What Switzerland ships to the United States
Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, Switzerland is a listed supplier on 69 of them, worth $16.7 billion in March–July 2026 (76.6% of all imports from Switzerland in the period). The chapters below rank those headings; goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Switzerland is not among the top 15 origins, are in the total but not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Pharmaceutical products · guide | $6.73 billion | 40.3% | 3004 Medicaments consisting ($5.03 billion); 3002 Human blood ($1.70 billion) |
| 71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals and jewellery · guide | $2.81 billion | 16.8% | 7115 Other articles of precious metal ($1.71 billion); 7108 Gold unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form ($766 million); 7113 Articles of jewelry and parts thereof ($180 million); 7106 Silver, unwrought or in semimanufactured forms ($56.9 million) |
| 91 Clocks, watches and parts thereof · guide | $2.45 billion | 14.7% | 9102 Wrist watches, pocket watches and other watches ($1.83 billion); 9101 Wrist watches, pocket watches and other watches ($616 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · guide | $1.63 billion | 9.8% | 9021 Orthopedic appliances, including crutches ($799 million); 9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical ($386 million); 9027 Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis ($136 million); 9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines ($119 million) |
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · guide | $933 million | 5.6% | 8479 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions ($226 million); 8422 Dishwashing machines ($133 million); 8481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes ($126 million); 8414 Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans ($94.1 million) |
| 29 Organic chemicals · guide | $644 million | 3.9% | 2933 Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom only ($253 million); 2930 Organo-sulfur compounds ($206 million); 2934 Nucleic acids and their salts ($70.4 million); 2937 Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes ($67.8 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · guide | $371 million | 2.2% | 8501 Electric motors and generators ($202 million); 8516 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion ($42.1 million); 8538 Parts suitable for use solely or principally ($35.2 million); 8515 Electric, laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic ($32.7 million) |
| 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof · guide | $346 million | 2.1% | 8802 Other aircraft ($346 million) |
Each heading links to its U.S. import market page, with every origin's share and effective duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Switzerland
Switzerland is landlocked. Ocean cargo is trucked or railed to a seaport in a neighbouring country and loaded there; the routing follows the factory's location and the carrier, so ask for it when you request a quote. Air freight leaves from Switzerland directly.
Any seaport's UN/LOCODE: port code finder; airports: airport code finder (IATA/ICAO).
U.S. duty treatment for goods from Switzerland
- Column 1 general rate. Set by the HTS classification of the goods, not by the freight. Switzerland has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301, forced labour. Our tariff-updates source does not list Switzerland's tier under the Section 301 forced-labour action of 2026-07-24, so this page does not state one. Confirm the tier and the exemption lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232. Applies regardless of origin: steel, aluminium and copper on full customs value in 50%, 25% and 15% annex tiers since 2026-04-06, plus vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones under their own proclamations. Dated entries on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- MPF and HMF. The merchandise processing fee and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee apply on top of duty.
Estimate the total for an HTS code with Switzerland as origin in the tariff simulator, or find the code first in the HTS code finder. Tariff facts above are dated as on the tracker; confirm with your broker before pricing.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Switzerland
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Switzerland, with the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
- Tolmetin sodium
- Immunological products
- Immunological products
- Airplanes and other aircraft
- Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles
- Bone plates
Rates are the engine's calculated total for a commercial entry today; see each page for the components and entry-date history. Browse all import duty pages or price your own shipment.
Transit from Switzerland to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Switzerland to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for a shipment from Switzerland to the USA
On the U.S. side every ocean import needs the same set, whatever the origin. On the Switzerland side an export declaration is filed with the national customs authority by your forwarder or customs agent; we have not published the form's name for Switzerland on this page, so ask us which one applies to your shipment.
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Less-than-container loads: LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Switzerland to the USA: questions
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Switzerland totalled $21.8 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Switzerland were pharmaceutical products; pearls, precious stones, precious metals and; clocks, watches and parts thereof. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origins
Every origin by region: shipping to the USA by country of origin. Airlift's lane guides: shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, extract of 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Switzerland to the USA
Give us the pickup city or load port in Switzerland, the U.S. destination, the commodity, the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count, the cargo-ready date, and whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.