The manufacturing sector constitutes 19% of the country’s total exports in terms of volume. Three industries, mechanical, electrical and metal - known in German by the abbreviation MEM - play a central role in the Swiss economy. About 80% of the products of the MEM industries are exported. The MEM industries, together with related fields, such as information and communication technologies, also develop high performing production facilities for numerous other industrial sectors, including the agricultural, automobile, chemical-pharmaceutical, electronic, food and textile industries.
The industrial sector constitutes 25.6% of the Swiss GDP in 2019 (World Bank).
75 professional associations listed for Switzerland.
Upcoming Trade shows in Switzerland
October 20th, 2026
Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Health, medicine - Medical professions - Hospital - Pharmacies, analysis laboratories - Dental - Medical Equipment - Technique and technology
November 1st, 2026
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Real estate - Furnishings, household equipment and arts - Furnishings, household equipment and arts: unspecified - Furnishings - Household equipment - Industrial cooling, thermal processes - Home and garden services - Gardens, parks
November 5th, 2026
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Industrial cooling, thermal processes - Renewable energy - Recycling - Processed wood
November 5th, 2026
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Real estate - Furnishings, household equipment and arts - Furnishings, household equipment and arts: unspecified - Furnishings - Household equipment - Industrial cooling, thermal processes - Renewable energy - Home and garden services - Gardens, parks
November 10th, 2026
Communication - Marketing - Advertising - Sponsorship - Incentive - Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Textiles, ready-to-wear - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear - Commercial property, patents, trademarks - e-commerce
November 22nd, 2026
Viticulture - Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Alcoholic drinks - Non-alcoholic drinks - Bakery, pastry, confectionery - Cereals, spices, tobacco - Fruits and vegetables - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry - Wines, spirits - Products and services for weddings - Tourism, travel, hotels, restaurants: non-specialist - Hotels, accommodation - Restaurants, home deliveries - Cafes, bars, nightclubs - Camping, resorts
November 26th, 2026
Agriculture - Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Alcoholic drinks - Non-alcoholic drinks - Bakery, pastry, confectionery - Cereals, spices, tobacco - Fruits and vegetables - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry - Mechanical, precision - Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Engineering
January 1st, 2027
Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Software - Internet, cybersecurity - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight
January 1st, 2027
Urban and industrial waste - Plastics, rubber - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction: unspecified - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Publishing - Printing, reproduction - Mail, stamps, cards - Iconography, various prints - Publication, arts: other - Packaging, packing, conditioning - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight - Recycling - Paper, cardboard
January 21st, 2027
Construction, real estate, architecture and urban planning - Architecture - Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Real estate - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics
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Switzerland: Buying and Selling
