How to Import a car from Germany to Switzerland

Published by admin on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Documents

Required documents are:

• Rechnung or Kaufvertrag
• Fahrzeugausweis – In addition for cars with German plates the Zulassungsschein
• EG Übereinstimmungsbescheinigung – CoC – This is later needed for Zulassung in Switzerland.
• ID – Passport or Identity Card
• Ursprungsnachweis (eg EUR 1) – With this it is possible to avoid paying the extra customs duty.
• Electronic and printed e-dec form.
• Ausführkennzeichen and Insurance
• Ausführbegleitdokument (ABD) – Should be obtained from a customs agency to confirm the ability to export the vehicle from Germany.
• A contract to confirm the repayment of the VAT from the seller.

Items to pay

• Automobilsteuer – This is 4% of the purchase price
• Mehrwertsteuer – VAT – Currently 7.7%
• Prufungsbericht –  CHF 20 – This report confirms the correct import and is required by the Strasenverkehrsamt.
• CO2 – A campervan is excluded from the CO2 law which came in on 1 July 2012. Im CoC  (EG-Übereinstimmungsbescheinigung) muss dafür in Pos 38 oder 51 “SA” für Wohnmobil vermerkt sein.

Useful Links

https://www.eu-auto-import.com/ablaufdiagramm/