Switzerland Imports

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Imports to Switzerland decreased 0.9% month-on-month to CHF 19.4 billion in January 2026, largely due to reduced purchases of machinery, electronics, and equipment (-1.1%) and vehicles (-6.2%), which offset a modest rise in chemical and pharmaceutical imports (0.1%). Imports from Europe fell 0.2%, with purchases from Eurozone dropping 1.3% and those from non-Eurozone down 8.6%. source: Federal Customs Administration

Imports in Switzerland decreased to 19364.50 CHF million in January from 19531.70 CHF million in December of 2025. Imports in Switzerland averaged 7471.80 CHF million from 1950 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 22841.40 CHF million in March of 2025 and a record low of 273.20 CHF million in February of 1950. This page provides - Switzerland Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Switzerland Imports - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on March of 2026.

Imports in Switzerland decreased to 19364.50 CHF million in January from 19531.70 CHF million in December of 2025. Imports in Switzerland is expected to be 22500.00 CHF million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Switzerland Imports is projected to trend around 22900.00 CHF million in 2027 and 25900.00 CHF million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	3608.90	2924.30	CHF Million	Jan 2026
Exports	22973.40	22456.00	CHF million	Jan 2026
Imports	19364.50	19531.70	CHF million	Jan 2026
Terms of Trade	100.60	100.00	points	Jan 2026

Switzerland Imports

Switzerland's main imports are natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin (31 percent of total imports); pharmaceutical products (11 percent); nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (7 percent); vehicles (6 percent); electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (5 percent); organic chemicals (5 percent); mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (3 percent); and optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (3 percent). Germany was the biggest source of imports (21 percent of total imports), followed by Italy (8 percent), France and the US (7 percent each), the UK and China (6 percent each), the UAE (5 percent), Austria and Ireland (3 percent each), Spain, Thailand, the Netherlands, Belgium and Japan (2 percent each).