Swiss first-shipment readiness checklist
MAH Switzerland | 2026-09-20

Use this worksheet to test whether release, import and distribution evidence can support one commercial batch end to end.

[ ] 1. Swiss authorisation and approved supply-chain details confirmed

[ ] 2. Foreign technical-release evidence defined and accessible

[ ] 3. Swiss Responsible Person authority and deputy documented

[ ] 4. Written quality agreements cover all critical handoffs

[ ] 5. Import, wholesale, storage and transport licences verified

[ ] 6. Analysis and inspection sample locations and access confirmed

[ ] 7. Quarantine, written green light and distribution controls tested

[ ] 8. Recall traceability and temperature-event escalation rehearsed


What product, manufacturing site, release model, import lane and launch stage should the Swiss supply chain support?
https://mahswitzerland.com/en/blog/swiss-batch-release-import/#article-review

Swissmedic: Direct delivery of medicinal products from a warehouse abroad
https://www.swissmedic.ch/dam/swissmedic/en/dokumente/bewilligungen/inspektorat/i-smi_ti_08d_direktlieferungenvonarzneimittelnauseinemlagerimaus.pdf.download.pdf/i-smi_ti_08e_direktlieferungenvonarzneimittelnauseinemlagerimaus.pdf
Swissmedic: Market release and distribution with a pre-wholesaler
https://www.swissmedic.ch/dam/swissmedic/fr/dokumente/bewilligungen/inspektorat/i-smi_ti_06e_marketreleaseanddistributionincooperationwithapre-w.pdf.download.pdf/i-smi_ti_06e_marketreleaseanddistributionincooperationwithapre-w.pdf
Swissmedic: Official batch release
https://www.swissmedic.ch/swissmedic/en/home/services/documents/official-control-authority-batch-release.html
Swissmedic: Lists and directories for immunological products
https://www.swissmedic.ch/swissmedic/en/home/services/listen_neu.html