Customs Tariff - Tares
The customs tariff – also known as the customs nomenclature – is a systematically organised list of goods for customs tariff and statistical purposes.
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The Swiss Customs Tariff is based on the “The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (SH; RS 0.632.11)”.
Further information on the Harmonised System can be found on the website of the World Customs Organization.
For information on other legal bases, please see Legal basis - Customs tariff.
Application Tares
The Swiss Working Tariff is published in the application "Tares", which is designed for immediate use when declaring goods.Tares contains information about legal provisions to be observed when clearing goods through customs. However, the application of such provisions is in any case governed by the wording of the acts and ordinances themselves. English translations are thought as an aid and are not binding. Texts which, for economic reasons, were not translated are displayed in French.
Notes of the Customs Tariff - Tares
The notes are legally binding and contain definitions, further rules, exclusions and distinguishing criteria of the goods listed in the relevant section respectively chapter of the customs tariff, determining their classification.
Decisions of the Customs Tariff - Tares
Decisions serve to clarify the classification of certain products and thus strengthen the uniform application of the customs tariff.
Explanatory notes of the Customs Tariff - Tares
The page provides comprehensive explanations of the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) in German, French, and Italian. It includes direct links to relevant documents about various categories of goods and their duties.
Remarks of the Customs Tariff - Tares
This page provides comprehensive information on customs and export taxation regulations. Learn about duties, quotas, and tariff regulations. Use this information to streamline international trade effectively.
Free data delivery on customer requests
In addition to the master data for the goods traffic systems e-dec (master data - e-dec) and Passar (master data - Passar), based on customer requests from various economic sectors, the following information is made available free of charge in the form of regularly updated Excel documents.The data contained in the files is non-binding. The data and texts in the legislation are binding in all cases. In addition to the delivery of the data and the file description, no support is granted here.
Customs tariff information - Tariffa
The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG) provides binding customs tariff information. Inquiries are processed based on provided information, with responses typically within 40 days.
Legal basis - Customs tariff
The page provides a detailed overview of the legal foundations and ordinances governing customs tariff regulations. You will have access to several important documents outlining recent amendments and current legal frameworks.
Publications Customs Tariff
Here you will find all publications on the subject of “Customs Tariff”.The full content is available in German, French or Italian.
Glossary of the Customs Tariff
This page lists terms and abbreviations relating to the customs tariff.
All merchandise must be declared in accordance with the customs tariff upon importation and exportation. This also applies to private goods not transported in personal luggage or a private vehicle.
Private goods that you are bringing into, taking out of or transiting through Switzerland yourself.
Odering goods from abroad (Internet purchases, postal items and courier shipments).