Description of the FOCBS business partner roles

1. FOCBS business partner roles in the area of importation, exportation, transit

Description of the business partner roles

Business partner roles in ePortal (Passar)	Description	Allows access to these FOCBS services
Freight (incl. Downloading of documents in movement of goods)	Import or export goods (ware-declarations) and obtain customs documents	Passar Garanzia Chartera Output API self-service
Transport (incl. B2B Transport)	Register transports of goods(new for transport registrations)	Passar Chartera Output API self-service
Authorised consignee (ZE)	Carry out customs clearance/import directly at your approved location	None
Authorised consignor (ZV)	Export wares directly from your approved location	None
Holder of transit procedure (incl. Guarantor)	Responsible for the correctness of the customs information and guarantee to the customs authority	None
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)	International facilitation of security-related customs and border controls	None
Downloading of documents in the movement of goods	Obtain electronic customs documents	Chartera Output
Advance withdrawal master number	Advance reference of a master number for the traffic registration of a vehicle	None

2. FOCBS business partner roles in the area of road levies

Description of business partner roles

Business partner roles in ePortal	Description	Allows access to these FOCBS services
HVC holder	Road levies if total weight of vehicle exceeds 3.5 tons	NETS Logs Special arrangements UCT Replacement vehicles Camiuns Chartera Output
Via Billing	Payment by invoice of the e-vignette	None

3. FOCBS business partner roles concerning domestic levies

Description of the business partner roles

Business partner roles in ePortal	Description	Allows access to these FOCBS services
Beer Producer	Natural or legal person producing beer and mixed beer beverages in the customs territory (CH & FL).	Taxas Chartera Output
Beer Importer	Natural or legal person who imports beer or mixed beer beverages from a foreign customs territory into the customs territory (CH & FL).	Taxas Chartera Output
CO2 Refund	Person who applies for a refund or change of use of CO2 taxes.	Taxas Chartera Output
MinOilTax Refund	Person who applies for a refund or change of use of mineral oil tax.	Taxas Chartera Output
MinOilTax Entitlement Checker	Legal person verifying the entitlement of diplomats to exemption from mineral oil tax on fuels.	Legitimaziun The role is not available in self-service, but is assigned by the FOCBS.
MinOilTax Taxpayer	Natural or legal person who declares mineral oil taxes and the related surtaxes in order to pay them.	Taxas Chartera Output
MinOilTax Warehouse Operator	Natural or legal person who sends periodic declarations to the FOCBS on behalf of the taxpayer.	Taxas Chartera Output
Person liable for tobacco tax	Natural or legal person who manufactures or imports tobacco products in Switzerland and transfers them to a bonded warehouse.	Taxas Chartera Output
Tobacco tax warehouse keeper	Natural or legal person who is the holder of a tax warehouse for tobacco products	Taxas Chartera Output
VOC Refund	Person who refunds incentive fee on VOC.	Taxas Chartera Output

4. Other FOCBS business partner roles

Description of business partner roles

Business partner roles in ePortal	Description	Allows access to these FOCBS services
Precious Metals Control	Natural or legal person requesting a service from Precious Metals Control	Prezius Chartera Output

Further information concerning business partner roles in the area of importation, exportation, transit

Comparison of ePortal (new) and customs client administration ZKV (previous) business partner roles

Business partner roles in ePortal (Passar)	Roles in the customs client administration (NCTS, e-dec)
Freight (incl. Downloading of documents in movement of wares)	Basic role freight
Transport (incl. B2B Transport)	new
Authorised consignee (ZE)	Authorised consignee (ZE)
Authorised consignor (ZV)	Authorised consignor (ZV)
Holder of transit procedure (incl. Guarantor)	Principal
- (neu in Rolle Verfahrensinhaber integriert, nicht separat verfügbar)	Guarantor
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)	Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
Downloading of documents in movement of wares	Recipients of electronic documents

Selection of business partner roles according to activities

Business partner roles in ePortal (Passar)	Transit*	Export without ZV	Import without ZE	Export with ZV	Import with ZE
Freight (incl. Downloading of documents in movement of goods)	X	X	X	X	X
Transport (incl. B2B Transport)	X	X	X	X	X
Authorised consignee (ZE)	0	0	0	0	X
Authorised consignor (ZV)	0	0	0	X	0
Holder of transit procedure (incl. Guarantor)	X	0	0	0	0
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)	Selectable if you have this special status
Downloading of documents in movement of wares	Can be selected if you do not have the Freight role and want to obtain electronic documents in wares traffic (e.g. electronic assessment decisions eVV).

*Transit incl. use of guarantee