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Customs clearance

Customs tariff classification made easy for e-commerce traders

Switzerland is very interesting for e-commerce retailers. This is because the Swiss have a high purchasing power and are open to foreign products due to the locally limited product variety. If only it weren't for the complicated import customs clearance procedure. But don't worry: you're not alone! 

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Export to Switzerland

Attention, online retailers! The industrial tariff and VAT review will be applied in Switzerland in 2024

Starting from January 1, 2024, Swiss e-commerce is set to undergo a significant transformation as a vast majority of industrial tariffs become a thing of the past. If you're an international online retailer, you might be wondering what this development means for your business. Let's look into the details here.

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Export to Switzerland

Save on shipping to Switzerland

Looking to import goods into Switzerland, but it seems too complex and expensive? It isn’t! In this blog post, we will show you how toup to 60% of your shipping costs while avoiding a lot of hassle. Learn six ways to save money, avoid opportunity cost traps and reach Swiss customers easily.

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Export to Switzerland

Precious metal control

Imagine Gollum from Lord of the Rings as a jeweller trying to bring his “Precious” – the One Ring – into Switzerland. He would have to comply with the Precious Metals Control Act (PMCA) that regulates trade in such goods. Do you want to import goods made of silver, platinum, gold or palladium or simply fashion jewellery into Switzerland, too? Then you’ve come to the right place! We’ll tell you how to get that ring to its destination without falling foul of the authorities. 

 

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Export to Switzerland

Cites Flora and Fauna

Are you an e-commerce retailer who wants to import a pair of chic crocodile leather boots, ivory chess pieces, rare species of orchids, coral necklaces or other exotic items into Switzerland? But do you have the feeling that it might not be so easy, because some complicated Swiss customs regulations or other special rules could thwart your plans? 

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Swiss market

VOC tax in Switzerland – what you need to know

It isn’t just coronavirus that’s posing challenges for e-commerce retailers. Swiss customs, too, can be a tricky customer. We’ll explain what the VOC incentive tax is, and where it applies.

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Online Shop

The new “Webshop Connector” from Swiss Post

 

About the “WSC”

“WSC” is a cloud-based online service that allows web-shops to connect directly to Swiss Post’s shipping and customs clearance platform. It means online retailers can print out the international delivery label for their orders directly and send the ITMATT or EAD data to Swiss Post. The data is subsequently forwarded to the destination countries.

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Innovation

Import VAT exemption limits

Anyone who ships their products abroad is liable to pay e-commerce VAT. Here you can find out how to prevent your customers from paying annoying fees – and what rules apply in the different countries.

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DDP and DAP

Optimise the returns process for Importing Goods to Switzerland

Online merchants understand the impact returns have on e-commerce performance. Here’s a statistic: in Switzerland, when the fashion sector imports goods into Switzerland it has an expected return rate of up to 60%! It’s therefore essential that returns processes are optimised, work efficiently and reduce overall costs.

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Data quality

Reducing shipping costs in cross-border e-commerce

Complex logistics, expensive customs clearance, high administrative costs: exporting to Switzerland can be quite tricky for online retailers in cross-border e-commerce. The good thing is that it doesn’t have to be.

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