Long-form analysis on Swiss-Indian cross-border trade.
Practical guides on the TEPA agreement, Indian regulatory pathways, and sector-specific market access for Swiss exporters and Indian distributors.
Gottlieber Hüppen meets Indian Diwali corporate-gifting
India's Diwali corporate-gifting season is the largest concentrated B2B gifting event on earth (USD 4-6bn). With TEPA-adjusted landed cost (~33% vs 57% pre-TEPA), Gottlieber Swiss Hüppen finally fit the Indian premium gift-tier budget. Operational sequence for 2026 Diwali cycle.
Trauffer wooden cows meet the Indian premium-gifting market
India spends more on weddings than any other society on earth. Trauffer's hand-painted Swiss wooden cows have the exact attributes — heritage, conversation-piece, multi-tier pricing — that Indian premium-gifting requires. Channel-strategy across wedding-favours, Diwali corporate-gifting, NRI giftware, hospitality decor.
Cuboro meets the Indian premium-toy market
Why Cuboro's Swiss hand-finished wooden marble runs land squarely on India's emerging third-wave-parent market, premium-toy retail (Hamleys India, FirstCry Premium) and the international-school channel (Doon, KIS, Inventure) under TEPA.
Swiss coffee paste meets Indian adventure tourism
Why NoNormal's super-concentrated Swiss coffee paste is the right product, at the right moment, for India's USD 2bn+ adventure-tourism market, premium hospitality mini-bars and third-wave specialty coffee retail.
Five sectors with TEPA upside in 2026
Pharma, machinery, watches, chocolate, lifestyle — where the tariff cuts genuinely change competitive position, and where they don't.
FSSAI in 90 days — the Swiss exporter playbook
Documentation, FoSCoS application, IOR setup, labelling, lab testing, port selection. Week-by-week to first cleared shipment.
Kerala as South India gateway for Swiss brands
Why Kerala's premium consumer base, GCC diaspora remittance flows, and tourism inflow make it the optimal Tier-1 South India launch market.
Why Swiss family offices are underweight India
The structural reasons Swiss FO India allocation lags global benchmarks, and what is changing in 2026.
Term sheets for Swiss-Indian deals
The 12 clauses that matter most in distribution / JV / licensing structures, and the local landings to check before signing.
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