Trade (wholesale & retail) · Appenzell Innerrhoden

293 companies in trade in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.

The commercial register lists 293 active companies in trade in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, placing Appenzell Innerrhoden 25th nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 215 of them (73 %) are VAT-registered, and 98 (33 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

293active companies
1registered in the past 30 days
215VAT-registered
25thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Trade (wholesale & retail) in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden: what the register shows.

Wholesale and retail trade bring together importers, distributors, garages and shops. New registrations and address changes signal the opening of outlets or warehouses, and therefore needs in logistics, payments, fit-out and insurance.

This sector accounts for 14 % of companies classified in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, against 14 % across Switzerland. 1 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden over the past 30 days, 7 over 90 days.

Appenzell Innerrhoden is the smallest canton by population: farming and cheese-making, tourism, crafts and a few niche industries. The register counts few companies, almost all of them very small.

Market analysis

The market in trade in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, in figures

34companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 22 Mof combined share capital (219 capital companies)
215VAT-registered
2are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 293 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (46 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (27 %), Sole proprietorship (23 %). 34 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 19 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (21 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 219 companies (75 %): CHF 22 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 131 of them (60 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

215 companies (73 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 293 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 75 publish a general phone or email, 87 have a website verified by ciblr, and 2 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 7 new registrations, 8 changes of directors, 9 other amendments.

Registrations by year

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Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
13646 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
8027 %
Sole proprietorship
6623 %
General partnership
31 %
Branch of a foreign company
10,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
22376 %
Small companies
3512 %
Medium companies
289,6 %
Large companies
72,4 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Appenzell
19667 %
Oberegg
248,2 %
Appenzell Steinegg
134,4 %
Appenzell Meistersrüte
113,8 %
Weissbad
113,8 %
Haslen AI
82,7 %
Brülisau
51,7 %
Gonten
51,7 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in trade are active in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden?

293 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, or <1 % of the 106 545 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

215 of these companies (73 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 46 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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