China
Free Trade Agreement, entry into force: 01.07.2014, bilateral Switzerland - China.
Information on the Free Trade Agreement
Links
- BBl 2013 8165 - Dispatch on the approval of the free trade agreement between Switzerland and China and the agreement between Switzerland and China on cooperation in labour and employment matters
Fedlex - The Federal Law Publication Platform (available in German only)
Downloads
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of Certification and Accreditation
PDF180.42 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of SPS
PDF182.53 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of TBT and SPS
PDF340.55 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of Telecommunication
PDF183.09 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Test Results of Measuring Instruments
PDF168.34 kB5 July 2013
Switzerland - China FTA - Record of Understanding
PDF73.20 kB5 July 2013
Annex I - Tariff Schedules
PDF6.80 kB5 July 2013
Annex I Appendix 1 - Schedule of Concessions China (working document for information purposes only)
XLSX1.20 MB8 July 2013
Annex I Appendix 1 - Tariff Schedule China
PDF7.67 MB5 July 2013
Annex I Appendix 2 - Schedule of Concessions Switzerland (working document for information purposes only)
XLSX627.62 kB8 July 2013
Annex I Appendix 2 - Tariff Schedule Switzerland
PDF5.10 MB5 July 2013
Annex II - Product Specific Rules
PDF243.92 kB5 July 2013
Annex III - Certificates of Origin
PDF7.08 kB5 July 2013
Annex III Appendix 1 - Certificate of Origin China
PDF101.96 kB31 August 2021
Annex III Appendix 2 - Certificate of Origin Switzerland
PDF128.51 kB31 August 2021
Annex IV - Origin Declaration
PDF75.22 kB5 July 2013
Annex IX - Plant Variety Protection
PDF65.35 kB5 July 2013
Annex V - Labelling of Textiles
PDF9.44 kB5 July 2013
Annex VI - Trade in Services
PDF140.83 kB5 July 2013
Annex VII - Schedules of Specific Commitments
PDF6.84 kB5 July 2013
Annex VII Appendix 1 - Schedule of Specific Commitments China
PDF429.86 kB5 July 2013
Annex VII Appendix 2 - Schedule of Specific Commitments Switzerland
PDF606.94 kB5 July 2013
Annex VIII Appendix 1 - List of MFN Exemptions China
PDF74.51 kB5 July 2013
Annex VIII Appendix 2 - List of MFN Exemptions Switzerland
PDF86.29 kB5 July 2013
Annex VIII Lists of MFN Exemptions
PDF6.83 kB5 July 2013
Annex X - Geographical Indications, FTA CH - Japan
PDF79.97 kB18 February 2009
Annex X - Procedural Rules
PDF86.47 kB5 July 2013
Annex XI - Economic and Technical Cooperation Work Programme
PDF140.02 kB9 November 2021
Annex XI - Reimbursement of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the Health System
PDF87.75 kB5 July 2013
Joint committee decisions
Instruments of ratification
Texts in Chinese
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of Certification and Accreditation (Chinese version)
PDF279.84 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of SPS (Chinese version)
PDF314.33 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of TBT and SPS (Chinese version)
PDF437.39 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Cooperation in the Area of Telecommunication (Chinese version)
PDF284.90 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Labour and Employment (Chinese version)
PDF157.24 kB5 July 2013
Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Test Results of Measuring Instruments (Chinese version)
PDF370.42 kB5 July 2013
Gemeinsame Erklärung zur Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Eidgenössischen Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft und dem Handelsministerium der Volksrepublik China (Chinese version)
PDF310.58 kB16 January 2024
MoU on concluding the FTA negotiations between Switzerland and China - signed version (Chinese version)
PDF62.29 kB27 May 2013
Switzerland - China FTA - Main Agreement (Chinese version)
PDF987.43 kB5 July 2013
Switzerland - China FTA - Main agreement (signed version) (Chinese version)
PDF3.44 MB6 July 2013
Switzerland - China FTA - Record of Understanding (Chinese version)
PDF111.11 kB5 July 2013
- BBl 2013 8165 - Dispatch on the approval of the free trade agreement between Switzerland and China and the agreement between Switzerland and China on cooperation in labour and employment matters
Switzerland - China
The agreement has been in force since 1 July 2014.
Chapters and appendices
Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement: Factsheet
on the chapter on trade in services
PDF43.48 kB25 June 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China: Chapter 8
Trade in Services
PDF142.91 kB17 April 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China : Annex VI
Trade in Services
PDF147.71 kB25 June 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China: Annex XI
Reimbursement of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the Health System
PDF87.32 kB25 June 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China: Annex VII.1
List of Specific Commitments China
PDF498.43 kB25 June 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China: Annex VII.2
List of Specific Commitments Switzerland
PDF723.18 kB25 June 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China: Annex VIII.1
MFN Exemptions China
PDF72.56 kB25 June 2020
Free Trade Agreement Switzerland-China: Annex VIII.2
MFN Exemptions Switzerland
PDF76.08 kB25 June 2020
- BBl 2013 8165 - Dispatch on the approval of the free trade agreement between Switzerland and China and the agreement between Switzerland and China on cooperation in labour and employment matters
Fedlex - The Federal Law Publication Platform (available in German only)
Further documents
Bericht über die 4. Verhandlungsrunde zur Optimierung des FHA Schweiz - China (available in German only)
PDF134.97 kB23 March 2026
Bericht über die 3. Verhandlungsrunde zur Optimierung des FHA Schweiz - China (available in German only)
PDF153.25 kB24 November 2025
Bericht über die 2. Verhandlungsrunde zur Optimierung des FHA Schweiz - China (available in German only)
PDF147.13 kB16 July 2025
Bericht über die 1. Verhandlungsrunde zur Optimierung des FHA Schweiz - China (available in German only)
PDF146.15 kB28 March 2025
Déclaration conjointe sur la coopération entre Le Département fédéral de l’économie, de la formation et de la recherche de la Confédération suisse et le Ministère du commerce de la République populaire de Chine (available in French only)
PDF153.62 kB16 January 2024
Memorandum of Understanding on concluding the FTA negotiations between Switzerland and China - signed version
PDF67.00 kB27 May 2013
Memorandum of Understanding on the Sino - Swiss FTA enhancement negotiations
PDF397.94 kB2 July 2024
Fact Sheet
Press releases
Related topics
9 March 2026
Free trade partners of Switzerland
List of all Switzerland's free trade partners with the legal basis for each country.
Trade in services
Switzerland pursues its foreign trade policy in the services sector through the World Trade Organisation (WTO-GATS), as well as through sector-specific agreements with European partners and free trade agreements with other key trading partners.
Content of free trade agreements
A free trade agreement (FTA) aims to facilitate and promote trade between two or more countries by reducing or eliminating trade barriers. Switzerland's FTAs cover a broad range of subject areas.
Contact
Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate
World Trade / Free Trade Agreements/EFTA Division
Holzikofenweg 36
3003 Bern