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Free Trade Agreement, entry into force: 01.01.1973, bilateral Switzerland-EC

Information on the free trade agreement

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World map showing all of Switzerland's free trade partners

9 March 2026

Free trade partners of Switzerland

List of all Switzerland's free trade partners with the legal basis for each country.

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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.

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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.

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State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate
World Trade / Free Trade Agreements/EFTA Division
Holzikofenweg 36
3003 Bern