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Guidance

Summary of the UK-Switzerland trade agreement

Information on the trade agreement with Switzerland, replicating the effects of EU-Switzerland trade-related agreements.

Published 8 August 2019
From:
Department for International Trade

This agreement will take effect if the UK leaves the EU with no deal.

What the agreement covers

The UK-Switzerland trade agreement will form the basis of economic and trade relations between the UK and Switzerland after the UK has left the EU.

The UK-Switzerland agreement covers:

  • trade in goods – including provisions on rules of origin, preferential tariffs and quotas, and non-tariff measures
  • geographical indications – these are the signs used to identify a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristic is linked to the place it comes from
  • government procurement

The agreement does not contain some provisions commonly found in free trade agreements (FTAs). For example, on services and intellectual property rights.

When the agreement is active

This agreement will take effect after Brexit, when the EU-Switzerland trade-related agreements no longer apply to the UK.

Contact

If you have queries about trade after Brexit contact the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Stay up to date

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Published 8 August 2019
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Update history

2025-02-10 12:50
Recognition of professional qualifications section updated to confirm domestic procedures to implement the UK Switzerland RPQ Agreement have been completed.

2024-04-30 16:01
Conformity assessment section revised to include reference to the UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement. Links to UK regulations covered by Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) added.

2024-01-08 13:35
Sentence added in the first section to reflect that on 21 December 2023, the UK and Switzerland signed the Berne Financial Services Agreement to enhance the cross-border market access for trading wholesale financial services. The agreement is not yet in force.

2023-02-22 11:29
Added a section titled Conformity assessment, which has details about the UK-Switzerland Mutual Recognition Agreement.

2019-10-25 16:31
The previous change note was published in error – no significant updates have been made.

2019-10-24 13:46
Added details of how this agreement differs from the current EU agreement.

2019-08-08 12:38
First published.