Export products to China with Italian (and European) manufacturing know-how and the Swiss commercial pass
The Chinese market remains among the most interesting for quality manufacturing. But access must be built: rules, requirements, timelines.
The Switzerland–China free trade agreement
The free trade agreement between Switzerland and China, in force since 2014, was expanded in August 2026 and extended to the free circulation of all Swiss goods, with the abolition of customs duties. For those manufacturing in Switzerland a new scenario opens: exports to China of goods of Swiss origin are no longer subject to customs duties.
Rules of origin
With duties abolished, Swiss origin becomes the decisive requirement. Obtaining it means meeting specific technical criteria for each product category, documented by the certificate of origin: precise verification work, not a formality, which we tackle with customs law professionals.
Duties abolished: a direct advantage
With the August 2026 expansion of the agreement, goods of Swiss origin enter China duty-free: manufacturing in Switzerland becomes a direct competitive advantage over exporting from other countries. The condition is preferential origin, to be documented product by product against the specific customs code: that is why our analysis always starts from data.
Sectors with the greatest potential
Machinery and precision instruments, medical devices, components, cosmetics and luxury goods, specialty chemicals and electronics: these are among the categories where Swiss quality most often meets Chinese demand.
Switzerland–China: free trade agreement
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