Industrial goods
The goods control legislation regulates the export of goods that can be used for both military and civilian purposes, otherwise known as dual-use goods (e.g. machine tools), specific military goods (e.g. military training aircraft, military simulators) and their components, as well as the handling of certain chemicals in Switzerland. Not all of our content is available in English. For content on certain topics, please visit our German, French or Italian pages.
Legal Basis and forms
Information on the legal basis, as well as forms and information sheets.
Classification of Industrial Goods
Information on the classification of goods and the export of firearms under the Goods Control Act.
Export Control Regimes and International Treaties
Switzerland implements the disarmament and nonproliferation treaties and is a member of the four export control regimes.
Chemical Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention is a binding international disarmament and non-proliferation treaty with the objective to outlaw chemical weapons.
Australia Group
The Australia Group aims to prevent the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons through internationally coordinated export controls.
Nuclear Suppliers Group
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is an alliance of States with the aim of preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons through internationally coordinated export controls.
The Missile Technology Control Regime
The MTCR is an alliance of States with the aim of preventing the proliferation of delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction through internationally coordinated export controls.
Wassenaar Arrangement
The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) is an alliance of States with the aim of preventing the destabilising accumulation of conventional weapons and dual-use goods that contribute to them.
Pages in German
Statistik der Ausfuhrbewilligungen nach Güterkontrollgesetzgebung
Statistiken zu Bewilligungen nach der Güterkontrollgesetzgebung und Informationen über die Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung.
Related topics
Sanctions
Switzerland implements sanctions aimed at ensuring compliance with international law, in particular respect for human rights. In doing so, it promotes peace and security.
Armaments
The War Material Act controls the manufacture and transfer of war materiel and related technology.
Electronic licences for export control ELIC
Elic is an electronic licensing system for the submission and processing of applications relating to industrial products (Goods Control Act) and war materiel (War Materiel Act).
Contact
Foreign Economic Affairs Directorate
Export Controls and Sanctions / Export Controls of Industrial Goods
Holzikofenweg 36
CH - 3003 Bern