Unlocking the EFTA markets
Below you can find links to national websites for each EFTA State, covering a wide range of business-relevant topics for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other economic operators.
EFTA has started introducing dedicated SME chapters into its recent free trade agreements (FTAs), including the modernised FTA with Chile. You can find more information on the Chile Agreement here and Thailand Agreement here (section "Useful information for SMEs"), and general information on EFTA's FTA network here.
Which market are you interested in?
Trade procedures
Tariffs, taxes and other fees
Technical regulations and standards
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Intellectual property
Government procurement
Business registration
Employment regulations
Foreign investment
Trade promotion
Due to the Customs Union between Liechtenstein and Switzerland, some information is available through Swiss resources.
Trade procedures
Tariffs, taxes and other fees
Technical regulations and standards
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Intellectual property
Government procurement
Business registration
Employment regulations
Foreign investment
Trade promotion
Trade procedures
Tariffs, taxes and other fees
Technical regulations and standards
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Intellectual property
Government procurement
Business registration
Employment regulations
Foreign investment
Trade promotion
Trade procedures
Tariffs, taxes and other fees
Technical regulations and standards
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Intellectual property
Government procurement
Business registration
Employment regulations
Foreign investment
Trade promotion
Need further information?
If your enquiry relates to conditions in a particular EFTA State, please refer to the national websites listed above.
For more general EFTA questions or unanswered queries, do not hesitate to contact us at smes [at] efta.int (smes[at]efta[dot]int).