Changeover to Passar for exports

The FOCBS and the business community have agreed to replace e-dec Export with Passar by 31 December 2025. In order to plan for this step, exporting companies should contact their customs clearance software provider.

Advantages of Passar

The following new features and simplifications will be offered in stages:

Independent correction (incl. withdrawal) of goods declarations up to the time of activation
Automatic data transfer when initiating transit procedures (incl. thresholds for Passar exports; automated calculation possible)
Automatic authorisation check with immediate feedback; digital solution for EUR.1 being prepared (no certification required at the FOCBS counter)
Creation of digital transport slips (DTS)
Automated activation in air, rail and waterway traffic
Automatic risk analysis/selection during activation, with immediate feedback on release or check
Border crossing without administrative stops when using the new digital solutions (incl. LSVA)
No need to update customs declarants in the Customs client administration (ZKV)
Further advantages in the pipeline (e.g. extension of opening hours for 100% digitally processed procedures)

Registration in ePortal

One-off registration in ePortal is a basic prerequisite. If you have not already done so, you need to register as an FOCBS business partner with the "Freight" and "Transport" roles. Document users (electronic assessment decisions, eVV) select the "Downloading of documents in the movement of goods" business partner role or else the "Freight" business partner role if they use customs clearance software.

Registration in ePortal

Planning for the changeover

Contact your customs clearance software provider to make arrangements for your changeover to Passar export. Then inform your contacts at the competent local level (customs).

31.12.2025	Last goods declaration for export in e-dec Export
01.01.2026	Export now only with Passar, e-dec Export is deactivated

Exporting with Passar

The switch to Passar entails some procedural changes. Detailed information can be found in the updated directive. The Exportation checklist with Passar provides a brief overview.

R-10-10 (PDF, 396 kB, 01.01.2025)

Exportation checklist with Passar

Save time at the border

The FOCBS recommends entering a transport declaration for every border crossing.
Enter the transport declaration in your customs clearance software in advance and then use the Activ app as a sensor for automated activation at the border (remote loading).

Please note that, without a transport declaration or use of the Activ app with remote loading, it is mandatory for exports to be processed at the counter. The creation of a manual transport declaration by FOCBS staff (FOCBS TD) can lead to waiting times.

Transport process with Passar

Automated authorisation check

Various authorisations will now be checked digitally. It will no longer be necessary to present them physically at the counter. EUR 1 and CITES will still have to be authenticated at the counter until further notice. The business partners are responsible for this, even if the goods declaration is released.

Bans, restrictions and conditions

Obtaining documents

The FOCBS offers various options for obtaining assessment decisions and other customs documents.

Obtaining electronic assessment decisions (eVVs)

System availability and emergency procedure

Current system availability

Passar emergency manual (PDF, 879 kB, 08.04.2025)

FAQ/special cases

For how long will e-dec Export and e-dec web remain available?

E-dec Export until the end of 2025, e-dec web until the end of June 2026. The successor solution for e-dec web (Declar) is expected to go live in April 2026.

How will Passar affect "Libero Export"?

The "Libero Export" procedure can no longer be used with Passar. Entering a transport declaration and using the Activ app corresponds to the current "Libero Export", i.e. goods can be exported without passing by a counter. This will now apply throughout Switzerland. The opening hours of the former "Libero Export" border crossings will be reviewed. The aim is to offer the same opening hours for the new digital solution with Passar as for "Libero Export" (normally 5am to 10pm).

What is a DTS and what is it for?

The digital transport slip (DTS) is simply a routing slip created digitally. It is generated automatically using the data in the system. The foreign customs declaration ID can also be entered, which means that the foreign pre- or post-clearance procedure also appears on the DTS. The DTS makes it possible to cross the border without passing by a counter on the Swiss side and gradually also on that of our neighbouring countries.

Can export goods declarations be scanned into the Activ app?

No. The Activ app's scan function is only provided for goods declarations for international transit under the CTP (so-called MRN). The data of an export goods declaration referenced with a transport declaration entered in industry software can be loaded into the Activ app using remote loading.

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