South Korea exports to Switzerland

스위스 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$94.3M

-21.4% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-34.9%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$2.42B

+34.1% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$3.91B

balance -$1.48B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $94.3 million of goods to Switzerland, down 21.4% from September 2026 and down 34.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Switzerland totalled $2.42 billion, up 34.1% from the 12 months before ($1.81 billion).

Switzerland ranked 35th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 41st in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was pharmaceutical products (HS 30), with $1.39 billion or 57.4% of exports to Switzerland.

Imports from Switzerland in October 2026 were $382.7 million (up 5.5% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $288.4 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).

Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).

What South Korea exports to Switzerland: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 89.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
30	Pharmaceutical products	$1.39B	57.4%	+45.7%	$47.4M
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$423.3M	17.5%	+324.9%	$11.0M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$239.6M	9.9%	-5.3%	$14.3M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$68.5M	2.8%	+22.0%	$3.7M
29	Organic chemicals	$57.3M	2.4%	-34.7%	$2.1M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$44.7M	1.8%	+23.4%	$3.6M
91	Clocks and watches	$44.6M	1.8%	-68.0%	$3.3M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$34.1M	1.4%	+20.2%	$2.6M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$18.8M	0.8%	+9.9%	$1.2M
35	Glues, modified starches and enzymes	$11.4M	0.5%	-66.8%	$12K
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$8.7M	0.4%	+41.1%	$870K
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$8.4M	0.3%	-13.5%	$754K
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$8.0M	0.3%	+2,466%	$18K
72	Iron and steel	$7.5M	0.3%	-5.5%	$382K
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$6.8M	0.3%	-28.3%	$457K
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$5.9M	0.2%	+29.1%	$587K
97	Works of art and antiques	$4.7M	0.2%	-79.1%	$131K
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$3.7M	0.2%	+20.5%	$3,480
73	Articles of iron or steel	$3.5M	0.1%	-24.1%	$217K
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$3.4M	0.1%	+0.2%	$249K
81	Other base metals	$3.4M	0.1%	+1,108%	$970
86	Railway and tramway equipment	$3.4M	0.1%	+72.2%	$200
95	Toys, games and sports equipment	$2.4M	0.1%	-6.8%	$179K
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$2.1M	0.1%	+72.8%	$95K
74	Copper and articles thereof	$1.9M	0.1%	+92.5%	$29K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 569 headings exported to Switzerland in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$1.38B	57.1%	+46.2%	$46.7M
7108	Gold	$344.6M	14.2%	+890.4%	$6.3M
8703	Passenger cars	$227.7M	9.4%	-6.1%	$13.0M
7110	Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form	$43.7M	1.8%	+20.3%	$2.8M
2934	Nucleic acids and other heterocyclic compounds	$35.2M	1.5%	-50.0%	$2.0M
8411	Gas turbines and turbo-jets	$34.9M	1.4%	+170.6%	$50K
9101	Watches with precious metal cases	$20.9M	0.9%	-21.2%	$1.2M
7113	Jewellery of precious metal	$20.1M	0.8%	+25.9%	$1.9M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$19.3M	0.8%	+56.4%	$1.6M
8534	Printed circuits	$18.6M	0.8%	+41.5%	$1.5M
2933	Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only	$14.5M	0.6%	+41.7%	$0
3923	Plastic packaging and closures	$12.3M	0.5%	+3.7%	$647K
3507	Enzymes, etc.	$11.3M	0.5%	–	$0
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$10.4M	0.4%	+52.9%	$1.1M
9114	Other clock or watch parts	$10.4M	0.4%	-89.1%	$648K
9102	Other wrist-watches and pocket-watches	$8.4M	0.3%	-38.7%	$1.1M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$8.1M	0.3%	+40.9%	$798K
7102	Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set	$7.8M	0.3%	+1,923%	$0
8802	Aeroplanes, helicopters and spacecraft	$7.7M	0.3%	–	$0
8481	Taps, cocks and valves	$7.6M	0.3%	-25.1%	$922K
7103	Precious stones and semi-precious stones, etc.	$6.8M	0.3%	+115.2%	$0
3006	Pharmaceutical goods (sutures, dental cements, first-aid kits and others)	$5.3M	0.2%	+18.4%	$631K
8501	Electric motors and generators	$4.9M	0.2%	+12.0%	$329K
8424	Sprayers, spray guns and fire extinguishers	$4.8M	0.2%	+9.0%	$817K
7225	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel	$4.7M	0.2%	-34.2%	$380K
9021	Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts and hearing aids	$4.7M	0.2%	-26.8%	$209K
3822	Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits)	$4.4M	0.2%	-20.9%	$452K
2922	Oxygen-function amino-compounds	$4.1M	0.2%	+44.1%	$0
8414	Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans	$3.9M	0.2%	-58.2%	$360K
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$3.7M	0.2%	-50.8%	$247K

A chapter is linked when exports to Switzerland reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Switzerland.

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Switzerland, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$94.3M	-34.9%	1,695 t	$55.63	$382.7M	3,330 t
September 2026	$119.9M	-49.1%	2,763 t	$43.41	$321.8M	3,132 t
August 2026	$238.0M	+10.4%	1,088 t	$218.76	$275.6M	2,693 t
July 2026	$215.8M	+85.6%	1,811 t	$119.16	$380.1M	2,363 t
June 2026	$274.0M	+17.9%	2,477 t	$110.62	$398.0M	2,778 t
May 2026	$291.9M	+77.5%	3,339 t	$87.41	$280.4M	2,862 t
April 2026	$177.1M	+60.1%	1,524 t	$116.22	$306.8M	2,744 t
March 2026	$178.4M	+27.7%	2,707 t	$65.88	$324.4M	2,555 t
February 2026	$98.5M	-28.3%	1,755 t	$56.11	$321.9M	1,969 t
January 2026	$263.2M	+159.5%	834 t	$315.70	$296.2M	2,553 t
December 2025	$232.3M	+100.1%	2,255 t	$103.00	$317.6M	3,414 t
November 2025	$239.5M	+159.8%	2,423 t	$98.83	$301.4M	2,429 t
October 2025	$144.8M	+86.0%	1,971 t	$73.44	$362.8M	2,421 t
September 2025	$235.4M	+326.5%	3,517 t	$66.93	$343.1M	3,252 t
August 2025	$215.7M	+161.2%	1,629 t	$132.42	$273.5M	2,591 t
July 2025	$116.3M	+42.9%	1,790 t	$64.94	$347.7M	3,064 t
June 2025	$232.5M	+123.5%	2,275 t	$102.21	$309.2M	2,676 t
May 2025	$164.4M	+35.4%	2,110 t	$77.94	$340.0M	3,152 t
April 2025	$110.6M	-11.2%	1,608 t	$68.80	$286.0M	3,562 t
March 2025	$139.7M	+28.2%	1,476 t	$94.66	$403.5M	2,113 t
February 2025	$137.3M	+55.4%	2,294 t	$59.86	$350.8M	2,239 t
January 2025	$101.4M	-6.3%	1,344 t	$75.48	$280.3M	3,148 t
December 2024	$116.1M	+11.3%	3,355 t	$34.60	$283.5M	2,562 t
November 2024	$92.2M	-9.4%	3,311 t	$27.84	$313.5M	2,527 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.