The commercial register lists 9 341 active companies in trade in the canton of Vaud, placing Vaud 4th nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 6 223 of them (67 %) are VAT-registered, and 2 566 (27 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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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 14 % of companies classified in the canton of Vaud, against 14 % across Switzerland. 53 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Vaud over the past 30 days, 171 over 90 days.
Vaud is the second Romandy canton by number of companies: multinational head offices on the shores of Lake Geneva, EPFL and biotech in Lausanne and Épalinges, winegrowing and food processing, tourism in Montreux and the Vaud Alps, and a very broad base of construction, real estate and services SMEs. The Vaud register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland after Geneva.
Of these 9 341 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (37 %), Sole proprietorship (36 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (21 %). 1 192 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 645 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (632 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 5 557 companies (59 %): CHF 1.3 bn combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 1 984 of them (36 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
6 223 companies (67 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 9 331 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 1 591 publish a general phone or email, 1 893 have a website verified by ciblr, and 95 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 168 new registrations, 115 changes of directors, 9 capital changes, 80 relocations of seat, 104 other amendments, 87 liquidations or deletions.
9 341 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Vaud, or 9 % of the 106 553 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
6 223 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. 2,226 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 trade in the canton of Vaud: 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.