Blood Donation After a Tattoo

How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Switzerland?

Source: Blutspende SRK SchweizRead November 5, 2026Independent information site: not a blood service and not the source of the rules it quotes.

Blutspende SRK Schweiz lists no new tattoo or piercing within the last four months as a condition for giving blood. Its own page decides.

Write to me if this rule changes

Blood service
Blutspende SRK Schweiz
Waiting period after a tattoo
4 months after a new tattoo
Waiting period after a piercing
4 months after a new piercing
Source
Blutspende SRK Schweiz, donation check, read November 5, 2026.

What this page does not cover

It states what the blood service's page says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules a donation centre may apply, a change made since that date, or any individual case. The blood service's own page and the donation centre decide.

Get an email if this rule changes

Leave your email and we will write to you if the rule for this country changes. Nothing else.