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Switzerland Flag — Maritime Risk Profile

ISO CH · Grey List (elevated)

Standard PSC regime

Port State Control performance

Paris MoU →
Not on the current list
no rate published
Tokyo MoU →
Grey List (elevated)
6.3% 3-year detention rate

The Switzerland flag holds Grey List (elevated) placement across the two largest port state control regimes. Detention rates reflect the percentage of CH-flagged vessels detained out of all inspections at member-state ports over the most recent three-year window. Grey-list flags face elevated PSC scrutiny relative to white-list registries; detention rates are typically 2-3× the best-performing flags.

Sanctioned vessels under Switzerland flag

0 vessels in ArcNautical's screening index currently fly the Switzerland flag and appear on at least one sanctions or watch list (OFAC SDN, EU, UN, UK, Belgium FOD, or RUSI DPRK reports).

Vessel nameIMOPrograms
No vessels currently in our sanctions index fly the Switzerland flag.

Country sanctions exposure

Switzerland (CH) is not subject to comprehensive country-level sanctions programs. Vessels flying this flag are screened individually against OFAC SDN, EU consolidated, UN Security Council, and UK HMT/OFSI sanctions lists.

Related flags

Other flag states with similar Paris/Tokyo MoU placement: