Ecommerce in Switzerland

Since 2014, eCommerce has made a significant change in global retail market and the life style of people around the world. Thanks to new technologies, accessibility of internet, social medias and fintech, online shopping has never been as easy as it is before. 

Since eCommerce is a very exciting business to keep an eye on, this week we are listing up interesting information about eCommerce in Switzerland and why this country should be considered a location for an online shopping business. 

• The year-on-year eCommerce revenue growth for Switzerland in 2019 was 7.5%

• Approximately 130 million packages were ordered on line, are online orders. 

• 3 out of 4 of Swiss people purchase goods online

• Switzerland ranks 2nd in Europe in terms of eCommerce, despite only having a population of 8.5 million.

•  86 % of Swiss population use internet (Source: DataReportal 2019)

• Very low VAT rate at 7.7% 

• Lowest corporate tax rate at 11.90% in canton Zug

We are assisting our clients to set up Swiss companies for their online retailing business. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. 

We are specialists in Swiss company and branches registration. We also assist our client in accounting, tax optimization, business structuring and administration. You can be sure your business is in good hands.