The Customs Database is your comprehensive foreign trade portal for country-specific information on tariff and non-tariff trade measures. Switzerland Global Enterprise provides all companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein with free access to this modular database, covering import duties in more than 170 countries and customs procedures in over 135 countries. Look up your HS code, check the applicable tariffs, and understand the import formalities for your target market — all in one place.
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Four Modules. One Complete Picture of Global Trade.
The Online Customs Database combines four specialised modules - each designed to answer a key question in your export process. From product classification to applicable duties, import procedures, and preferential origin rules, you get the data you need to plan market entry with confidence.
Nomenclature
The Nomenclature module enables queries to be made using a range of nomenclatures.
Customs Tariffs
The Customs Tariffs module provides detailed information on import duties in more than 170 countries.
Import Formalities
The Import Formalities module contains a detailed overview of the customs procedures for imported goods in over 135 countries.
Rules of Origin
The Rules of Origin module contains list rules of the origin protocols of all Swiss/EFTA Free Trade Agreements on product basis.
Complementary Customs Resources
TARIC (European Union)
Another excellent source of customs information relating to EU countries is the EU customs database TARIC. This provides more precise information about the customs tariffs in the individual EU member states.
TARIC is based on combined nomenclature (CN) in which some 10,000 items (coded using 8 digits) form the basic nomenclature. This applies not just to the collective customs tariff, but also to European Union foreign trade statistics and trade between its member states. TARIC is also the basis for the consumption customs tariffs and tariff files of the EU member states.
Tares (Switzerland)
The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) provides the customs tariff (Tares) on the internet free of charge. In addition to the Swiss consumption tariff, Tares also contains explanatory information about the customs tariff as well as rulings on goods tariffs. The service is supplemented by various search functions and numerous links to circulars, customs quotas and exchange rates.
Like most customs tariffs around the world, the Swiss customs tariff is based upon the internationally valid harmonised system (HS). The first six digits of the eight-digit Swiss tariff numbers correspond to the HS.
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Register for free
The Customs Database is available free of charge to all companies based in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Register now to start looking up customs tariffs, import formalities, and rules of origin for your target markets. If you experience problems with your registration, please send an email to s-ge@mendel-online.com and the support team will take care of your enquiry.
