Switzerland Imports from China was US$20.3 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Switzerland Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2025.


Switzerland Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $4.33B 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $2.83B 2024
Organic chemicals $1.86B 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $1.38B 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $1.13B 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $1.07B 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $726.07M 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $710.33M 2024
Plastics $669.14M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $616.28M 2024
Clocks and watches $600.86M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $598.22M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $574.42M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $391.05M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $366.40M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $212.55M 2024
Aluminum $145.33M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $136.55M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $129.44M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $114.93M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $109.51M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $107.71M 2024
Headgear and $107.20M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $96.59M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $92.75M 2024
Glass and glassware $92.26M 2024
Rubbers $79.95M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $76.37M 2024
Ceramic products $63.19M 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $59.16M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $55.51M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $48.83M 2024
Iron and steel $48.82M 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $48.22M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $46.07M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $45.56M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $35.41M 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $33.85M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $32.55M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $29.83M 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $29.66M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $27.41M 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $24.19M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $24.01M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $22.14M 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $20.61M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $18.67M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $18.62M 2024
Copper $17.99M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $17.40M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $15.61M 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $13.36M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $12.38M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $11.14M 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $10.74M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $10.06M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $9.67M 2024
Products of animal origin $7.97M 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $7.81M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $7.55M 2024
Manmade filaments $6.26M 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $6.26M 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $5.94M 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $5.65M 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $5.23M 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $4.99M 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $4.92M 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $4.91M 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $4.16M 2024
Zinc $3.94M 2024
Manmade staple fibers $3.90M 2024
Lac, gums, resins $3.18M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $2.76M 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $2.50M 2024
Nickel $2.42M 2024
Cotton $2.36M 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $1.98M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $1.95M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $1.54M 2024
Silk $1.35M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $861.58K 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $839.32K 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $778.16K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $756.44K 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $748.32K 2024
Cork and articles of cork $743.66K 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $655.32K 2024
Live animals $535.80K 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $381.53K 2024
Fertilizers $253.45K 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $247.93K 2024
Cereals $118.99K 2024
Tin $112.89K 2024
Lead $24.90K 2024
Ores slag and ash $8.95K 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $69 2024




switzerland Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 5300.46 4311.02 5772.99 -1452.84 CHF Million [+]
Current Account 9767.29 5460.73 24969.74 -18308.65 CHF Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 7.60 9.90 14.80 -0.60 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 22323.54 20217.35 22323.54 273.20 CHF million [+]
Exports 27624.00 24528.37 27624.00 245.90 CHF million [+]
External Debt 1988486.98 1956730.75 2241743.99 762503.02 CHF Million [+]
Terms of Trade 94.37 94.17 103.26 83.76 points [+]
Capital Flows 10338.07 -7575.22 61979.52 -67463.46 CHF Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 930318.80 1028276.80 1347820.20 20958.90 CHF Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1452.53 1441.57 2476.71 53.92 Thousand [+]
Gold Reserves 1040.00 1040.00 2590.18 1039.99 Tonnes [+]
Terrorism Index 1.27 0.63 2.72 0.13 Points [+]
Weapons Sales 93.00 185.00 554.00 18.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Tourism Revenues 4442.90 5656.28 5656.28 999.10 CHF Million [+]