Trade & Investment

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The Trade & Investment Section’s primary mission is to increase South Africa's capability and capacity to promote exports into targeted markets and to increase and retain the level of foreign direct investment. To carry out this mandate, we regularly interact with stakeholders, especially industry and sector customers through various forums, advisory bodies, stakeholder meetings, conferences, exhibitions and business missions.

Offered services:

Investing in South Africa

  • Provide information on the investment opportunities and business environment.
  • Arrange investment missions and seminars.
  • Provide information on incentive packages.
  • Match investors to potential joint venture partners.
  • Offer guidance on locating in South Africa.

Buying from South Africa

  • Match buyers with suppliers.
  • Provide information on capability of various sectors or industries.
  • Organize buying missions to South Africa.
  • Support buyers to attend certain trade shows and exhibitions in South Africa.

Selling in Switzerland

  • Provide information on prospective buyers, wholesalers and distributors.
  • Facilitate trade missions and seminars.
  • Arranging and supporting trade shows and exhibitions in Switzerland.
  • Provide market reports for certain products and services.
 
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South African Embassy
Alpenstrasse 29
CH-3006 Bern
PH +41(0)31 350 13 13
FX +41(0)31 351 39 44
Emergency PH +41(0)79 652 56 85

Embassy office hours
Monday – Thursday:
08:00 – 12:30 / 13:15 – 17:00
Friday:
08:00 – 14:00

Consular office hours
Monday – Friday:
08:00 – 12:00
Visits by appointment only