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In March 2017, Bio Suisse introduced an electronic goods flow system called ‘Bio Suisse Supply Chain Monitor’ (SCM). All products delivered to Switzerland to be sold under the Bio Suisse ‘Bud’ trademark, must be declared through the SCM and confirmed by Bio Suisse.
TRACES is the goods flow system for the import of biological products, which was introduced in 2017 in the EU and in 2018 in Switzerland. Deliveries from outside the EU are declared in TRACES, i.e. deliveries from outside the EU must be declared in both TRACES and SCM (user manual). To confirm SCM transactions from countries that are relevant to TRACES, a signed certificate of inspection must be available for the goods concerned. Find out more about TRACES here.
A derogation for Bud trading of imported products is required for various products whose supply can largely be covered by Swiss production. In order for the system to function and for Bio Suisse product management to have sufficient time to clarify the market, the derogation for bud trade of imported products must be submitted as early as possible. Individual import licences will not be issued subsequently. Bio Suisse may impose a sanction if the import of products for which a derogation for bud trading is required is carried out without the above-mentioned authorisation.
