Overview
| Europe | Status / comments |
|---|---|
| EFTA-Convention1,2 | Entry into force: 3 May 1960 |
| European Community (EC)3 | Entry into force: 1 January 1973; bilateral CH-EC |
| Faeroe Islands | Entry into force: 1 March 1995; bilateral CH-Faeroe |
| North Macedonia | Entry into force: 1 May 2002 |
| Albania | Entry into force: 1 November 2010 |
| Serbia | Entry into force: 1 October 2010 |
| Ukraine | Entry into force: 1 June 2012 |
| Montenegro |
Entry into force: 1 September 2012 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Entry into force: 1 January 2015 |
| Georgia |
Entry into force: 1 May 2018 |
| United Kingdom | Entry into force: 1 January 2021; bilateral CH-UK |
| Moldova | Entry into force: 1 April 2025 |
| Kosovo | Concluded, signed 22.01.2025 |
| Customs union Russia -Belarus-Kazakhstan | Negotiation suspended |
| Mediterranean basin | Status / comments |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Entry into force on 01.04.1992; modernised agreement entry into force on 01.10.2021 |
| Israel | Entry into force: 1 July 1993 |
| Palestinian Authority | Entry into force: 1 July 1999 |
| Morocco | Entry into force: 1 December 1999 |
| Jordan | Entry into force: 1 September 2002 |
| Tunisia | Application since 1 June 2005 ; Entry into force: 1 June 2006 |
| Lebanon | Entry into force: 1 January 2007 |
| Egypt | Application since 1 August 2007. Entry into force: 1 September 2008 |
| Algeria | Negotiation suspended |
| Worldwide | Status / comments |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Entry into force: 1 July 2001 |
| Singapore | Entry into force: 1 January 2003 |
| Chile | Entry into force: 1 December 2004 |
| Republic of Korea | Entry into force: 1 September 2006 |
| SACU4 | Entry into force: 1 May 2008 |
| Canada | Entry into force: 1 July 2009 |
| Japan | Entry into force: 1 September 2009. Bilateral CH-Japan |
| Colombia | Entry into force: 1 July 2011 |
| Peru | Entry into force: 1 July 2011 |
| Hong Kong | Entry into force: 1 October 2012 |
| Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)5 | Entry into force: 1 July 2014 |
| China | Entry into force: 1 July 2014, bilateral Switzerland - China |
| Central American States6 | Entry into force: 29 August 2014 (Panama and Costa Rica) |
| Philippines | Entry into force: 1 June 2018 |
| Ecuador | Entry into force: 1 November 2020 |
| Thailand |
Concluded, signed 23.01.2025 |
| Indonesia | Entry into force: 1 November 2021 |
| India |
Entry into force: 1 October 2025 |
| Vietnam | In negotiations |
| Malaysia | Concluded, signed 23.06.2025 |
| MERCOSUR7 | Concluded, signed 16.09.2025 |
| The EFTA States have signed Declarations on cooperation with the following partners: ASEAN, Mongolia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Myanmar and Nigeria. | |
1 Without indication, the agreements have been concluded within the framework of EFTA
2 Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland
3 EU 27
4 South African Custom Union: South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia
5 Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
6 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama
7 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Last modification 06.10.2025
