Trade lane

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.

USD 1.2bnfrom Taiwan in 2024 (USD 1.7bn in 2022)
1 per centof Switzerland's imports in these lines, USD 218bn from every source
154product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#26Taiwan's rank among Switzerland's sources
The top 50

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.

  1. 1

    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 countries
    Changeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 106m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 468,217 a tonne, 333 tonnes
    USD 156min 2024
  2. 2

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of Switzerland's imports29 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 134m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4.6m a tonne, 25 tonnes
    USD 115min 2024
  3. 3

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 115 source countries
    Changedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 216,888 a tonne, 258 tonnes
    USD 56min 2024
  4. 4

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

    Share of Switzerland's imports13 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 104,195 a tonne, 435 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  5. 5

    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 countries
    Changeup 121 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 581,645 a tonne, 69 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  6. 6

    Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200

    Share of Switzerland's imports18 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 95,257 a tonne, 418 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  7. 7

    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 countries
    Changeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 310,115 a tonne, 123 tonnes
    USD 38min 2024
  8. 8

    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 countries
    Changedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 45,670 a tonne, 509 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  9. 9

    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 countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 424,892 a tonne, 45 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  10. 10

    Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690

    Share of Switzerland's imports16 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 197,084 a tonne, 94 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  11. 11

    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 countries
    Changedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,946 a tonne, 2,446 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  12. 12

    Cycles: frames and forks, and parts thereofHS 871491

    Share of Switzerland's imports27 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 95,716 a tonne, 109 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  13. 13

    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 countries
    Changedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,656 a tonne, 3,899 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  14. 14

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

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 151 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,327 a tonne, 499 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  15. 15

    Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232

    Share of Switzerland's imports25 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 5.8 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  16. 16

    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 countries
    Changeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 966,162 a tonne, 10 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  17. 17

    Steel, stainless: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coilsHS 722100

    Share of Switzerland's imports8 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,452 a tonne, 2,820 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  18. 18

    Iron or steel: threaded self-tapping screwsHS 731814

    Share of Switzerland's imports12 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,946 a tonne, 1,379 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  19. 19

    Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 77 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 75,041 a tonne, 127 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  20. 20

    Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499

    Share of Switzerland's imports13 per cent, 82 source countries
    Changedown 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 34,417 a tonne, 276 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  21. 21

    Iron or steel: threaded nutsHS 731816

    Share of Switzerland's imports16 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,327 a tonne, 1,733 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  22. 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 countries
    Changedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 139,363 a tonne, 66 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  23. 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 countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 219,473 a tonne, 39 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  24. 24

    Tools, hand: interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handlesHS 820420

    Share of Switzerland's imports43 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 163 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,109 a tonne, 586 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  25. 25

    Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811

    Share of Switzerland's imports6 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 24,474 a tonne, 338 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  26. 26

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

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 105 source countries
    Changedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 176,864 a tonne, 46 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  27. 27

    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 countries
    Changeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,929 a tonne, 4,108 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  28. 28

    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 countries
    Changedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 27,002 a tonne, 286 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  29. 29

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 84 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 484,880 a tonne, 15 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  30. 30

    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 countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 164,044 a tonne, 43 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  31. 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 countries
    Changedown 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 522,514 a tonne, 13 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  32. 32

    Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853669

    Share of Switzerland's imports3 per cent, 90 source countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 80,595 a tonne, 85 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  33. 33

    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 countries
    Changedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 42,956 a tonne, 144 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  34. 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 countries
    Changeup 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 30,792 a tonne, 197 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  35. 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 countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,005 a tonne, 2,005 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  36. 36

    Spectacles, goggles and the like: (other than sunglasses) corrective, protective or otherHS 900490

    Share of Switzerland's imports11 per cent, 87 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 85,447 a tonne, 69 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  37. 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 countries
    Changedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 720.0m a tonne, 0.0 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  38. 38

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

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 82 source countries
    Changeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 289,576 a tonne, 20 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  39. 39

    Athletics and gymnastics equipmentHS 950691

    Share of Switzerland's imports4 per cent, 92 source countries
    Changedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,635 a tonne, 402 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  40. 40

    Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690

    Share of Switzerland's imports1 per cent, 116 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,116 a tonne, 445 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  41. 41

    Machine-tools: sharpening (tool or cutter grinding) machines, numerically controlledHS 846031

    Share of Switzerland's imports66 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 59,200 a tonne, 89 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  42. 42

    Iron or steel: threaded wood screws other than coach screwsHS 731812

    Share of Switzerland's imports14 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,777 a tonne, 762 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  43. 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 countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,626 a tonne, 254 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  44. 44

    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 countries
    Changedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 224,555 a tonne, 22 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  45. 45

    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 countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 63,179 a tonne, 71 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  46. 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 countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,978 a tonne, 264 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  47. 47

    Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410

    Share of Switzerland's imports2 per cent, 97 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 309,509 a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  48. 48

    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 countries
    Changeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 224,422 a tonne, 20 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  49. 49

    Radio navigational aid apparatusHS 852691

    Share of Switzerland's imports7 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 461,510 a tonne, 9.3 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Base stationsHS 851761

    Share of Switzerland's imports17 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changefrom USD 245k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 4min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
Where Taiwan dominates

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.

  1. 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.
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 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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 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 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.

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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