Trade (wholesale & retail) · Thurgau

3 863 companies in trade in the canton of Thurgau.

The commercial register lists 3 863 active companies in trade in the canton of Thurgau, placing Thurgau 12th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 2 583 of them (67 %) are VAT-registered, and 967 (25 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

3 863active companies
19registered in the past 30 days
2 583VAT-registered
12thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Trade (wholesale & retail) in the canton of Thurgau: 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 17 % of companies classified in the canton of Thurgau, against 14 % across Switzerland. 19 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Thurgau over the past 30 days, 56 over 90 days.

Thurgau is a farming and industrial canton on Lake Constance: fruit and vegetables, food processing, mechanical engineering and plastics (Arbon, Frauenfeld, Kreuzlingen), and heavy cross-border activity with Germany. Family SMEs dominate, with an above-average share of construction and crafts.

Market analysis

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

467companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 401 Mof combined share capital (2 178 capital companies)
2 583VAT-registered
54are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 3 863 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (39 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (33 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (22 %). 467 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 12 % of the active base; 247 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (249 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 2 178 companies (56 %): CHF 401 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 872 of them (40 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

2 583 companies (67 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 3 861 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 829 publish a general phone or email, 915 have a website verified by ciblr, and 54 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 55 new registrations, 39 changes of directors, 3 capital changes, 39 relocations of seat, 27 other amendments, 3 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01002003002020 : 26126120202021 : 29129120212022 : 23423420222023 : 27427420232024 : 23823820242025 : 24724720252026 : 2202202026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
1 51139 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 27633 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
86722 %
General partnership
922,4 %
Branch of a foreign company
170,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
3 35587 %
Small companies
3228,3 %
Medium companies
1373,5 %
Large companies
491,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Frauenfeld
3368,7 %
Kreuzlingen
3017,8 %
Amriswil
1794,6 %
Weinfelden
1574,1 %
Arbon
1303,4 %
Romanshorn
1243,2 %
Sirnach
1062,7 %
Tägerwilen
902,3 %
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 Thurgau?

3 863 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Thurgau, or 4 % of the 106 501 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

2 583 of these companies (67 %) 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. 661 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.

ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in trade in the canton of Thurgau: 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.

Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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

The same sector elsewhere
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