Absolute majority of industrial enterprises of the region are small and medium sized enterprises. Nowadays, major industrial products of the region are processed by hazelnut and timber. Production of hazelnut and tea in the Zugdidi municipality, hazel and tea processing, Abasha - ice cream and confectionery production, Tsalenjikha - timber processing and tea production, Martvili - tea recycling and wine production, Senaki - wine production, Production of fish oil, fish flour, meat and dairy products, in Chkhorotsku - hazelnut production, and in Mestia - timber processing. One of the main problems in the industrial sector of the region is to consider the shortage of agricultural products processing industries.

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti has significant potential for the development of the sector of the industry.