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Trade Fair Logistics Messe Basel: Stand and Exhibit Delivery

Learn how to plan stand structure and exhibit deliveries to Messe Basel in Switzerland, considering customs…

Temporary Admission to Switzerland: ATA vs ZAVV, Duty-Free

Sending a machine for service or professional equipment to Switzerland and want it back without paying duty?…

Transport to Liechtenstein: Customs and VAT with Switzerland

Liechtenstein shares a common customs area with Switzerland under the 1923 treaty and a common VAT area under…

Pharma Transport to Switzerland: Swissmedic, GDP, Temperature

How to ship medicines to Switzerland under GDP and Swissmedic oversight. Temperature control, documentation…

High-Value Goods Transport to Switzerland

Watches, jewellery and electronics bound for Switzerland need more than standard freight. A declared value on…

Shipping Wine and Alcohol to Switzerland: Duty, Tax, Documents

Shipping wine and alcohol to Switzerland means three separate charges: customs duty on gross weight, import…

Machinery to Switzerland: Duty-Free, 8.1% VAT, Oversize

Shipping a machine to Switzerland has changed: since 2024 machinery enters duty-free, so the main fiscal cost…

Swiss de minimis: when imports are duty and VAT free

Switzerland waives import tax when the calculated amount stays at or below CHF 5 per declaration. We explain…

Passar: Switzerland's new customs system after e-dec

Passar is the new customs platform of the Swiss BAZG authority that is gradually replacing e-dec. We explain…

Swiss e-commerce customs: the CHF 100,000 threshold and Swiss VAT

Selling to Switzerland from an online shop? Once you pass CHF 100,000 in turnover from small consignments you…

Swiss Customs Duty Is Charged by Gross Weight, Not Value

Switzerland charges import duty by gross weight (a rate per 100 kg), not on the value of the goods…

How much does transport to Switzerland cost: what makes up the rate

Switzerland sits outside the EU, so every delivery is an export and an import, with two customs clearances…

Transport to Switzerland in winter: passes, the night driving ban and route planning

Night driving ban, Sunday ban, border clearance and Alpine weather: a winter delivery to Switzerland needs a…

Trade fair logistics: delivery of stands and exhibits to Beaulieu Lausanne

Guide to trade fair logistics for Beaulieu Lausanne in Switzerland. Customs documentation, border clearances…

Trade Fair Logistics BERNEXPO Bern: Transport and Customs

Organising road transport and customs clearance for trade fairs at BERNEXPO in Bern. Border procedures…

EUR.1 or origin declaration error on shipments to Switzerland: why the Swiss importer pays full duty

One mistake in the preferential origin proof and your Swiss importer loses the zero or reduced rate and pays…

Trade fair logistics: delivering to Espace Gruyère in Bulle

A guide to trade fair logistics for Espace Gruyère in Bulle: customs procedures, booth equipment transport…

Exhibition Logistics Forum Fribourg: Stand & Exhibit Transport

Logistics guide for transporting exhibition stands and exhibits to Forum Fribourg in Switzerland. Learn about…

Messe Luzern Exhibition Logistics: Transport and Customs to Switzerland

Learn how to manage stand fittings and exhibit deliveries to Messe Luzern in Switzerland, including Swiss…

Trade Fair Logistics Messe Zürich: Stand and Exhibit Transport

Organise deliveries of exhibition stands and display items to Messe Zürich in the Oerlikon district…

Exhibition Logistics for Olma Messen St. Gallen in Switzerland

Discover the requirements for transporting trade fair equipment and exhibits to the Olma Messen St. Gallen…

Trade fair logistics: delivery to Palexpo in Genève

Learn how to organise road transport and customs procedures for exhibition stand materials and exhibits…

Trade fair transport to Switzerland: Basel, Geneva, Zurich

Switzerland is outside the European Union, so fair exhibits usually enter under temporary admission or an ATA…

What makes deliveries to Switzerland specific, Passar, LSVA and charges

Switzerland has its own clearance system and its own road charges. What to know about Passar, LSVA and costs…

Export to Switzerland outside the EU, customs procedures

Shipping to Switzerland is export outside the EU customs territory. What procedures apply, what to watch with…

Transport to Switzerland, customs and documents | OTSL

Switzerland is outside the EU customs union, so every delivery needs clearance. What to prepare, which…

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