Tattoo law in Switzerland
In Switzerland anyone who offers tattoos or permanent make-up must report this to the cantonal enforcement authority, says the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office. Tattoo inks need no authorisation.
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- Studio or artist registration or licence
- Notification to the cantonal enforcement authority; training of tattooists is not regulated uniformly
- Authority
- Kantonale Vollzugsbehörde (cantonal enforcement authority)
- Law
- Verordnung über Gegenstände für den Humankontakt (HKV), for the inks
- Source
- BLV (Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office), read 5 November 2026.
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