Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Taxi operation is a separate NOGA type (49.32), 5,164 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO. It can be excluded from the selection.
NOGA 49–53
Road haulage, removals, freight forwarding, warehousing and handling, courier and express services and passenger transport: for commercial vehicle dealers, fuel card and telematics providers, insurers and shippers looking for transport partners.
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 349 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 14,094 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Divisions 49 land transport (11,608), 50 water transport (215), 51 air transport (163), 52 warehousing and support activities (1,683) and 53 postal and courier activities (425) combined. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry corresponds to NOGA section H transportation and storage (divisions 49 to 53). According to the FSO (STATENT 2024), taxi operators are the largest type with 5,164 businesses, ahead of freight transport by road with 4,179 and removal services with 1,004.
Freight forwarders that organise transport without operating their own vehicles are usually under 52.29 “other transportation support activities”. A selection limited to 49.41 does not cover them.
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 49.41 | Freight transport by road | hauliers with their own fleet |
| 49.42 | Removal services | removal companies |
| 49.3 | Other passenger land transport | taxis, coaches, cable cars and ski lifts (Swiss types) |
| 52.10 | Warehousing and storage | warehouses and logistics centres |
| 52.29 | Other transportation support activities | freight forwarders and customs agents |
| 53.20 | Other postal and courier activities | courier and parcel services other than the universal service provider |
Federal law requires a licence for commercial road transport. The related register is partly public.
These 16 columns are planned.
If you sell commercial vehicles, tyres or fuel cards, you are looking for businesses with their own fleet (49.41, 49.42). If you want to buy transport capacity, you also need the forwarders (52.29). Both can be combined.
According to STATENT, taxi operators are the largest type in land transport. For offers to coach operators or hauliers, it pays to exclude taxis.
We sell telematics solutions and are looking for freight transport by road (49.41) and freight forwarders (52.29) in the cantons of Aargau, Solothurn and Basel-Landschaft with a website. Please exclude taxis and removal companies.
Use
Approach hauliers with their own fleet per canton.
Select forwarders and hauliers for product presentations.
Find regional transport partners for tenders.
Identify transport companies for fleet and cargo insurance.
Questions
Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Taxi operation is a separate NOGA type (49.32), 5,164 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO. It can be excluded from the selection.
The public part of the register contains name and registered office, type of licence, transport manager and number of vehicles (Art. 9 STUG). It serves to check the licence and contains no phone numbers or email addresses.
Yes, forwarders belong to the industry, but in NOGA they are usually under 52.29 rather than road transport. Tell us in your request whether you need both groups.
14,094 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Divisions 49 land transport (11,608), 50 water transport (215), 51 air transport (163), 52 warehousing and support activities (1,683) and 53 postal and courier activities (425) combined. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.