ONE SERVICE, FIVE PARTS
You are not buying five services: you are buying a sequence
It starts when you tell us what you want and ends with the car registered at your door. Each part exists because without it the next one does not work.
The five pieces
They are contracted together because together they are what it takes to get a Swiss car registered in Spain. Each one has its own page with the detail.
- 01
Bespoke search
We have no forecourt. We work to order: you define the car, we locate it in Switzerland.
See the detail - 02
Mechanical inspection
Ismael is a mechanic and lives in Switzerland. He goes, checks it and shows you on video.
See the detail - 03
Transport
It arrives with the mileage you saw on the listing.
See the detail - 04
Customs and paperwork
Switzerland is not in the European Union. That means an import clearance — and that is where money is won or lost.
See the detail - 05
Advice
Some cars are not worth importing. Saying so in time is part of the service.
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The whole process, no small print
Six steps. At each one you know what is happening, who is doing it and how much is left.
- 01
Search
You tell us what you want and we look for it on the Swiss market, including the professional fleet and lease-return platforms that are not open to the public. If the right car does not turn up, we say so — we do not hand you whatever happens to be available.
- 02
Inspection
Ismael examines it in person, in Switzerland, before a single euro is committed. You get video of the underside, the engine and every defect, along with the service book and the Swiss technical inspection report.
- 03
Customs and EUR.1
Switzerland is not in the European Union, so the car has to be cleared through customs. We handle the export and the proof of origin stamped on the way out — that is what removes the 10 % duty on cars built in the EU.
- 04
Transport
On a car transporter, never driven. The car arrives with the mileage you saw on the listing, with no added wear and no risk of an incident over 1,900 kilometres.
- 05
Inspection and registration
Type approval using the European certificate, import roadworthiness test, registration tax and the traffic authority. The paperwork is ours; you sign.
- 06
Delivery
Registered, on Spanish plates, with the technical sheet and every document in your hand. Wherever you say.
Indicative timings
These are real ranges, not brochure promises. The most variable part is customs and the roadworthiness test slot, which depends on the province.
| Stage | Time | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Order and search | 3 to 10 days | Us |
| Inspection in Switzerland | 2 to 5 days | Us |
| Your decision | However long you need | You |
| Purchase and export | 3 to 7 days | Us |
| Transport to Spain | 4 to 8 days | Carrier |
| Customs and homologation | 5 to 12 days | Us |
| Roadworthiness test and registration | 3 to 7 days | Us |
| Delivery | 1 day | Us |
Questions we always get
- How long does the whole process take?
- Three to five weeks from accepting a car to having it registered on your doorstep. The most variable parts are customs and the roadworthiness test appointment.
- Why Switzerland and not Germany?
- Germany is inside the EU and simpler, and plenty of firms already do it. Switzerland has a better-maintained, better-equipped fleet, but it requires customs clearance and knowing how to handle the proof of origin. Our advantage is being there. When the right car is in Germany, we will say so.
- Is the car yours or the Swiss seller’s?
- The seller’s, and then yours. We provide an intermediation and import service: you are the owner and the importer from the outset. Our invoice covers the management fee only.
- What warranty does the car have?
- Whatever the Swiss seller provides — which usually exists when it is a professional — and we document it in writing before you buy. We do not sell you an in-house warranty we could not stand behind.
- What if the car arrives with a fault I did not see?
- That is exactly what the on-site inspection and the video are for. We document the actual condition before purchase, photographs of the defects included, so that what you receive is what you agreed to.
- Can I reclaim the VAT?
- It depends who is buying. A private buyer reclaims nothing. A sole trader or a company reclaims fifty per cent on a passenger car and one hundred per cent on a van or commercial vehicle. The calculator accounts for this.
Shall we start with the number?
First look at what it would cost. Then we talk.