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SwissGear

SwissGear is blocked in Syria, as of .

Company: Group III International

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Online store for SWISSGEAR luggage, backpacks, and travel accessories

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Each part of the service, checked from Syria.

Core useFails

The SwissGear store could not be used from Syria: www.swissgear.com returned "You do not have permission to access this website. Your request was blocked." in place of the whole site, so no products could be browsed or bought.

Landing pageFails

www.swissgear.com did not open from Syria. Instead of the store, the site returned an "Access denied" page reading "You do not have permission to access this website. Your request was blocked."

Sign-upFails

SwissGear's account page at account.swissgear.com/authentication/login, which serves both sign-in and account creation, loaded over a VPN but returned the same "Your request was blocked" page once the VPN was switched off in Syria.

Sign-inFails

SwissGear's account page at account.swissgear.com/authentication/login, which serves both sign-in and account creation, loaded over a VPN but returned the same "Your request was blocked" page once the VPN was switched off in Syria.

PaymentFails

A cart was carried to checkout at www.swissgear.com over a VPN; with the VPN switched off in Syria the same checkout URL returned "You do not have permission to access this website", so no payment details could be entered.

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  • Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, SwissGear is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.

Most likely a company policy that has not caught up with the law. The US sanctions program on Syria ended on 1 July 2025, the EU lifted its economic sanctions in May 2025, and Syria was removed from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism in August 2026. Many companies set their Syria restrictions before these changes and have not updated them. This page shows the evidence we have for SwissGear and any reply from the company.

You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting SwissGear directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.