The commercial register lists 566 active companies in transport and logistics in the canton of Basel-Stadt, placing Basel-Stadt 12th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 379 of them (67 %) are VAT-registered, and 275 (49 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Transport and logistics cover road hauliers, freight forwarders, warehouses and couriers. The register reveals fleet start-ups, branches near motorway routes and changes of officers, useful for insurers, vehicle rental companies and fuel suppliers.
This sector accounts for 3 % of companies classified in the canton of Basel-Stadt, against 2 % across Switzerland. 4 companies in transport and logistics were registered in the canton of Basel-Stadt over the past 30 days, 12 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 566 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (51 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (28 %), Sole proprietorship (18 %). 94 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 17 % of the active base; 57 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (37 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 454 companies (80 %): CHF 3.0 bn combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 150 of them (33 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
379 companies (67 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 566 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 124 publish a general phone or email, 144 have a website verified by ciblr, and 23 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 13 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 13 relocations of seat, 16 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.
566 companies in transport and logistics are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Basel-Stadt, or 3 % of the 17 779 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
379 of these companies (67 %) 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: a day ago. 733 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 transport and logistics 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.