The commercial register lists 1 918 active companies in trade in the canton of Basel-Stadt, placing Basel-Stadt 18th nationally for this sector (2 % of the national total). 1 204 of them (63 %) are VAT-registered, and 638 (33 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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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 11 % of companies classified in the canton of Basel-Stadt, against 14 % across Switzerland. 12 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Basel-Stadt over the past 30 days, 44 over 90 days.
Basel-Stadt is the Swiss capital of life sciences: pharma, chemicals and biotech dominate, together with their suppliers, laboratories and service companies. River and rail logistics, the trade fair and banks round out a very urban fabric, dense with consultancies and law firms.
Of these 1 918 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (34 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (33 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (26 %). 265 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 149 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (129 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 1 156 companies (60 %): CHF 375 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 467 of them (40 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
1 204 companies (63 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 918 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 470 publish a general phone or email, 581 have a website verified by ciblr, and 25 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 43 new registrations, 30 changes of directors, 24 relocations of seat, 39 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.
1 918 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Basel-Stadt, or 2 % of the 106 553 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
1 204 of these companies (63 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 23 h ago. 737 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.
ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in trade in the canton of Basel-Stadt: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.
The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.