What Switzerland buys from Taiwan.
Switzerland imported USD 1.2bn of manufactured and processed goods from Taiwan in 2024, down 29 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Switzerland imported in these lines, and Taiwan is its number 26 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Taiwan 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.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Switzerland paid Taiwan for it at the border, Taiwan's share of everything Switzerland imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 69 per cent of the lane.
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Switzerland's imports10 per cent, 109 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 106m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 468,217 a tonne, 333 tonnesUSD 156min 2024 -
2
Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Switzerland's imports29 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 134m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.6m a tonne, 25 tonnesUSD 115min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 115 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 216,888 a tonne, 258 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
4
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831
Share of Switzerland's imports13 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 104,195 a tonne, 435 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 581,645 a tonne, 69 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200
Share of Switzerland's imports18 per cent, 74 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 95,257 a tonne, 418 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180
Share of Switzerland's imports18 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 310,115 a tonne, 123 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 871160
Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 54 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,670 a tonne, 509 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 424,892 a tonne, 45 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of Switzerland's imports16 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 197,084 a tonne, 94 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815
Share of Switzerland's imports8 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,946 a tonne, 2,446 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereofHS 871491
Share of Switzerland's imports27 per cent, 48 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 95,716 a tonne, 109 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934
Share of Switzerland's imports24 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,656 a tonne, 3,899 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 151 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,327 a tonne, 499 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of Switzerland's imports25 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 5.8 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351
Share of Switzerland's imports13 per cent, 93 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 966,162 a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
17
Steel, stainless: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coilsHS 722100
Share of Switzerland's imports8 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,452 a tonne, 2,820 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814
Share of Switzerland's imports12 per cent, 56 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,946 a tonne, 1,379 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 75,041 a tonne, 127 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499
Share of Switzerland's imports13 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,417 a tonne, 276 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded nutsHS 731816
Share of Switzerland's imports16 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,327 a tonne, 1,733 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
22
Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 97 source countriesChangedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 139,363 a tonne, 66 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
23
Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED), excluding those of heading...HS 853120
Share of Switzerland's imports14 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 219,473 a tonne, 39 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Tools, hand: interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handlesHS 820420
Share of Switzerland's imports43 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 163 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,109 a tonne, 586 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811
Share of Switzerland's imports6 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,474 a tonne, 338 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 105 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 176,864 a tonne, 46 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-orientedHS 722619
Share of Switzerland's imports14 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,929 a tonne, 4,108 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: parts of equipment for treating materials by a process involving a change of temperatureHS 841990
Share of Switzerland's imports6 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,002 a tonne, 286 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 84 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 484,880 a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 105 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 164,044 a tonne, 43 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
31
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 Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 522,514 a tonne, 13 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
32
Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853669
Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 90 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 80,595 a tonne, 85 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Parts & accessories suited for use solely/principally with machines of headings 8456-8465: n.e.c. in heading no. 8466HS 846693
Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 76 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42,956 a tonne, 144 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
34
Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats'...HS 848790
Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,792 a tonne, 197 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
35
Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933
Share of Switzerland's imports11 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,005 a tonne, 2,005 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Spectacles, goggles and the like: (other than sunglasses) corrective, protective or otherHS 900490
Share of Switzerland's imports11 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 85,447 a tonne, 69 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
37
Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious...HS 910121
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 77 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 720.0m a tonne, 0.0 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
38
Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589
Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 82 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 289,576 a tonne, 20 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
39
Athletics and gymnastics equipmentHS 950691
Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 92 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,635 a tonne, 402 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
40
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 116 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,116 a tonne, 445 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Machine-tools: sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlledHS 846031
Share of Switzerland's imports66 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 59,200 a tonne, 89 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: threaded wood screws other than coach screwsHS 731812
Share of Switzerland's imports14 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,777 a tonne, 762 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
43
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 94 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,626 a tonne, 254 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141
Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 224,555 a tonne, 22 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852
Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 63,179 a tonne, 71 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
46
Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes...HS 820559
Share of Switzerland's imports8 per cent, 91 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,978 a tonne, 264 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
47
Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410
Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 97 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 309,509 a tonne, 14 tonnesUSD 4min 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 Switzerland's importsunder 1 per cent, 102 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 224,422 a tonne, 20 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Radio navigational aid apparatusHS 852691
Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 461,510 a tonne, 9.3 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Base stationsHS 851761
Share of Switzerland's imports17 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 245k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024
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.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150USD 40m in 2024, up 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180USD 38m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 156m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 106m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370USD 7m in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760USD 10m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Spectacles, goggles and the like: (other than sunglasses) corrective, protective or otherHS 900490USD 6m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589USD 6m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351USD 10m in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 13 per cent of the line.
Lines where Taiwan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Taiwan ships at least 60 per cent of what Switzerland imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Machine-tools: sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlledHS 84603166 per cent of Switzerland's imports of the line, USD 5m; 17 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Taiwan's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Switzerland at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Taiwan: USD 156m at USD 468,217 a tonne. China: USD 546m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 276,084 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 350,712 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Taiwan: USD 115m at USD 4.6m a tonne. Germany: USD 51m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 2.0m a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440Taiwan: USD 56m at USD 216,888 a tonne. China: USD 204m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 50,182 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 84,436 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831Taiwan: USD 45m at USD 104,195 a tonne. Germany: USD 108m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 50,449 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 74,913 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150Taiwan: USD 40m at USD 581,645 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 283m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 371,511 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 360,120 a tonne.
- Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200Taiwan: USD 40m at USD 95,257 a tonne. China: USD 30m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 27,142 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 63,432 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180Taiwan: USD 38m at USD 310,115 a tonne. China: USD 62m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 179,463 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 300,956 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-carsHS 871160Taiwan: USD 23m at USD 45,670 a tonne. China: USD 54m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 23,919 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,133 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130Taiwan: USD 19m at USD 424,892 a tonne. Thailand: USD 20m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 267,425 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 384,698 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690Taiwan: USD 19m at USD 197,084 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 12m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 127,450 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 212,720 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washersHS 731815Taiwan: USD 15m at USD 5,946 a tonne. China: USD 22m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 4,183 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,490 a tonne.
- Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereofHS 871491Taiwan: USD 10m at USD 95,716 a tonne. China: USD 16m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 69,271 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 91,043 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Taiwan: USD 10m at USD 20,327 a tonne. Italy: USD 115m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 13,792 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 23,564 a tonne.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Taiwan: USD 10m at USD 966,162 a tonne. China: USD 20m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 290,456 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 744,367 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814Taiwan: USD 10m at USD 6,946 a tonne. China: USD 5m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 4,519 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,348 a tonne.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760Taiwan: USD 10m at USD 75,041 a tonne. China: USD 167m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 39,493 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 57,348 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Taiwan: USD 9m at USD 139,363 a tonne. China: USD 88m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 110,071 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 300,018 a tonne.
- Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED), excluding those of heading...HS 853120Taiwan: USD 9m at USD 219,473 a tonne. China: USD 17m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 92,782 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 195,959 a tonne.
- Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811Taiwan: USD 8m at USD 24,474 a tonne. South Korea: USD 6m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 16,957 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 30,786 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Taiwan: USD 8m at USD 176,864 a tonne. Belgium: USD 75m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 102,335 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 183,996 a tonne.
What Switzerland buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Switzerland with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Taiwan's part of everything Switzerland imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
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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