Market research

Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not

solidified with urea
Product Code: 2847

Switzerland

February 2014

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Index

1. Overview of Switzerland.....................................................3
1.1. Economic Information......................................................4
1.2. Policy and country risk Information.......................................6
1.3. Demographic Information...................................................7
2. Demand Information .............................9
2.1 Potential demand for the HS 2847 product.............................10
3. Supply information .............................12
3.1. Business directories and emarketplaces .............................12
3.2. Trade fairs and shows .............................13
4. Market access .............................15
4.1. Tariffs and taxes .............................15
4.2. Customs documentation .............................15
4.3. Commercial and trade laws .............................16
4.4. Patents and trademarks .............................16
5. Other countries with opportunity for the HS 2847 product.............................16

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1. Overview of Switzerland
Sources used in this section: Cia FactBook - www.cia.gov | World Bank Group - www.worldbank.org | International Monetary Fund - www.imf.org | US
Census Bureau - www.census.gov| Google Search - www.google.com| And personal compilation.

In the search for new markets, a company needs to get information of the country and sector,
such as the environment (location, size, climate, demography ...), the economic structure
(macro and micro data) and political and religious factors.

Switzerland

Geography
Area total: 41,277 sq km
Climate:
none (landlocked)
People
Population: 7,996,026 (July 2013 est.)
Capital: BERN 346,000 (2009)
-Major cities population: -Zurich 1.143 million
Lenguages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%,
Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%,
Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch
(official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
Life expentancy at birth:
-Male: 79.99 years
-Female: 84.71 years (2013 est.)
Government
Executive branch:
-President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli MAURER; Vice
President Didier BURKHALTER; note - the Federal Council, which
is comprised of seven federal councillors, constitutes the federal
government of Switzerland; council members rotate in one-year
terms as federal president (chief of state and head of
government)
Type: formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal
republic
Administrative divisions:
-26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni,
singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in
German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell
Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg,
Geneve, Glarus, Graubuenden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel,
Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz,
Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich
Source: CIA FactBook

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1.1. Economic Information

Economy
Money: Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar 0.9374 (2012 est.)

GDP (official rate): $632.4 billion (2012 est.)

GDP - by sector:
-Agriculture: 1.4%
-Industry: 28%
-Services: 70.6% (2012 est.)
Imports: $287.7 billion (2012 est.)
-Partners: Germany 29.7%, Italy 10.2%, France 8.4%, US 5.6%,
China 5.6%, Austria 4.2% (2012)
-Commodities: machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural
products, textiles
Exports: $333.4 billion (2012 est.)
-Partners: Germany 19.8%, US 11.1%, Italy 7.2%, France 7.1%, UK
5.4% (2012)
-Commodities: machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural
products
Source: CIA FactBook

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

2010 2011 2012 2013

GDP growth (%) 1.9 1.0 1.6 2.0

Evolution GDP
GDP growth (%)

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Media
Media in Switzerland
The Press

Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Zurich-based daily...

Tages-Anzeiger - Tages-Anzeiger - Zurich-based daily...

Le Temps - Le Temps - Geneva-based daily...

La Tribune de Geneve - La Tribune de Geneve - daily...

Corriere del Ticino - Corriere del Ticino - Lugano-based daily...

Television

SF-DRS - SF-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels...

RTSI - RTSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels...

TSR - TSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels...

Radio

SR-DRS - SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations...

RSR - RSR - French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations...

RSI - RSI - Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations...

RR - RR - Rumansch-language public radio station...

Source: BBC

Documents
Other financial documents on Switzerland

Switzerland: Selected Issues Paper; IMF Country Report 13/129 ...

Switzerland: 2013 Article IV consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country ...

Switzerland: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; Public ... - IMF

note:PDF linkable

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 1.2. Policy and country risk Information
Changes in the political environment may be important factors in the development of
international trade.

Policy
Political parties and leaders:
- Christian Democratic People's Party (Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP, Parti
Democrate-Chretien Suisse or PDC, Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero or PPD, Partida
Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD) [Christophe DARBELLAY]- Conservative Democratic Party
(Buergerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz or BDP, Parti Bourgeois Democratique Suisse or PBD,
Partito Borghese Democratico Svizzero or PBD, Partido burgais democratica Svizera or PBD) [Martin
LANDOLT] - Free Democratic Party or FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les
Liberaux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, Ils Liberals) [Philipp MUELLER] - Green Liberal Party (Grunliberale or
GLP, Parti vert liberale or PVL, Partito Verde-Liberale or PVL, Partida Verde Liberale or PVL) [Martin
BAEUMLE] - Green Party (Gruene Partei der Schweiz or Gruene, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts,
Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda) [Adele THORENS] - Social
Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPS, Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS,
Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS) [Christian LEVRAT] -
Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC,
Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC) [Toni BRUNNER] - and
other minor parties
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
Disputes - international:
none
Source: CIA FactBook

Country Risk assessment:

Country risk is the degree of "danger" or collection of risks associated with political risk,
economic risk, exchange rate risk, sovereign risk, and other factors about related to foreign
investment.

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Agreements between governments favour certain exchanges of interest for both signing
countries. It is locate threats and opportunities derive from the political situation.

Political information Documents on Switzerland:

Documents
Other policy documents on Switzerland

Politics of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gun politics in Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Switzerland's Government and Politics

note:linkable

1.3. Demographic Information

Population, evolution of the age pyramid, economic index as a GNP or GDP, or any interesting
features that conditions our product and / or service in the destination country.
Age Pyramid:
People
Population growth rate: 0.85% (2013 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years:1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years:1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years:1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years:0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:0.76 male(s)/female
total population:0.97 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Source: CIA FactBook

Graph

Male Female
Population in milions Source: US Census Bureau

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Sociological aspects:
Culture conditions habits and consumer behaviour. Language, education, attitudes, values,
religion, ethnicity are variables that must be taken into account in our internationalization
strategy.

Religion
Ethnic groups:
- German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Religions:
- Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other
Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Literacy:
definition:age 15 and over can read and write
total population:99%
male:99%
female:99% (2003 est.)
Source: CIA FactBook

Other demographic documents on Switzerland:

Documents
Demographic documents on Switzerland

Demographics of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Religion in Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

note:linkable

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2. Demand Information
Sources used in this section: UN Comtrade - comtrade.un.org | European Commission - Trade Wesites - trade.ec.europa.eu | International Monetary Fund
- www.imf.org | Google Search - www.google.com| And personal compilation.

Much of the information in this report, is based on Combined Nomenclature, of the Common
Customs Tariff and Integrated Tariff of the European Communities (Taric)
The Combined Nomenclature (CN) is the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Customs
Union. The Common Customs Tariff is the external tariff applied to products imported into the
European Union (EU). The Integrated Tariff of the European Communities is referred to as
Taric.

Taric incorporates all EU and trade measures applied to goods imported into and exported out
of the EU. It is managed by the Commission, which publishes a daily updated version on the
official Taric website.

Each CN subheading has an eight digit code number. The first four and six digits refer to the
harmonised system (HS) headings and subheadings. The seventh and eighth digits represent
the CN subheadings. The ninth and tenth digits represent Taric subheadings.
The more digits have a CN, the product is more specific.

For example:

SECTION XI TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES

CHAPTER 61 ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, KNITTED OR CROCHETED
6105 Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted
6105 10 -Of cotton
6105 20 -Of man-made fibres
6105 20 10 - -Of synthetic fibres
6105 20 90 - -Of artificial fibres
6105 90 -Of other textile materials
6105 90 10 - -Of wool or fine animal hair
6105 90 90 - -Of other textile materials

The heading 6105 (Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted ), this 4 digits, includes a group of
products containing the subheadings...10, 20,90...

However, a subheading like a 610510 (of cotton), six digits, refers only to a specific product
(Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted of cotton)

For more information, access: TARIC EU

The Free-Expoort report does not show information about competitors.

The 6-Digits report analyzes the main countries where your competition exports.
For more information about the 6-Digits report, visit the following link
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2.1 Potential demand for the HS 2847 product
It seeks to establish the import capacity of the country, through the imports and exports
statistics. How much HS.2847 product Switzerland import?

Period Trade Value Trade Quantity

2006 $8,268,628 16,537,689

2007 $8,173,074 15,934,245
2008 $7,902,531 14,689,094
2009 $7,056,565 12,683,597
2010 $6,307,977 12,591,532
2011 $7,645,909 14,404,248
2012 $7,530,404 14,692,257
* Estimated quantity shown in italics Source: UN Comtrade

Evolution imports
in milions

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 Top 10 countries from with Switzerland imports the HS 2847 product:

Partner Trade Value Trade Quantity

Germany $2,985,079 4,939,191

Graph
France $2,125,701 4,406,247
Netherlands $1,462,663 3,478,740
Belgium $731,370 1,613,074
Italy $103,627 186,537
Rep. of Korea $38,353 100
Austria $23,374 52,138
USA $20,459 588
Canada $17,429 2,300
United Kingdom $13,237 10,524
Source: UN Comtrade

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3. Supply information
Sources used in this section: eMarket Services - www.emarketservices.com | LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com | Doing Business World Bank Group -
www.doingbusiness.org| TSNN - www.tsnn.com| Bvents - www.bvents.com| Google Search - www.google.com| And personal compilation.

Next, it is necessary to study the global supply of the destination country, such as company
research, competitors, suppliers and potential customers.

Highlights to consider:

3.1. Business directories and emarketplaces

Emarketplaces and directories

Switzerland business directories

Logismarket - MAIN ASP ....

Troostwijk - MAIN ASP ....

Beschaffung.de - MAIN ASP ....

Confectionery1.com - MAIN ASP ....

kompass - MAIN ASP ....

Switzerland's Yellow Pages at local.ch

Official phonebook of Switzerland - local.ch

local.ch - the official phonebook and yellow pages of Switzerland

note:linkable

In the 6-Digits report you could found a list of companies about your export destination country.
These companies may be potential customers, distributors, wholesalers, importers, partners, etc.
For more information about 6-Digits report, visit the following link www.expoort.com
or check the table at the end of the document.

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3.2. Trade fairs and shows

Trade Shows
Events in Switzerland

ILMAC
24.09.2013 - 27.09.2013 - every three years
Messe Basel, Basle, Switzerland
www.messe.ch

Swiss Plastics
21.01.2014 - 23.01.2014 - every two years
Messe Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
www.messeluzern.ch

IFAS
21.10.2014 - 24.10.2014 - every two years
Messe Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
www.exhibitandmore.ch

Ferienmesse mit Gesundheitsmesse

10.01.2013 - 13.01.2013 - every year
BERNEXPO, Berne, Switzerland
www.ferienmesse.ch

VitaFoods
14.05.2013 - 16.05.2013 - every year
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
www.vitafoods.eu.com

CARS
15.06.2011 - 15.06.2011 (Berlin) - every year; set rotation pattern in weltweit
University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland
www.cars-int.org

Hausbau- und Energiemesse

08.11.2012 - 11.11.2012 - every year
BERNEXPO, Berne, Switzerland
www.hausbaumesse.ch

MINERGIE Expo
12.03.2015 - 15.03.2015 - every two years
Messe Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
www.minergie-expo.ch

Bau-Energie-Messe (bisher Hausbau- und Energiemesse)

06.11.2014 - 09.11.2014 - every year
BERNEXPO, Berne, Switzerland
www.hausbaumesse.ch

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BEAUTY FORUM SWISS
02.03.2013 - 03.03.2013 - every year
Messe Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
www.beauty-forum.ch
Source: TSNN,Auma, others and personal compilation

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4. Market access
Sources used in this section: European Commission - Trade Wesites - trade.ec.europa.eu | Doing Business World Bank Group - www.doingbusiness.org |
Google Search - www.google.com| And personal compilation.

This is another key point in reaching new markets, especially in third countries (outside the
EU). Some variables to be consider:
- Harmonized system (HS):
It is the harmonized product identification number.
- Duties and taxes:
Tariffs are levied on goods imports and exports, well as other derivative taxes. To locate this
information, you need to have the HS product.
- Customs documentation:
Centered on necessary documents that accompany the product in an import and / or export,
and that relates to approvals and legislative aspects.

4.1. Tariffs and taxes

In our 6-Digits report will find an analysis of market accessibility:

tariffs, taxes and specific documentation. For more information about 6-Digits report,
visit the following link www.expoort.com or check the table at the end of the document.

4.2. Customs documentation

Export Documents Import Documents

- Bill of Lading - Bill of lading
- Commercial invoice - Commercial invoice
- Customs export declaration - Customs import declaration
- Packing list
Source: Doing Business World Bank Group

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 4.3. Trade barriers
Market barriers for countries outside the EU:
4.3. Commercial and trade laws
Trade Barriers
Economy
Title Laws
/ Sector / Last Update
Comercial and trade Laws

Commercial and Company Laws

Bundesgesetz vom 8. Oktober 1999 über die Risikokapitalgesellschaften...

Legge federale dell' 8 ottobre 1999 sulle società d?investimento in capi...

Handelsregisterverordnung...

Trade Laws
Legge federale del 1o ottobre 1925 sulle dogane (LD)...

Legge del 9 ottobre 1986 sulla tariffa delle dogane (LTD)...

Zollgesetz vom 1. Oktober 1925 (ZG)...

MORE LAWS
note:linkable Source: Doing Business World Bank Group

4.4. Patents and trademarks

Contact Information
National IP offices
WIPO depository libraries

Legal Information Statistics

Joined WIPO in 1970
National IP laws and regulations (WIPO Lex)
Membership of WIPO treaties and Treaties notifi...
Membership of WIPO bodies
IP statistical profile: (patents, utility models, t...
Number of domain name disputes:Complainant | Resp...
Cooperation
Technical assistance activities: Beneficiary | Host
WIPO meetings

* Source: World Intellectual Property Organitzation (WIPO)

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5. Other countries with opportunity for the HS 2847
product
Sources used in this section: UN Comtrade - comtrade.un.org | Google Search - www.google.com| And personal compilation.

Top 10 countries that import HS 2847 product, in the last three years:

Partner Trade Value Trade Quantity

USA $159,857,174 208,017,761
Germany $112,799,341 308,592,120
Chile $63,998,124 101,159,192
Italy $61,512,206 119,670,595
Canada $57,255,179 102,241,464
Sweden $55,484,208 139,124,068
France $55,133,641 60,235,251
Netherlands $53,559,224 106,088,295
Japan $50,217,652 27,281,980
Israel $46,099,000 31,302,865
Source: UN Comtrade

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Evolution in millions of dollars of the leading importers , of the HS 2847 product, in the last
years:

Evolution top country dollars imports

in milion $

Evolution quantity imports of the leading importers, of the HS 2847 product, in the last years:

Evolution top country quantity imports

number of units

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