The FTA between Switzerland and China came into effect in July 2014. Below, you will find publications, articles and papers written by law firms and consultancies offering a general overview of the agreement. For further advice, please consult the companies listed below and the Swiss Business Hub.

As such, all the topics you find relevant and articles you are able to provide within these categories would be gladly received. Please send your articles to Ms. Ariel Song: a.song@sha.swisscham.org.

Date of Release

Source

Title

December 2017

The Bridge

Sino-Swiss FTA: How Swiss companies see it Bridge 49

December 2017

The Bridge

Interview with FTA Guru Claudia Feusi of the Swiss Zoll Schule Bridge 49

December 2017

The Bridge

Analysis of the second Sino-Swiss FTA Survey Bridge 49

October 2017

Swiss Centers China and Eiger

China/Switzerland FTA: A Short Update and Practical Tips

October 2016

Swiss Business Hub

How to deal with Free Trade Agreements

September 2016

Rhenus Logistics

How to Benefit from Sino-Swiss FTA

April 2016

PWC

New Custom Declaration Form in China: Swiss companies required to be prepared!

March 2016

Swiss Business Hub

Q&A – The questions most frequently asked about FTA

March 2016

Swiss Business Hub

Sino-Swiss FTA Handbook CN

March 2016

Swiss Business Hub

FTA: Export Help

February 2016

Swiss Federal Customs Administration FCA

Update: Switzerland-China free trade agreement: direct transport

February 2016

General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

The circular referred to above was issued in response to Chinese Customs (GACC) notices 57 & 60, which according to Swiss Customs have been in force since Dec. 20, 2015.
GACC 57 in CN
GACC 60 in CN

October 2015

sim

A practical Look on the FTA

July 2015

Swiss Business Hub

The Swiss verdict on the Switzerland-China FTA is positive

July 2015

Swiss Business Hub

More and more Chinese Companies interested in Switzerland

June 2015

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

1st anniversary of free trade agreement between Switzerland and China: a milestone in foreign economic policy

February 2015

Swiss Business Hub

The Sino-Swiss FTA – An Introduction for Chinese Companies EN
The Sino-Swiss FTA – An Introduction for Chinese Companies CN

December 2014

Eiger Law

The Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement: What Does the Future Hold?

December 2014

UNITOUCH Services Ltd.

Free Trade Agreement between China and Switzerland – Rules of Origin and Relevant Issues

November 2014

Swiss Business Hub

The most common misconceptions about free trade agreements (and how to avoid them)

November 2014

Credit Suisse

Switzerland closer to becoming a renminbi hub

September 2014

Commerzbank

Switzerland gets a bit closer to China

July 2014

Swiss Business Hub

Most common questions and answers about the FTA, and link to the S-GE website link

June 2014

Gianna Abegg, Ken Song, Urs Mathes, Nathan Kaiser

China and Switzerland: the FTA and Medical Devices

June 2014

Swiss Business Hub

CHINA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Evaluation of the potential of the free trade agreement with the People’s Republic of China for Swiss exports
FTA Approved Exporters
FTA Implementation
FTA Rules of Origin

June 2014

Eiger Law

China and Switzerland: the FTA and Medical Devices

June 2014

Wenfei Attorneys-at-law Ltd.

The New Free Trade Agreement between Switzerland and China

December 2013

Wenfei Attorneys-at-law Ltd.

A Practical Guide to the New Free-Trade Agreement between Switzerland and China

November 2013

Swiss Chamber of Commerce

The Bridge Magazine n°35, PDF version with only articles related to the FTA

September 2013

PricewaterhouseCoopers Suisse

The Swiss-Chinese Free-Trade Agreement: Making sense of the Rules of Origin

July 2013

Baker & McKensie in Switzerland

Free Trade Agreement between China and Switzerland
Switzerland – Ahead of the Curve

July 2013

Eiger Law

China and Switzerland: Paving the Way with an FTA

July 2013

PricewaterhouseCoopers Suisse

China-Switzerland FTA Recasts International Trade: Explore value chain opportunities while maintening compliance

May 2013

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Memorandum of Understanding between the government of the Swiss Conferderation and the government of the People’s Republic of China on concluding the negociations for a Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement

Further referecences about the FTA and Certificates of Origin

a. Texts of the Agreement including Schedules of Concessions and TBT/SPS Side Agreements

b. SECO-Factsheet

c. Circular on Certificates of Origin by Swiss Customs Administration

d. FAQs Switzerland Global Enterprise

e. General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

Contact Details

Swiss Center
Ms. Emmanuelle Roduit . Email: emmanuelle.roduit@swisscenters.org

Wenfei Law
Mr. Cem Arikan. Email: cem.arikan@wenfei.com
Mr. Samuel Baumgartner. Email: samuel.baumgartner@wenfei.com

Baker & McKenzie in Switzerland
Mr. Danian Zhang. Email: danian.zhang@bakermckenzie.com

PricewaterhouseCoopers Suisse
Mrs. Queena S Lau. Email: queena.s.lau@cn.pwc.com

Eiger Law
Mr. Xu Tian. Email: xu.tian@eigerlaw.com

Credit Suisse
Mr. Pierre L. Devincenti. Email: pierre.devincenti@credit-suisse.com

Commerzbank
Mr. Stefan Buchholz. Email: Stefan.Buchholz@Commerzbank.com

S-GE / Swiss Business Hub
Mr. Leo Peng. Email: ligang.peng@eda.admin.ch

Sim
Mr. Michael Lehmann. Email: m.lehmann@sim.biz

Rhenus Logistics
Mr. Cliff XU. Email: cliff.xu@cn.rhenus.com