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Switzerland chemical trade

Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Switzerland exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.

Suppliers in Switzerland
Exports in 2024
$93.7B
−4.6% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$52.7B
−0.2% vs 2023
Trade balance
+$41B
Net exporter
World exporter rank
#11
3.2% of world chemical exports

Switzerland does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Switzerland, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

Switzerland's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.

Exports$93.7B in 2024Imports$52.7B in 2024
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Switzerland chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Switzerland chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$78.1B$40.5B
2020$85.9B$43.1B
2021$98.7B$47.8B
2022$94.8B$49.6B
2023$98.2B$52.8B
2024$93.7B$52.7B

By HS chapter

How Switzerland's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

The chemical HS codes Switzerland exported and imported the most in 2024.

Top exports

  1. 13002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 28 destinations$25.4B
  2. 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 28 destinations$25.2B
  3. 33002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 26 destinations$6.48B
  4. 42933.59Compounds containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring, otherAt least 26 destinations$4.84B
  5. 52934.99Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, not elsewhere classified in heading 2934At least 26 destinations$1.82B
  6. 63002.14Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for…At least 17 destinations$1.72B
  7. 72933.79Lactams, other lactamsAt least 22 destinations$1.58B
  8. 82934.10Compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the…At least 25 destinations$1.41B
  9. 93004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 28 destinations$1.32B
  10. 103304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 28 destinations$1.29B
  11. 113926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 28 destinations$848M
  12. 122924.29Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives, salts thereof, otherAt least 26 destinations$773M

Top imports

  1. 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 26 supplying countries$17.8B
  2. 23002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 20 supplying countries$5.76B
  3. 33002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 21 supplying countries$5.41B
  4. 43002.14Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for…At least 15 supplying countries$1.94B
  5. 53004.20Medicaments containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives)…At least 17 supplying countries$994M
  6. 62933.99Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, otherAt least 20 supplying countries$821M
  7. 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 27 supplying countries$798M
  8. 83304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 26 supplying countries$770M
  9. 92934.99Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, not elsewhere classified in heading 2934At least 22 supplying countries$689M
  10. 103004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 17 supplying countries$498M
  11. 113822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 23 supplying countries$465M
  12. 123824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 22 supplying countries$423M

Main partner countries

Where Switzerland's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.

Exports to

  1. 1
    United States
    $24.7B
    26.3% of exports
  2. 2
    Germany
    $23.2B
    24.8% of exports
  3. 3
    Belgium
    $8.4B
    9.0% of exports
  4. 4
    Italy
    $5.17B
    5.5% of exports
  5. 5
    China
    $4.58B
    4.9% of exports
  6. 6
    Japan
    $3.19B
    3.4% of exports
  7. 7
    United Kingdom
    $3.11B
    3.3% of exports
  8. 8
    Canada
    $3.1B
    3.3% of exports
  9. 9
    Spain
    $2.79B
    3.0% of exports
  10. 10
    Brazil
    $1.65B
    1.8% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    Germany
    $17B
    32.4% of imports
  2. 2
    Italy
    $11.8B
    22.4% of imports
  3. 3
    United States
    $4.57B
    8.7% of imports
  4. 4
    Ireland
    $3.28B
    6.2% of imports
  5. 5
    Spain
    $3.24B
    6.2% of imports
  6. 6
    Netherlands
    $2.48B
    4.7% of imports
  7. 7
    Japan
    $1.85B
    3.5% of imports
  8. 8
    Belgium
    $1.82B
    3.5% of imports
  9. 9
    China
    $1.8B
    3.4% of imports
  10. 10
    United Kingdom
    $1.51B
    2.9% of imports

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