First steps in export

Tips, information and contacts for SMEs and startups

Do you want to grow beyond Switzerland? You will find all the information you need to begin exporting in our dossier: tips on customs and formalities, practical advice and the most important contacts you need to start exporting and trading internationally.

Are you still wondering if and how to approach export in your business? Are you looking for a good market to get started? Philip Morger, our consultant for export starters, will be happy to advise you on your project and our ExportHelp team will gladly assist you with administrative questions regarding procedures and formalities. The qualified experts will get back to you within 24 hours. Inquiries with a search time of up to one hour are free of charge. ExportHelp will help you!

Export Basics

Is your company ready for internationalization? In the first step, “Export Basics”, you get to know the international business and gain the first...

S-GE checklist for Exportstarter

Are you new to export and do you have questions about administrative processing?

The most common errors in export

Do you have questions about customs duties, value-added tax or designations of origin?

Market Evaluation

The second step “Market Evaluation” concerns finding the right target market for your company. There is a wide variety of potential export market...

Business Model

Every market is different: Which business and sales model is suitable for your company in the selected target market? Here you can find out which...

Market Test

Would you like to know how you can explore your target market step by step? Take trips there, get to know the market and customs and expand your ...

Export

Find out how ready your company is to begin exporting, what you should look out for and what your specific first steps abroad could be. Your a...

Switzerland Global Enterprise - Ihr Partner für Internationalisierung

Do you have questions about export documents, free trade agreements and the origin of goods? Are you evaluating new markets for your internationa...

The four typical export mistakes to avoid

Are you planning to set your sights on a new export market, or even your first one? Alberto Silini, Head of Consultation at Switzerland Global En...

News

Dieter Gosteli knows where the risks for Swiss exporters are to be found

Dieter Gosteli, Head of Corporates at AXA, explains what small- and medium-sized businesses must pay attention to when trading in Europe, the USA...

Successful sales pitches form a basis for export

Swiss startups impress with their innovation. But how should they formulate sales pitches in order to ensure that their products are successful i...

Luxury watches in a shop window

A strong market position in your domestic market is a good starting point for expanding your geographical presence. Nevertheless, a new entry int...

Bank notes

International sales markets have advantages and disadvantages: the greater sales potential is generally offset by higher costs for sales, marketi...

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Publications

SBH-Talk AWF

In the Swiss Business Hub Talk with three experts from the USA, Japan and the UK + Ireland, you can find out about export opportunities for Swiss...

View over the port Basel

Despite increasing complexity, never before has doing business internationally been so profitable. That’s why we want to encourage more small and...

How to do business in the UK

The United Kingdom is one of the largest, most competitive markets in the world. As a country with a high level of ethnic and cultural diversity,...

Global e-commerce sales forecast to increase to USD 4.9 billion by 2021.

E-commerce continues to grow: in Switzerland alone, the proportion of online shoppers rose from 78% in 2014 to 86% in 2017. Swiss SMEs can levera...

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Events

Brazil cheese seminar

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Swiss Days Istanbul 2019

Sep 20, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 22, 2019

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Exporter demain!

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