NOGA 12–33
Machine shops, mechanical engineering, electronics and watches, metal, wood and plastics processing, chemicals and pharmaceuticals: for suppliers, industrial service providers and dealers in machinery and materials who want to reach production businesses.
Our Swiss database holds 1,005,992 records (as of 4 November 2026): the entities in the commercial register and places from Overture Maps without a match. They are not yet assigned to industries; the quotation states the size available for this industry, the reference date and the delivery date.
Export of the whole industry: CHF 389 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 33,840 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Manufacturing divisions 12 to 33, i.e. excluding food and beverages (10 and 11). Largest divisions: 16 wood products (6,945), 25 fabricated metal products (6,678), 32 other manufacturing including medical devices (3,647) and 26 electronics, optics and watches (1,920). Division 19 is confidential and not included (2023: 6 businesses). This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
Describe the products or manufacturing processes you are looking for, the sales area and the language region. With a website you can then check for yourself whether the company fits your supplier or partner profile.
An industry classification alone proves neither machinery nor production capacity, certification or a current purchasing need.
Price for the whole industry: CHF 389. A selection by region, sub-industry or required fields is quoted individually; the price for the whole industry is not a price promise for the filtered selection.
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This industry covers manufacturing except food and beverages, i.e. NOGA divisions 12 to 33. Food manufacturers are under Agriculture and food.
Swiss industry is more fragmented than its reputation suggests. According to the FSO (STATENT 2024), wood processing with 6,945 and fabricated metal products with 6,678 businesses are the largest divisions; machine shops alone count 2,903. The watch industry has its own Swiss types under 26.52, 780 businesses in total.
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 16.23 | Manufacture of other builders’ carpentry and joinery | joinery workshops and interior joinery |
| 25.62 | Machining | machine shops, locksmiths, forges (Swiss types) |
| 26.52 | Manufacture of watches and clocks | watches, clocks, movements, cases and other components |
| 28 | Manufacture of machinery and equipment | machine tools, drives, pumps, special-purpose machinery |
| 20, 21 | Chemicals and pharmaceutical products | 841 and 343 businesses (STATENT 2024) |
| 32.50 | Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies | including dental laboratories (32.50.03: 846) |
The Confederation does not keep a general directory of industry. There is public information on medicinal products and medical devices, though.
These 16 columns are planned.
STATENT counts businesses at their head office. A group headquartered in Basel with a plant in the Jura appears with its head office; the plant is counted as a workplace, not as a separate business. For field sales and plant visits a selection by workplace may make more sense; ask us about it.
Many industrial companies belong to a group with its own purchasing organisation. The UID helps to separate subsidiaries cleanly and avoid duplicates.
We are a heat treatment and coating business and are looking for machine shops (25.62.01) and manufacturers of watch components (26.52.04 and 26.52.05) in the cantons of Neuchâtel, Jura, Bern and Solothurn. How many have a website and a phone number?
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Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. NOGA 2008 has five Swiss types for the watch industry (26.52.01 to 26.52.05), 780 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO. Suppliers such as case or dial makers are under “watch furnishings” or “other watch components”.
STATENT counts businesses, not plants, and assigns each to its main activity only. Large groups have many sites but count once per company. Food and beverages (10, 11) also belong to a separate industry.
Yes, where their main activity is in manufacturing (for example 32.50 or 26.60). Swissmedic’s open data on manufacturers and importers of medical devices is planned as an additional matching source; it is not yet processed.
33,840 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Manufacturing divisions 12 to 33, i.e. excluding food and beverages (10 and 11). Largest divisions: 16 wood products (6,945), 25 fabricated metal products (6,678), 32 other manufacturing including medical devices (3,647) and 26 electronics, optics and watches (1,920). Division 19 is confidential and not included (2023: 6 businesses). This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.
