One-off registration in ePortal as an FOCBS business partner with the “Freight” and “Transport” roles is a basic prerequisite. 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.
Save time at the border, even for exports from Switzerland! Create a transport declaration and then upload it to the Activ app using remote loading or manually with a DTS scan.
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.
The web application “Certificat” enables the digital issuance and automated validation of EUR.1 movement certificates. As a result, it is no longer necessary to go to the counter to have the document stamped at the time of export.
E-dec Export until the end of 2025, E-dec Web can continue to be used until further notice. The date on which it will be replaced by Declar will be communicated at a later stage.
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.
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.
The inspection of regulated goods will be automated with DaziT (see, e.g. Info BG Wirtschaft 4/2024 Minutes - PP).
The master data is being gradually adjusted (more authorisation requirements, authorisation obligation replaces the NCL requirement, see, e.g. CITES (PDF, 161 kB, 28.07.2025)).
The main change introduced by Passar is that it is now sufficient to specify, in a single step, whether a product is subject to regulation (authorisation, NCL requirement, customs concession, etc.).
If a product is not subject to regulation, the indication “Regulation no” is reported, even if the master data provides for optional regulation (authorisation or NCL). The current authorisation requirement code 2 no longer applies.
To found out whether a tariff code is assigned as mandatory (0 = “yes») or optional (1 = «no»), simply refer to the files «Import/export authorisation requirement” and “Non-customs legislation import/export” on the Data deliveries page (no change compared to today).
