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Tax-free limit to be lowered

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Since 1 January 2025, the tax-free limit in tourist traffic is CHF 150 per person

Since 1.1.2025, travellers may only import goods for their personal use or as a gift worth a total of CHF 150 per person per day without paying tax. If the total value exceeds CHF 150, Swiss VAT must be paid on the total value of the imported goods.

E-vignette

E-vignette

The electronic toll sticker (e-vignette) for 2025 can be obtained via www.e-vignette.ch from the «Via Portal» of the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS).

Facts & figures

Fakten und Zahlen 2024: Ein Tag an der Grenze

Facts & figures 2024

The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security provides comprehensive security at the border – for the benefit of the public, the business community and the state. Would you like to know what we have achieved in the past year? Here you will find everything from species protection to customs clearance and the respective figures.

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Warning against phishing messages

Private individuals and businesses are increasingly receiving messages that claim to be from the "Federal Office for Customs and Border Security". Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) is issuing a warning about these phishing messages and recommends ignoring and deleting them.

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Passar

The Federal Office for the Economy and the business community have agreed that E-dec Export will be replaced by Passar by 31 December 2025.

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