Trade (wholesale & retail) · Jura

1 008 companies in trade in the canton of Jura.

The commercial register lists 1 008 active companies in trade in the canton of Jura, placing Jura 20th nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 670 of them (66 %) are VAT-registered, and 234 (23 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 008active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
670VAT-registered
20thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Trade (wholesale & retail) in the canton of Jura: 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 16 % of companies classified in the canton of Jura, against 14 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Jura over the past 30 days, 7 over 90 days.

Jura is an industrial and rural canton: watchmaking and microtechnology in Porrentruy and Delémont, machine tools, and farming and horse breeding in the Franches-Montagnes. The register is small, dominated by industrial, craft and agricultural SMEs.

Market analysis

The market in trade in the canton of Jura, in figures

113companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 49 Mof combined share capital (529 capital companies)
670VAT-registered
12are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 008 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (44 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (32 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (20 %). 113 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 11 % of the active base; 57 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (58 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 529 companies (52 %): CHF 49 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 190 of them (36 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

670 companies (66 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 008 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 150 publish a general phone or email, 178 have a website verified by ciblr, and 12 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 7 new registrations, 8 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 3 relocations of seat, 3 other amendments, 6 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0204060802020 : 656520202021 : 626220212022 : 474720222023 : 626220232024 : 666620242025 : 575720252026 : 56562026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
44844 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
32732 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
19720 %
General partnership
202 %
Coopérative
30,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
89088 %
Small companies
737,2 %
Medium companies
363,6 %
Large companies
90,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Delémont
19619 %
Porrentruy
12913 %
Moutier
585,8 %
Bassecourt
525,2 %
Courtételle
424,2 %
Courrendlin
383,8 %
Courgenay
343,4 %
Saignelégier
323,2 %
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 Jura?

1 008 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Jura, or <1 % of the 106 553 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

670 of these companies (66 %) 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: a day ago. 193 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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