# Switzerland, Liechtenstein Export Playbook for Europe

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Europe. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE)
- Region: Europe
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 23
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $869.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 20
- Average reported distance: 1,019 km
- Average business entry indicator: 10 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Germany | DEU | $179.6B | 48 | Reported | 504 km | 8 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) |
| Netherlands | NLD | $122.8B | 30 | Reported | 628 km | 4 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| United Kingdom | GBR | $109.4B | 27 | Reported | 749 km | 5 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Belgium | BEL | $88.3B | 15 | Reported | 487 km | 5 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| France | FRA | $78.3B | 22 | Reported | 436 km | 4 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Italy | ITA | $65.6B | 15 | Reported | 693 km | 11 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Russia | RUS | $40.5B | 9 | Not reported | 2,296 km | 10 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc |
| Poland | POL | $39.1B | 15 | Reported | 1,140 km | 37 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Spain | ESP | $36.7B | 14 | Reported | 1,153 km | 13 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Czechia | CZE | $19.3B | 8 | Reported | 623 km | 25 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Ireland | IRL | $15.3B | 5 | Reported | 1,204 km | 11 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg |
| Denmark | DNK | $13.0B | 4 | Reported | 1,034 km | 4 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas |
| Hungary | HUN | $11.6B | 5 | Reported | 879 km | 7 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg |
| Sweden | SWE | $10.8B | 3 | Reported | 1,547 km | 8 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Austria | AUT | $8.7B | 4 | Reported | 685 km | 21 | Product not reported |
| Slovakia | SVK | $7.4B | 4 | Reported | 743 km | 22 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Norway | NOR | $7.0B | 3 | Reported | 1,459 km | 4 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion |
| Romania | ROU | $5.6B | 2 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Greece | GRC | $3.0B | 2 | Reported | 1,663 km | 4 | Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused furan ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in item no. 2932.1 |
| Slovenia | SVN | $2.7B | 2 | Reported | 550 km | 8 | Product not reported |
| Portugal | PRT | $1.8B | 1 | Reported | 1,627 km | 7 | Electrical energy |
| Belarus | BLR | $1.5B | 1 | Not reported | 1,610 km | 9 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc |
| Ukraine | UKR | $1.4B | 1 | Reported | 1,731 km | 7 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $20.7B | +7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Germany (DEU) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $19.7B | +19.2% | +0.2% |
| 3 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $18.5B | +6.5% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Germany (DEU) | HS 271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $16.4B | +4.2% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Kingdom (GBR) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $14.4B | +5.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $13.0B | +5.3% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $12.8B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $12.3B | +12.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Germany (DEU) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $12.2B | +5.8% | +0.6% |
| 10 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $11.9B | +12.2% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | HS 293719 - Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural anaologues) and insulin and its salts | $11.5B | +29.0% | +1.4% |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | HS 271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $10.9B | +7.2% | +0.0% |
| 13 | United Kingdom (GBR) | HS 870380 - Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $10.2B | +40.0% | +0.0% |
| 14 | United Kingdom (GBR) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $10.0B | +15.3% | +14.7% |
| 15 | Poland (POL) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $9.9B | +8.1% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Germany (DEU) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $9.7B | +9.2% | +0.2% |
| 17 | Germany (DEU) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $9.0B | +4.4% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Russia (RUS) | HS 870322 - Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $8.5B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Germany (DEU) | HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $8.4B | +3.5% | +0.1% |
| 20 | Belgium (BEL) | HS 271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $8.1B | +10.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 31 | $384.8B | $200.1B | +13.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 57 | $296.0B | $172.8B | +23.7% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 39 | $209.0B | $131.0B | +12.7% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 20 | $195.0B | $84.3B | +8.3% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 21 | $102.4B | $73.2B | +9.3% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 20 | $137.0B | $65.9B | +14.9% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 10 | $60.3B | $34.2B | +9.5% |
| HS2 29 - HS2 sector 29 | 5 | $22.4B | $24.0B | +19.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Switzerland, Liechtenstein focus on Europe?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.