The Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement (SSFTA), namely Sino-Swiss FTA, links China, the most significant contributor to global GDP growth, with Switzerland, one of the wealthiest and most innovative economies. The bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Switzerland and the People’s Republic of China was signed by Federal Councilor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann and the Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming on July 6, 2013. The agreement entered into force in July 2014.

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General Administration of Customs People’s Republic of China

General Administration of Customs Notice No. 49 of 2021 (Announcement on the Adjustment of the Format of Certificate of Origin under the China-Switzerland FTA)

The Bridge

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

The Bridge

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

The Bridge

Analysis of the second Sino-Swiss FTA Survey Bridge 49

Swiss Centers China and Eiger

China/Switzerland FTA: A Short Update and Practical Tips

Swiss Business Hub

How to deal with Free Trade Agreements

Rhenus Logistics

How to Benefit from Sino-Swiss FTA

Swiss Business Hub

FTA: Export Help

Swiss Federal Customs Administration FCA

Update: Switzerland-China free trade agreement: direct transport

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A practical Look on the FTA

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

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

Swiss Business Hub

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

Eiger Law

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

UNITOUCH Services Ltd.

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

Credit Suisse

Switzerland closer to becoming a renminbi hub

Commerzbank

Switzerland gets a bit closer to China

Gianna Abegg, Ken Song, Urs Mathes, Nathan Kaiser

China and Switzerland: the FTA and Medical Devices

Swiss Business Hub

FTA Approved Exporters
FTA Implementation
FTA Rules of Origin

Eiger Law

China and Switzerland: the FTA and Medical Devices

Wenfei Attorneys-at-law Ltd.

The New Free Trade Agreement between Switzerland and China

Wenfei Attorneys-at-law Ltd.

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

Swiss Chamber of Commerce

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

Baker McKenzie in Switzerland

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

Eiger Law

China and Switzerland: Paving the Way with an FTA

PWC Suisse

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

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