Swiss Alcohol Board

[citation needed] The SAB's core task was to levy consumption tax on spirits at a rate of CHF 29 per liter of pure alcohol.

It imposes access restrictions, setting sales hours and age limits—16 for fermented drinks like beer, wine, and cider, and 18 for distilled spirits.

[5] A free online training course is offered to individuals involved in the supply or sale of alcohol, focusing on educating them about the relevant cantonal and federal legal provisions.

The www.tkdb.ch platform enables standardized data entry and questionnaire development for diverse target groups, extending to items like games or cigarettes, with security ensured through restricted user access.

A profit centre with a performance mandate and global budget, it supplies Swiss businesses with some 40 million kilos of ethanol each year.

The wide range of tasks performed by the SAB and its profit centre brought them into regular contact with over 135,000 companies, farms or individuals.

Under the partial revision of the Alcohol Act, the SAB had to be dissolved as an institution with its own legal identity and incorporated into the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS).