Exhibit 12.1

METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)

	Year ended December 31,										Three months ended
	2008		2007		2006		2005		2004		March 31, 2009
Earnings before taxes	$	266,069	$	242,867	$	204,847	$	160,184	$	154,224	$	35,033
Fixed charges:
Interest expense (including amortization of deferred financing fees)		25,390		21,003		17,492		14,880		12,888		5,241
Rentals (a)		12,120		10,962		10,392		10,223		9,814		3,030
Total fixed charges	$	37,510	$	31,965	$	27,884	$	25,103	$	22,702	$	8,271
Earnings before taxes and fixed charges	$	303,579	$	274,832	$	232,731	$	185,287	$	176,926	$	43,304
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		8.1		8.6		8.3		7.4		7.8		5.2

(a) One-third of rental expense under operating leases (the portion that has been deemed by us to be representative of an interest factor).