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# What does India import from Switzerland?

Short answer

Pearls, precious stones and metals lead India's imports from Switzerland, at 89 percent of the 2024 total.

Next come machinery and mechanical appliances, at 2 percent, and optical, medical and measuring instruments, at 2 percent. India's imports from Switzerland were USD 21.5 billion in 2024. Ask our desk about the road leg to the Indian port or airport and the documents for this trade.

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. [How we count](https://safeandsecure.in/facts/)

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## The numbers behind this answer

**Pearls, precious stones and metals**: 89%

**Machinery and mechanical appliances**: 2%

**Optical, medical and measuring instruments**: 2%

**Total, 2024**: USD 21.5 billion

**Currency**: CHF

**Capital**: Bern

## Sources

1. [UN Comtrade, India as reporter, 2024](https://comtradeplus.un.org/)

Period: 2024. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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