Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle

What Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle does

Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle (SWK / CSCV) is a Swiss foundation (Stiftung) headquartered in Dübendorf that operates as the sole mandated regulatory body for wine trade control in Switzerland, acting on behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft / BLW; Office fédéral de l'agriculture / OFAG). Its statutory function is to verify compliance with the Swiss wine trade ordinance (Weinverordnung), protect geographic designations and product authenticity, ensure fair competition, and supply data to the BLW for national wine policy. The SWK conducts inspections of wine businesses, examines volume movement records and wine designations, and develops data for its supervisory authority.

The SWK’s primary product is the Online-Schalter (online portal), a web-based self-service platform through which all persons and businesses active in Swiss wine trade — including importers, merchants, Swiss wine producers, and contract winemakers (Lohnkelterbetriebe) — must register and submit annual inventory declarations and sales volume (Mengenumsatz) reports in liters. The portal allows multi-winery registration under a single account, archives historical submissions, and is supported by downloadable guidelines, forms, accounting templates, and the published fee schedule (Gebührentarif / Tarif d'émoluments). The organization operates trilingually across German, French, and Italian-speaking Switzerland with regional teams covering all 26 cantons, with a Foundation Council (Stiftungsvorstand) that includes representatives from major Swiss wine industry associations (VignobleSuisse/FSV, ANCV, SEVV, SEVS, VSW, ATNVV, UENV VD-FR, BDW) and an expert from the BLW.

Commercially, the SWK does not pursue a traditional go-to-market. Its universe of customers is defined statutorily as every business engaged in wine trade in Switzerland, which it acquires through legal mandate rather than commercial sales. Revenue is derived from annual regulatory fees (Jahresgebühr) charged to registered businesses, with the fee amount scaled to declared sales volume. Financial details, the specific fee schedule, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Operating expenditures are supported through professional services contractors (accounting, fiduciary, auditing, legal, and IT) under confidentiality and data-protection obligations.

Name

Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle

Legal name

Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle

Website

https://cscv-swk.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle is the Swiss foundation mandated by the Federal Office for Agriculture to regulate wine trade compliance nationwide. It registers all Swiss wine businesses, collects mandatory annual inventory and sales declarations via its Online-Schalter portal, and conducts on-site inspections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Trade Regulatory Services

NAICS

Wineries (312130)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Wine trade regulation
• Regulatory compliance services
• Inventory declaration portal
• Cellar accounting oversight
• Wine industry inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Dübendorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual regulatory fees (Jahresgebühr / Taxe annuelle): The SWK funds its operations through annual fees charged to regulated wine trade businesses. The fee amount is determined based on the declared sales volume (Mengenumsatz). This is a legally mandated fee for operating in the Swiss wine trade sector, consistent with the organization's mission to control wine commerce on behalf of the Swiss Confederation. The fee schedule (Gebührentarif / Tarif d'émoluments) is published as a downloadable document.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle (SWK) is a Swiss foundation that enforces wine trade regulations on behalf of the Federal Office for Agriculture. It conducts inspections of wine businesses, verifies compliance with the wine ordinance (Weinverordnung), and operates the Online-Schalter portal through which all registered Swiss wine businesses submit mandatory annual inventory and sales volume declarations. The organization protects geographic designations, ensures product authenticity, and promotes fair competition in the Swiss wine market.

Product overview

Schweizer Weinhandelskontrolle (SWK) operates a unified compliance platform consisting of the Online-Schalter web portal as the core product, supported by a multilingual website, downloadable document resources, and contact services. The Online-Schalter enables wine businesses to fulfill their legal obligation of declaring inventory and sales volumes (in liters) to Swiss authorities, with account management features for user access. The organization functions as a regulatory body under the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (BLW/OFAG), conducting inspections to ensure compliance with wine trade laws.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• All wine trade businesses in Switzerland must submit annual declarations of inventory and sales volume (Mengenumsatz) by January 31 of the following year, providing the Federal Office for Agriculture with comprehensive national wine market data.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (BLW) / Office fédéral de l'agriculture (OFAG) — Federal Office for AgriculturecoreOthersThe SWK operates under a direct mandate from the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (BLW/OFAG). The SWK executes wine trade control in Switzerland on behalf of the BLW. The BLW uses the data collected by the SWK to define measures and strategies for the promotion of Swiss wine sales. The BLW also participates in the SWK Foundation Council through an expert representative.
• Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG) / Office fédéral de la douane et de la sécurité des frontières (OFDF) — Federal Office for Customs and Border SecuritycoreOthersThe SWK is legally required to transmit personal data to the BAZG/OFDF as part of its regulatory activities. This data sharing occurs within the framework of the SWK's official mandate to control wine trade in Switzerland.
• Cantal agriculture and food law authorities (kantonale Stellen gemäss Landwirtschafts- und Lebensmittelrecht)coreOthersThe SWK works with the competent cantonal authorities for agricultural and food law. These cantonal bodies collaborate with the SWK in the enforcement of wine trade regulations across Switzerland's 26 cantons.
• Accountancy, fiduciary, and auditing firms (Buchhaltungs-, Treuhand- und Revisionsunternehmen)minorOthersThe SWK engages external accounting, fiduciary, and auditing companies for the fulfillment of its administrative tasks. These service providers are contractually bound to process personal data exclusively for SWK tasks and to implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures.
• Legal and IT service providersminorOthersThe SWK engages consulting companies (e.g., legal advisors) and IT service providers to support its operations. All contractors are bound by confidentiality agreements and data protection obligations under Swiss law.
• Stiftungsvorstand / Conseil de fondation — Foundation Council memberscoreOthersThe SWK Foundation Council includes representatives from key Swiss wine industry associations: ATNVV (Ticino wine merchants), UENV VD-FR (VD-FR wine merchants and cellars), VSW (Swiss Wine Trade Association), VignobleSuisse/FSV (Swiss Vintners Federation), ANCV (National Association of Swiss Wine Cooperatives), SEVV (Valais wine cellars), SEVS (Swiss wine cellars), and BDW (German-speaking Swiss Wine Association). These members provide industry expertise and governance oversight.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC): French interprofessional regulatory body for cognac, exercising control over production, trade, and compliance for a specific alcoholic beverage category. Closely comparable mandate and governance model to SWK, though operating in a French AOC context rather than Swiss.
• Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP): Portuguese public body responsible for controlling and certifying Port and Douro wines, including inspection, certification, and trade oversight. Direct functional analogue to SWK's wine trade control role.
• Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB): Interprofessional body that promotes, regulates, and collects data on the Bordeaux wine trade. Comparable to SWK in combining regulatory oversight with industry representation in a single wine-region governance structure.
• Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja: Spanish Denominación de Origen regulatory council governing wine production, labeling, and trade for the Rioja region. Comparable in performing compliance, certification, and inspection duties for a wine appellation.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (BLW): Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture that holds the overarching mandate under which SWK operates. Comparable as the parent supervisory authority in Swiss agricultural regulation, though broader in scope than wine.
• Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG): Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security, which receives data from SWK and shares regulatory responsibility for imported wine. Adjacent regulatory authority with overlapping trade-compliance function.
• Agroscope: Swiss federal agricultural research institute supporting agricultural policy with data and analysis. Adjacent public-sector entity that, like SWK, generates data feeding into BLW policy decisions.

Regional players

• Office de la consommation (OdC) du canton de Genève — food law enforcement: Cantonal food law enforcement authority in Switzerland that collaborates with SWK on wine trade compliance at the cantonal level. Comparable regional regulatory counterpart within the Swiss federal structure.
• Wine Australia: Australian statutory authority responsible for supporting, regulating, and promoting the Australian wine sector. Functionally comparable regulatory-and-data role for a national wine trade, though operating in a different jurisdiction.

Others

• Swiss Wine Promotion (SWP): Industry-funded body promoting Swiss wine domestically and abroad. Thematically adjacent to SWK — both operate in the Swiss wine ecosystem — but SWP is promotional while SWK is regulatory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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