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If you plan to start a medical device company in Switzerland, the first thing to unlearn is the idea of a licence. Swissmedic does not approve medical devices before they are...

To start a spare parts business in Switzerland you need no licence, and importing parts has carried no customs duty since 1 January 2024. What defines your obligations is the...

Switzerland issues no licence to build, import or sell machinery. There is no register to join and no diploma to hold. What the law regulates is the product, not the company: a...

Starting a manufacturing company in Switzerland requires no licence: no professional register, no mandatory diploma, nothing to apply for before opening a factory. The barrier...

Starting a pharmaceutical company in Switzerland does not mean applying for a single "pharma licence". Three regimes coexist. A medicinal product requires a Swissmedic...

Setting up an insurance brokerage in Switzerland is not decided by the legal form. It starts with a legal classification: are you a tied or an untied insurance intermediary?...

Starting a SaaS company in Switzerland requires no licence: software publishing is not a regulated activity. What decides the outcome sits elsewhere, in four tax mechanisms most...

Opening a restaurant, a café, a bar or a hotel in Switzerland is governed by no federal statute: the cantons decide, and most of them require a diploma and an operating licence....

Starting an engineering consultancy in Switzerland requires no federal licence: the Confederation does not regulate the engineering profession at all. The barrier sits elsewhere,...

Switzerland grants no federal licence for construction: structural building work is a free trade. That freedom is deceptive. Three barriers cost more than any licence would:...

There is one fact every foreign haulier discovers sooner or later: cabotage is banned in Switzerland. Foreign-registered vehicles may cross the country or serve it bilaterally,...

Electrical installation is a federally licensed trade in Switzerland. Before the first invoice, your company needs a general installation licence from the Federal Inspectorate...