Swiss cannabis & hemp import / export

Customs volumes for hemp/CBD products (< 1% THC) and medical cannabis actives. Tonnes / year.

Key facts

CBD hemp exports 2025: ≈ 120 t
Key target markets: DE, AT, IT, PL
Medical import 2025: ≈ 340 kg

Key takeaways

Switzerland exported roughly 120 t of hemp/CBD goods in 2025, mainly to Germany, Austria, Italy and Poland.
Medical cannabis flows the other way: about 340 kg imported in 2025.
A CBD export surplus stands against a structural import deficit for pharmaceutical-grade product.

Interpretation

Trade data shows Switzerland's split role: net exporter of CBD raw material, net importer of GMP-certified medical cannabis. The reason is certification rather than agronomy — GMP capacity is expensive and scarce in Switzerland. Germany's partial legalisation lifted export demand short-term but leaves Swiss production exposed once EU growers match the quality at lower cost.

Limitations

Customs tariff codes do not always separate CBD hemp from industrial hemp.
Re-exports can appear on both sides of the flow.
Small postal shipments are not statistically recorded.

Data

Destination	Export share
Deutschland	38
Österreich	18
Italien	15
Polen	10
Andere EU	19

Methodology

Swiss-Impex tariff codes 1211.9010 (hemp) and 2939.79 (cannabinoids). Medical cannabis via Swissmedic quota reports.

Sources

BAZG — Swiss-Impex Zollstatistik — BAZG
Swissmedic — Kontingente Betäubungsmittel — Swissmedic

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