News Dec 10, 2018 New regulations for the import of medical devices into Saudi Arabia The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has updated its clearance policy for the import of medical devices. The new regulations concern non-ster...
News Dec 04, 2018 Managing market entry: Three tips from PB Swiss Tools Eva Jaisli is co-owner and CEO of the Emmental-based tool manufacturer, which has been exporting since the 1960s. She offers three tips on h...
News Nov 07, 2018 Typical trade barriers – and how SMEs can deal with them While many countries have slashed their tariffs in recent decades, the number of so-called non-tariff barriers has sharply increased in the same ...
Export Knowhow Nov 07, 2018 Transfer pricing: customs require compliance Recently, intercompany pricing structures have been audited more frequently. If enterprises use transfer prices as customs value when importing g...
News Oct 24, 2018 Query worldwide tariffs online New export markets offer new chances of success for Swiss companies. However, new markets also mean dealing with new tariff and non-tariff trade ...
Focus on exporters Sep 27, 2018 Companies benefit from free trade agreement between Switzerland and China Since 1 July 2014, Switzerland has been the only continental European country to have signed a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Chin...
News Sep 25, 2018 GLOBAL TRADE BRIEFING: Database for trade barriers Which of your target export markets have introduced new regulations that could create commercial opportunities or make it harder to supply foreig...
News Sep 13, 2018 EU trade measures against the United States: Impact on Swiss SMEs The European Union has responded to US tariffs on steel and aluminum products by increasing import duties on several US products. Swiss companies...
News Sep 12, 2018 Quotas for Swiss steel imports into the EU The EU Commission has taken provisional protective measures for certain steel products. 23 categories of goods are subject to new import quotas. ...
News Sep 06, 2018 Free trade agreement Switzerland-China: new visa office An amendment was made regarding the proof of origin under the free trade agreement between Switzerland and China on August 20, 2018. The new “Cus...
News Aug 13, 2018 New customs regulations in China To gain more control over imports and exports, the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) has adapted its regulations. From 1 June 2018, ...
News Jun 07, 2018 Qatar joins the ATA Carnet system According to the International Chamber of Commerce ICC, the Gulf State will introduce the ATA Carnet system as of August 1, 2018. Companies wishi...
News Apr 08, 2018 QuickZoll: Customs declaration via smartphone From Easter onward, the Swiss Federal Customs Administration (EZV) is allowing customs declarations to be made via smartphone. This is one initia...
News Apr 06, 2018 New addresses for information about customs tariffs The Federal Customs Administration provides information on binding tariffs via email. Enquiries must, however, be submitted using a standardized ...
News Mar 22, 2018 Swiss retailers to be placed on an equal footing with those from abroad From 1 January 2019, new regulations will apply to mail order; this will include an adjustment of the VAT Act. As the Swiss Federal Tax Administr...
News Dec 13, 2017 Online customs documents as of March 2018 The Swiss Federal Customs Administration (SFCA) will be issuing tax assessment decisions in electronic form from March 1, 2018 on. In order to ob...
News Oct 31, 2017 Export queries now via chat function Do you need information on export documents, free-trade agreements or value-added tax? You can now easily contact the ExportHelp Team at Switzerl...
News Sep 24, 2017 “India has a large market for Swiss companies” IT, manufacturing or wealth management: According to Mohandas Pai, a well-known businessman from India, there are many opportunities for Swiss SM...