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The information you need if importing a new or used car or motorcycle to Switzerland. Where to get the certificate of conformity, where to take the vehicle and how to get a UK or mainland EU or US car onto Swiss plates...
Swiss customs officials must be informed as soon as a vehicle being imported arrives in the country. Customs will provide a form to be completed and shown along with the following documents:
- Driver's licence
- Proof of identity
- Invoice/receipt of purchase of the car
- Proof of vehicle's origin
Tax and import duty will be charged; the amount due will depend on how long the owner has had the car.
Customs will inform the Road Traffic Office (Strassenverkehrsamt/Service des Automobiles et de la Navigation), who will send the forms required to apply for Swiss licence plates.
- The Federal Customs Administration has more on importing a vehicle