Get your Swiss customs number

Switzerland is outside the EU customs union, so an EU EORI number is not valid there. Your carrier will need a Swiss customs number to clear the goods.

Submit an enquiry with details about your company and goods. A specialist will then confirm the requirements, fee, and realistic timeline.

What a Swiss customs number is

Looks like thisCHE-123.456.789

What it’s for

An ID for your company

Swiss customs use it to see who the importer is on each declaration.

Importer
Your company
Customs no.CHE-123.456.789

Who holds it

Your company

You need a Swiss fiscal representative to apply for it.

Customs declaration
Customs no.CHE-123.456.789

Who uses it

Your carrier

Enters it on every customs declaration.

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Issued
BAZG
Switzerland only

Who issues it

Federal Office for Customs and Border Security

Customs check it on every shipment you import into Switzerland.

How an enquiry works

Tell us about your company and the goods, and a specialist comes back to you with the requirements, the fee and a realistic timeline. Nothing is charged at this stage.

Send an enquiry

Why Switzerland works differently

An EU EORI, including one registered through the Netherlands, is not recognised in Switzerland. Switzerland is outside the EU customs union and runs its own customs number.

A company based outside Switzerland cannot register for it in its own name. It has to appoint a Swiss fiscal representative first, and arranging that is part of your quote.

Origin

Your company

Not resident in Switzerland
Hires

The route

Swiss fiscal representative

We arrange this
Files with

Destination

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Swiss customs

Switzerland only, not an EU EORI

Direct and indirect representation

Who can be named as the importer decides which route is open to you.

Direct representation

Blocked for non-residents

The importer must be a business registered in that country.

Who's liable

A Swiss fiscal representative, appointed on your behalf

Applies to Switzerland

Switzerland goes a step further: a company outside Switzerland must appoint a Swiss fiscal representative first

Indirect representation

Does not reach Switzerland

A company based abroad can be the importer in its own name, with a local representative sharing the liability.

Who's liable

No route exists to assign liability on

Applies to Switzerland

Not available: an EU EORI is not recognised in Switzerland

Choose how to continue

Tell us about your company

Send an enquiry and a specialist replies within one to two working days with the requirements, a fixed fee and a timeline.

Prefer to talk first?

Book a call with a specialist who’ll walk you through Switzerland’s requirements.

Questions people ask

Because a non-resident importer has to appoint a Swiss fiscal representative, and what that involves depends on what you are importing and how often. Quoting a figure before we have looked at your case would mean revising it afterwards. A specialist gives you a fixed fee and a timeline before you commit to anything.
No. Switzerland sits outside the EU customs union, so an EU EORI is not recognised there at all. You need a separate Swiss customs number, arranged through a fiscal representative.
Your company's details, what you're importing, and confirmation you'll need a Swiss fiscal representative appointed before anything can be filed - arranging that is part of what we quote for.
A specialist replies within one to two working days of your enquiry reaching us.