Osec helps companies from Switzerland and Liechtenstein to develop and expand their activities abroad. This acts as a powerful impetus to foreign trade. As a result of a decision taken by the Swiss parliament on 1st January 2008, Osec is to become the umbrella organisation for the promotion of exports, imports and investments, as well as for the promotion of Switzerland as a business location, making it "The home of foreign trade promotion".

Swiss Business Hub India (SBHI), an antenna of Osec, was established on 19 December 2001 within Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai with a chapter within the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi. The SBHI is headed by Mr. Fabian Stiefvater.
 India related information and contact details of the SBHI  

The overall joint responsibility of SBHI is vested with the Swiss Ambassador to India in New Delhi, Mr. Philippe Welti, and the Regional Director of the Swiss Business Hub (India, Middle East, Africa) in Dubai, Mr. Christian Watts.

 Export promotion 

Helping SMEs in Switzerland and Liechtenstein discover and identify opportunities for selling products and services, in parallel with private initiatives in this area. Positioning Swiss exporters as competitive providers, by offering the following:

• Information about the local market, market research and analysis;
• Reports about business opportunities in relevant industry sectors;
• Active support for identification of qualified business partners;
• Contacts with local trade associations and public authorities;
• Reports on trade fairs and other promotional activities; 
• Organisation of trade fair participation and events in India and
• Organising fact-finding missions to India for Swiss SMEs as well as industry sector specific work-shops for relevant Swiss organisations

Country Consulting

The SBH India team members hold consultancy meetings at Osec (Zurich, Lausanne and Lugano) five times a year. These one-to-one meetings with Liechtenstein and Swiss SMEs cover a wide range of products and mostly lead to a focused mandate or qualified business partner search in India. SBH India, in close collaboration with Osec and other industry organisations, also organises India-specific meetings in Switzerland for disbursing information about doing business with and in India.

 Location promotion 

Promoting investments in selected developing countries. Making certain strategic countries a more attractive target for foreign direct investment by helping develop an effective local framework for promoting the location.

The SBHI also assists Indian companies interested in establishing business in and with Switzerland by providing basic information about Swiss companies and products, the Swiss market for Indian products, how to become a distributor or representative of a Swiss company as also about opening an Indian subsidiary in Switzerland. 

Other useful links

• Export to Switzerland:
   Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO)

• Search for Swiss manufacturers/ exporters/ traders/service providers:
   Swisstrade 
   Swissfirms 
   Swissguide