Customs Regulations


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He will have to undertake, however, to continue using the passenger car himself for a period of one year and during this period not to dispose of it to a third party within the Swiss customs territory, either for valuable consideration or free of charge, without having first notified the customs authorities and paid the conditionally waived duties, the amount of which is then reduced in relation to the age of the vehicle.

Are to be shown to the Customs office: the registration card, the declaration / application form for migrant's effects form. 18.44 (available in the Swiss representations abroad or at the Customs offices). In addition, for vehicles with German plates the 'Kraftfahrzeugbrief' and for vehicles with Italian plates the 'Foglio complementare'.

If the vehicle has not been used abroad by the person concerned for period of at least six months, it is not regarded as migrants' effects for customs purposes. On the other hand, the holder of the vehicle is permitted to use it duty-free for a period of two years, provided that he will be gainfully employed in Switzerland. Persons not gainfully employed are granted this benefit only if they can prove that they transfer their domicile to Switzerland for a period not exceeding two years. In both cases, however, it is a condition that the person concerned uses the vehicle exclusively for private use. Before expiry of the permit, the vehicle must be definitively re-exported or customs cleared.

Are to be shown to the Customs office: the Swiss residence permit, the registration card.



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