Transport & logistics · Geneva

1 609 companies in transport and logistics in the canton of Geneva.

The commercial register lists 1 609 active companies in transport and logistics in the canton of Geneva, placing Geneva 4th nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 718 of them (45 %) are VAT-registered, and 705 (44 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 609active companies
21registered in the past 30 days
718VAT-registered
4thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Transport & logistics in the canton of Geneva: what the register shows.

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 Geneva, against 2 % across Switzerland. 21 companies in transport and logistics were registered in the canton of Geneva over the past 30 days, 41 over 90 days.

Geneva is the leading centre in French-speaking Switzerland: private banking and wealth management, international commodity trading, international organisations and their suppliers, luxury watchmaking, hospitality, and a very high density of law firms, fiduciaries and property management companies. The Geneva register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland, with a rapid turnover of companies.

Market analysis

The market in transport and logistics in the canton of Geneva, in figures

305companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 331 Mof combined share capital (920 capital companies)
718VAT-registered
20are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 609 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (36 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (35 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (22 %). 305 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 19 % of the active base; 182 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (159 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 920 companies (57 %): CHF 331 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 342 of them (37 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

718 companies (45 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 595 (99 %) have at least one registered director; 733 publish a general phone or email, 421 have a website verified by ciblr, and 20 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 42 new registrations, 22 changes of directors, 3 capital changes, 21 relocations of seat, 34 other amendments, 23 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502002020 : 989820202021 : 13213220212022 : 13613620222023 : 17517520232024 : 16616620242025 : 18218220252026 : 1231232026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
58636 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
55635 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
34622 %
Branch of a foreign company
362,2 %
General partnership
120,7 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 41988 %
Small companies
1247,7 %
Medium companies
513,2 %
Large companies
150,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Genève
66341 %
Les Acacias
1106,8 %
Meyrin
935,8 %
Carouge GE
714,4 %
Satigny
603,7 %
Vernier
513,2 %
Le Grand-Saconnex
503,1 %
Châtelaine
493 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in transport and logistics are active in the canton of Geneva?

1 609 companies in transport and logistics are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Geneva, or 9 % of the 17 681 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

718 of these companies (45 %) 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: 23 h ago. 3,082 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.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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

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