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Switzerland: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Switzerland-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade4
Restricted0
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeOpen market. Geneva and Zug are the global commodity-trading capital: HQ to Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore, Mercuria, Gunvor, Cargill Energy. STSA (Swiss Trading and Shipping Association) self-regulation.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeOpen market for trading; Cressier refinery (Varo Energy).
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
LNGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeNo LNG terminals (landlocked); pipeline gas only.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Switzerland?
Open market. Geneva and Zug are the global commodity-trading capital: HQ to Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore, Mercuria, Gunvor, Cargill Energy. STSA (Swiss Trading and Shipping Association) self-regulation.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Switzerland?
Open market for trading; Cressier refinery (Varo Energy).
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Switzerland regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Switzerland are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Switzerland? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Switzerland

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Order on one named counterparty

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.