Transport & logistics · St. Gallen

804 companies in transport and logistics in the canton of St. Gallen.

The commercial register lists 804 active companies in transport and logistics in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 8th nationally for this sector (5 % of the national total). 573 of them (71 %) are VAT-registered, and 254 (32 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

804active companies
6registered in the past 30 days
573VAT-registered
8thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Transport & logistics in the canton of St. Gallen: 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 2 % of companies classified in the canton of St. Gallen, against 2 % across Switzerland. 6 companies in transport and logistics were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 17 over 90 days.

St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.

Market analysis

The market in transport and logistics in the canton of St. Gallen, in figures

98companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 80 Mof combined share capital (515 capital companies)
573VAT-registered
26are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 804 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (35 %), Sole proprietorship (32 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (28 %). 98 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 51 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (57 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 515 companies (64 %): CHF 80 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 228 of them (44 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

573 companies (71 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 804 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 120 publish a general phone or email, 126 have a website verified by ciblr, and 26 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 17 new registrations, 16 changes of directors, 14 relocations of seat, 10 other amendments, 3 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0204060802020 : 545420202021 : 444420212022 : 515120222023 : 555520232024 : 666620242025 : 515120252026 : 47472026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
28135 %
Sole proprietorship
25632 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
22928 %
General partnership
121,5 %
Branch of a foreign company
70,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
48861 %
Small companies
567 %
Medium companies
23529 %
Large companies
253,1 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

St. Gallen
9412 %
Buchs SG
253,1 %
Diepoldsau
222,7 %
St. Margrethen SG
222,7 %
Widnau
202,5 %
Wil SG
192,4 %
Jona
182,2 %
Rorschach
162 %
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 St. Gallen?

804 companies in transport and logistics are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 5 % of the 17 617 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

573 of these companies (71 %) 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. 1,060 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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