G/TFA/N/CHE/2  
 
14 July 2017  
(17-3854) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3,  10.6.2 AND 12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM S WITZERLAND  
The following communication, dated 14 July 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Switzerland.  
 
________ _______  
 
 
Switzerland hereby makes the following notifications in accordance with Article 1.4, 10.4 .3, 10.6 .2 
and 12.2 .2 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation (WT/L/931) . 
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4  a) 
 
The official place(s) where the items in subparagraphs 1 .1.1(a) to (j) have been published ; 
 
(a) procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry -
point procedures), and required forms and documents ; 
 
Federal Customs 
Administration 
Guidelines , see 
Section "Informatio n 
Companies"  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home.html  
Fact Sheets for 
companies  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/documentation/fact -sheets/fact -
sheets -for-companies.html  
 
(b) applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation or 
exportation ; 
 
Publications Customs 
Tariff - Tares   www.tares.ch  
Tariff Analysis Online 
facility provided by 
the WTO  https://tao.wto.org  
Fact sheets for 
companies  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/documentation/fact -sheets/fact -
sheets -for-companies.html  
 
(c) fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with 
importation, exportation or transit ; 
 
SR 631.03 5; 
Ordinance  on Federal 
Customs 
Administration fees  https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -compilation/20070442/index.html  
(French)  
 G/TFA/N/CHE/2  
 
- 2 - 
 
  (d) rules for the classification o r valuation of products for customs purposes ; 
 
Publications 
Customs Tariff - 
Tares  www.tares.ch  
 
(e) laws, regulations, and administrative rulings of general application relating to rules of origin ; 
 
GSP - Rules of 
Origin Ordinance  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/dokumentation/rechtsgrundlagen/freih
andelsabkommen --entwicklungsl aender --aps-gps-.html 
Non-preferential 
origin  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/dokumentation/recht sgrundlagen/rech
tliche -grundlagen -fuer-den-nicht-praeferenziellen -ursprung.html  
Free trade 
agreements, 
preferential 
tariffs and origin 
of goods  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/dokumentation/richtlinien/d -30-
freihandelsabkommen --zollpraeferenzen -und-warenursprung.html  
 
(f) import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions ; 
 
See QR notification  G/MA/QR/N/CHE/1  
 
(g) penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities ; 
 
Custom's Law , 
Penal Provisions  https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -compilation/20030370/index.html#id -
8 
 
(h) procedures for appeal or review ; 
 
Information on 
appeals  https://www .ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/declaration -en-douane/recours --
mode -d-emploi.html  
 
(i) agreements or parts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, exportation, 
or transit ; 
 
Free Trade 
Agreements  https://www.seco.admin.ch/seco/en/home/Aussenwirtschaftspolitik_Wirtschaft
liche_Zusammenarbeit/Wirtschaftsbeziehungen/Freihandelsabkommen.h tml 
Preferential 
Tariffs & 
Preferential 
Origins  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/information -companies/exemptions --
reliefs --preferential -tariffs -and-export -contributio/importation -into-
switzerland/free -trade--preferential -origin.html  
Law on collection 
of duties  https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -compilation/0.63.html  
 
(j) procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas ; 
 
Federal Customs 
Administration , 
see Tariff Quotas  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/information -firmen/verbote --
beschraenkungen -und-auflagen/wirtschaftliche -und-landwirtschaftliche -
massnahmen/zollkontingente.html  
 
Federal Office for 
Agriculture , see 
Tariff Quotas  https://www.blw.admin.ch/blw/fr/home/markt/einfuhr -von-
agrarprodukten.html  
 
Legal basis for 
Tariff Quotas  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/dokumentation/rechtsgrundlagen/ni ch
tzollrechtliche -aufgaben/zollkontingente.html  
See AG 
notification  G/AG/N/CHE/13/Add.17  and G/AG/N/CHE/13/Add.18  G/TFA/N/CHE/2  
 
- 3 - 
 
  Article 1, Paragraph 4 b)  
 
The Uniform Resource Locato rs of website(s) referred to in paragraph 2.1 ; 
 
A description of its procedures for importation, exportation, and transit, including procedures for 
appeal or review, that informs governments, traders, and other interested parties of the practical 
steps nee ded for importation, exportation, and transit ; 
 
Federal Customs 
Administration 
Guidelines , see 
Section 
"Information 
Companies"  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home.html  
 
Fact Sheets for 
companies  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/documentation/fact -sheets/fact -
sheets -for-companies.html  
Information on 
appeals  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/declaration -en-douane/recours --
mode -d-emploi.html  
 
The forms and documents required for importation into, exportation from, or transit throug h the 
territory of that Member ; 
 
Federal 
Customs 
Administration 
Guidelines , see 
Section 
"Information 
Companies"  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home.html  
 
Fact Sheets for 
companies  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/documentation/fact -sheets/fact -
sheets -for-companies.html  
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4 c)  
 
Contact information on its enquiry po int(s) ; 
 
Federal Customs 
Administration 's 
Contact page  https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/the -fca/contact.html  
 
 
Article 10, Paragraph 4.3  
 
Members shall notify the Committee of the details of operation of the single window.  
 
Information on Switz erland' s Sing le Window Operations  
In Switzerland, there is basically only one governmental authority present at the border: Customs. 
Customs – besides being responsible for the correct lev y of the customs duties – is responsible for 
the enforcement of about 150 decrees concerning non -customs laws. The duties are amongst 
others: formal checks of goods, release of goods only after submission of a permit (issued by 
another authority) or refusa l of import or export of certain goods.  
 
Switzerland operates a One Stop Shop at all its Customs offices with a physical Single Window that 
is supported to a very large extent by ICT. A fully fledged electronic Single Window will be put in 
place in the com ing years. For more information please refer to: 
https://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/en/home/topics/projects/dazit.html . 
 G/TFA/N/CHE/2  
 
- 4 - 
 
  Article 10, Paragraph 6.2  
 
Each member shall notify the comm ittee and publish its measures on the use of customs brokers.  
 
In Switzerland there is no obligation to use a customs broker.  
See Article 26 of the Customs Act  
https://w ww.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -compilation/20030370/index.html  
 
In liaison with A rticle 75 of the Customs Ordinance  
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified -compilation/20 052713/index.html  
 
Article 12, Paragraph 2.2  
 
Each Member shall notify the Committee of the details of its contact point for the exchange of this 
information.  
 
Directorate General of Customs  
Division for Penal Matters and Appeals  
3003 Berne  
Switzerland  
ozd.zefa -zentrale@ezv.admin.ch  
 
__________