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Customs, type approval, taxes and registration
Switzerland is not in the European Union. That means an import clearance — and that is where money is won or lost.
A vehicle entering from Switzerland is an import, with a single administrative document, duty and VAT. The gap between doing it well and doing it badly is several thousand euros per transaction, and almost all of it is decided at the moment the car leaves Switzerland, not when it arrives.
The critical point is the proof of origin. A car built in the European Union can enter duty-free under the EU–Switzerland free trade agreement, but the proof has to be stamped by Swiss customs on the way out. If the car crosses the border without it, that ten per cent is gone for good. That is why having someone on the ground matters.
Then comes the rest: type approval using the European certificate of conformity, the import roadworthiness test, registration tax based on emissions and the filing with the traffic authority.
What we handle
Swiss export declaration, recovery of Swiss VAT, proof of origin, import clearance, type approval, roadworthiness test, registration tax filing and registration with the traffic authority.
What you pay directly
The taxes and fees, which go to the authorities and appear by name in the breakdown. We charge only our fee.
The rates and fees in the calculator are kept current. Two figures are still pending official confirmation and are flagged whenever they affect a calculation.
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La calculadora te da el coste total antes de que hablemos.