EU–Switzerland › Machinery & mechanical appliances
EU–Switzerland trade in machinery & mechanical appliances
In May 2026, the EU exported €1.4B of machinery & mechanical appliances to Switzerland and imported €808M — a €638M surplus in this category.
The EU's machinery & mechanical appliances surplus with Switzerland has widened by about 25% over the past year, from €508M to €638M.
Switzerland supplied about 3% of the EU's extra-EU imports of machinery & mechanical appliances in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€1.4B
EU imports
€808M
Balance
€638M
Top sub-categories traded with Switzerland
EU exports →
- 8471Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s.€229M
- 8411Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines€103M
- 8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, incl. pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves; parts thereof€82M
- 8421Centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers (excl. those for isotope separation); filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases; parts thereof (excl. artificial kidneys)€71M
- 8479Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof€68M
← EU imports
- 8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, incl. pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves; parts thereof€81M
- 8479Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof€76M
- 8419Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment whether or not electrically heated (excl. furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling (excl. those used for domestic purposes); instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric; parts thereof€50M
- 8422Dishwashing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers; other packing or wrapping machinery, incl. heat-shrink wrapping machinery; machinery for aerating beverages; parts thereof€39M
- 8483Transmission shafts, incl. camshafts and crankshafts, and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings for machines; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws, gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, incl. pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings, incl. universal joints; parts thereof€36M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €1.4B | €808M | €638M |
| April 2026 | €1.6B | €945M | €629M |
| March 2026 | €1.6B | €964M | €666M |
| February 2026 | €1.5B | €842M | €619M |
| January 2026 | €1.4B | €750M | €697M |
| December 2025 | €1.3B | €858M | €476M |
| November 2025 | €1.5B | €910M | €615M |
| October 2025 | €1.6B | €1.0B | €598M |
| September 2025 | €1.5B | €969M | €490M |
| August 2025 | €1.2B | €698M | €490M |
| July 2025 | €1.6B | €957M | €629M |
| June 2025 | €1.4B | €887M | €517M |
| May 2025 | €1.4B | €917M | €508M |
| April 2025 | €1.4B | €903M | €534M |
| March 2025 | €1.6B | €938M | €637M |
| February 2025 | €1.3B | €856M | €486M |
| January 2025 | €1.4B | €813M | €632M |
| December 2024 | €1.3B | €832M | €471M |
| November 2024 | €1.5B | €983M | €553M |
| October 2024 | €1.6B | €971M | €604M |
| September 2024 | €1.4B | €907M | €504M |
| August 2024 | €1.3B | €762M | €533M |
| July 2024 | €1.5B | €953M | €563M |
| June 2024 | €1.4B | €954M | €457M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.