Europe
Export to Switzerland
Wealthy, quality-first market with India–EFTA TEPA in force since October 2025. Buys gems, chemicals and textiles.
- Capital
- Bern
- Currency
- CHF
- Trade agreement with India
- India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) 1 October 2025
- Main ports
- Zurich Airport, Basel Rhine ports (via Rotterdam and Antwerp), Geneva Airport
Switzerland is not in the EU, but its product rules are closely aligned with EU rules. It buys Indian gems and jewellery, organic chemicals, medicines, garments and machinery parts. Switzerland abolished customs duties on industrial goods from January 2024, so TEPA matters most for processed farm and food products.
TEPA between India and the EFTA states (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) was signed in March 2024 and took effect on 1 October 2025. EFTA offers market access on 92.2% of its tariff lines, covering 99.6% of India’s exports, including all non-agricultural products and concessions on processed farm products. Claim it with a TEPA certificate of origin from DGFT.
What it buys from India
- Gems, jewellery and precious metals
- Organic chemicals and medicines
- Garments, home textiles and machinery parts
Import rules on their side
- Food must meet Swiss food law, overseen by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO); residue limits are close to EU levels. Labels need at least one official language (German, French or Italian).
- Industrial goods enter duty-free but still need conformity with Swiss technical rules, which largely mirror EU CE requirements.
- Clearance is handled by the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS). VAT is charged on imports even when duty is zero.
Practical tips
- Switzerland is landlocked; sea cargo usually lands at Rotterdam, Antwerp or Genoa and moves on by rail, road or Rhine barge.
- Swiss buyers pay well for quality, organic and fair-trade credentials, and expect exact delivery dates.
- Check the TEPA product-specific rules of origin before quoting a duty-free price for food items.
Sources (6)
- PIB — India-EFTA TEPA: a new chapter (TEPA in force 1 Oct 2025)
- All India Radio News — India-EFTA TEPA comes into effect today (1 Oct 2025)
- PIB backgrounder — India's Trade Partnerships (27 Feb 2026)
- Federal Office for Customs and Border Security, Switzerland (FOCBS / BAZG)
- Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Switzerland (FSVO)
- Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank
Trade data
India’s exports to Switzerland in numbers
From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.
- India’s exports here, 2025-26
- US$ 1.21 bn No. 51 of our 80 countries
- Change from 2024-25
- ↓ -17.8% US$ 1.48 bn → US$ 1.21 bn
- Share of all Indian exports
- 0.27%
- Its imports from the world
- —
What India sells here most
By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.
Name2025-26Change
1Organic chemicalsHS 29↓-4.7%
2Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71↓-38.7%
3MachineryHS 84↓-17.8%
4Electrical and electronicsHS 85↑+3.5%
5Clocks and watchesHS 91↑+42.1%
6Instruments, medical devicesHS 90↓-17.3%
7Knitted garmentsHS 61↓-0.4%
8Woven garmentsHS 62↓-1.9%
9AircraftHS 88↓-3.4%
10Medicines and pharmaHS 30↓-16.7%
11Dyes, paints, inksHS 32↓-11.7%
12Leather goods, bagsHS 42↓-5.2%
What is rising and what is falling
Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
↑ High demand
- Clocks and watchesUS$ 20.6 mn → US$ 29.3 mn↑+42.1%
- Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 7.7 mn → US$ 10.1 mn↑+30.9%
- Iron and steel articlesUS$ 8.3 mn → US$ 9.5 mn↑+15.6%
↓ Low demand
- Iron and steelUS$ 12.3 mn → US$ 7.1 mn↓-42%
- Gems, jewellery, precious metalsUS$ 467 mn → US$ 287 mn↓-38.7%
- MachineryUS$ 74.5 mn → US$ 61.2 mn↓-17.8%
- Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 30.7 mn → US$ 25.4 mn↓-17.3%
- Medicines and pharmaUS$ 17.2 mn → US$ 14.3 mn↓-16.7%
- Dyes, paints, inksUS$ 13 mn → US$ 11.5 mn↓-11.7%
Our product guides that sell here
India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.
Name2025-26Change
1Bulk drugs (APIs)↑+9.2%
2Cut and polished diamonds↓-32.7%
3Gold jewellery↓-10.7%
4Essential oils↑+18.6%
7Fresh pomegranate↑+60%
8Lab-grown diamonds↑+91.2%
9Candles↑+29.6%
10Mushrooms↑+187.5%
11Human hair and wigs↓-12.7%
12Ceramic tableware and decor↑+106.7%
The 20 biggest export lines
4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.
Name2025-26Change
1Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom onlyHS 2933↑+32.3%
2Gold unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder formHS 7108↓-39.2%
3Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setHS 7102↓-32.9%
4Ketones and quinonesHS 2914↓-34.7%
5Organic compoundsHS 2942↓-11%
6Carboxyamide-function compoundsHS 2924↓-16.7%
7Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalHS 7113↓-8.8%
8Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom onlyHS 2932↓-2%
9Oxygen-function amino-compoundsHS 2922↑+0.1%
10Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesHS 8411↓-49.2%
11AcidsHS 2916↓-18.2%
12Clock or watch partsHS 9114↑+11%
13Precious and semi-precious stoneHS 7103↑+18.9%
14AircraftHS 8807↓-3.5%
15Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically definedHS 2934↓-77.6%
16AcidsHS 2918↓-0.7%
17Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereonHS 3204↓-11.4%
18MedicamentsHS 3004↓-23.2%
19Transmission shafts and cranksHS 8483↑+28.4%
20Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fansHS 8414↑+30.9%
What India buys from Switzerland
India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.
- India’s imports, 2025-26
- US$ 24.3 bn US$ 21.8 bn → US$ 24.3 bn
- India’s exports, 2025-26
- US$ 1.21 bn
- Trade balance
- −US$ 23.1 bn exports minus imports
- Change in imports
- +11.3%
Name2025-26Change
1Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71↑+12.9%
2MachineryHS 84↑+36.4%
3Medicines and pharmaHS 30↑+29.5%
4Instruments, medical devicesHS 90↓-0.3%
5Clocks and watchesHS 91↑+23.5%
6Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27↓-27.7%
7Fats and oilsHS 15↓-34.1%
8Organic chemicalsHS 29↑+10.5%
9Electrical and electronicsHS 85↓-2.1%
10Other chemical productsHS 38↑+25.6%
The country at a glance
- Population
- 9.1 mn 2025
- GDP
- US$ 1,043.5 bn 2025
- GDP per person
- US$ 1,14,769 2025
- Imports (goods and services)
- US$ 721.2 bn 2025
Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.
What to send to Switzerland
All products →
Free to exportJewelleryCut and polished diamondsIndia's largest gem export, polished in Surat; Hong Kong, the UAE, the USA and Belgium are the main buyers.HS7102.39Exports 2025-26US$ 12.1 bn ↓8.7%
Free, with conditionsJewelleryGold jewelleryPlain and studded gold jewellery; the UAE buys about half, followed by the USA.HS7113.19Exports 2025-26US$ 11.6 bn ↑0.5%
Free to exportPharma & chemicalsBulk drugs (APIs)APIs and intermediates from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Gujarat; regulated buyers need DMFs and GMP inspections.HS2933Exports 2025-26US$ 7.78 bn ↓0.6%
Free to exportPharma & chemicalsGeneric medicines (formulations)Tablets, capsules and injectables; every market needs product registration. The USA buys the most.HS3004Exports 2025-26US$ 21.9 bn ↓0.7%
Free to exportTextiles & apparelReadymade garmentsKnitted and woven clothing for brands and retailers; the USA, UK, UAE and the EU are the big buyers.HS6109.10Exports 2025-26US$ 15.8 bn ↓1.2%
Free to exportTextiles & apparelHome textiles (bed, bath and kitchen linen)Bedsheets, towels and kitchen linen for retailers; the USA buys more than half of India's exports.HS6302Exports 2025-26US$ 2.01 bn ↓5.7%
Free to exportFarm produceSpicesWhole, ground and blended spices. Spices Board registration (CRES) is compulsory; residue and ethylene oxide tests keep buyers.HS0904–0910Exports 2025-26US$ 3.12 bn ↓5.1%
Free to exportProcessed foodTeaAssam, Darjeeling, Nilgiri and CTC tea. You need a Tea Board exporter licence; residues and GI rules matter.HS0902Exports 2025-26US$ 899 mn ↑8%
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