne. China: USD 140m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 87,319 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 222,429 a tonne.
- Machinery, plant and equipment: for making hot drinks, for cooking or heating foodHS 841981Switzerland: USD 150m at USD 42,859 a tonne. Spain: USD 7m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 28,530 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,578 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440Switzerland: USD 137m at USD 67,553 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 118m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 45,807 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 66,479 a tonne.
- Dental fittings: other than artificial teethHS 902129Switzerland: USD 122m at USD 1.4m a tonne. South Korea: USD 47m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 544,843 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.2m a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180Switzerland: USD 114m at USD 581,297 a tonne. Mexico: USD 617m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 291,245 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 193,984 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Switzerland: USD 110m at USD 55,738 a tonne. China: USD 4.6bn (39 per cent of the line) at USD 16,447 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,727 a tonne.
- Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790Switzerland: USD 107m at USD 685,343 a tonne. Japan: USD 393m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 138,057 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 241,889 a tonne.
- 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 99m at USD 2,607 a tonne. Mexico: USD 330m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 918 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,349 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Switzerland: USD 95m at USD 23,598 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 17m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 7,947 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 27,739 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890Switzerland: USD 92m at USD 157,601 a tonne. China: USD 547m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 31,044 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 55,093 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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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