Customs declaration requirements for Switzerland
Customs Declare produces the completed Customs Declaration, via Passar (with QuickZoll for private/low-value imports) for Switzerland’s own customs authority, in French, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Customs Declaration, via Passar (with QuickZoll for private/low-value imports)
- Issuing authority
- Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit, BAZG/FOCBS)
- Primary language
- French
- Accepted languages
- German, French, Italian, English
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
- Source
Import requirements & restrictions
Import licensing required
Switzerland unilaterally applies the "Cassis de Dijon" principle (incorporated into its own Law on Technical Barriers to Trade): products already legally on the market in the EU or EEA may be imported and sold in Switzerland without also needing to satisfy Swiss-specific technical rules -- except for items on a published negative list, or where overriding public interest applies. Foodstuffs are a specific exception: regardless of EU/EEA legality, they require Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) authorization before first marketing in Switzerland.
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) / Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 8.1%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Switzerland
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Switzerland require?
Switzerland’s import declaration is the Customs Declaration, via Passar (with QuickZoll for private/low-value imports), issued by Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit, BAZG/FOCBS).
Which languages does Switzerland accept on a customs declaration?
French; German, French, Italian, English
What is the VAT rate on imports into Switzerland?
The default VAT rate on record for Switzerland is 8.1%.