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    How do you “pay VAT to the local customs”?


    I want to order a keyboard from Keychron (not available anywhere in Switzerland).

    Their shipping policy requires me to: "For Switzerland🇨🇭, due to the local customs situation, we’ll ask for your confirmation via email that you agree to pay VAT to the local customs before we ship your parcel out." (Source)

    Does someone know where to declare this order and pay it? And how to calculate how much it will cost beforehand?

    Thanks for your inputs.

    PS: the keyboards I’m looking for are the Keychron K3 Max and the K4 Pro with brown switches and either in a CH or a DE layout.

    https://old.reddit.com/r/Switzerland/comments/1cjgmt4/how_do_you_pay_vat_to_the_local_customs/

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    1. heliosh on

      The company which is delivering the parcel will be charging you the VAT and sometimes a fee. It’s a bit of a gable, as different companies have different fees. But you’ll pay at least the VAT (8.1%)

    2. ThatKuki on

      for a similarly priced order (~100something chf) i just had to pay ~25 with swiss post as the last mile carrier, it might be different if you get dhl or ups or something else

      customs dues and vat processing is privatized to the mail handlers and they can charge a fee if its not fully handled by the sender

    3. KapitaenKnoblauch on

      I assume they want to avoid you refusing the package when you realize you have to pay fees and taxes and then the parcel goes back to them. That’s why they probably want you to confirm in advance that you are aware that you will have to pay customs and handling fees. You will need to know how they ship it to know in advance.

    4. Minipera on

      if swisspost is delivering then 8% vat + something lime 4chf of custom fee

      if ups, dhl, the custom fee will be 25-30chf (+8% vat)

    5. SchoggiToeff on

      The seller must fill in the regular custom declaration state the value. Example if the use the regular post wervice rhis is CN-22 or CN-23 . It is a standard procedure and they now how to do it.

      When the package arrives in Switzerland, the shipping company will look at the declaration and accompaning papers, do a formal customs declaration in your behalv. and pay VAT and potential duty owned. Theses days only a few goods are subject to duty, mostly food and agriculture products. VAT will be calculated on the value of the shipment, that’s the goods value + shipping cost + duty.

      The shipping company will then deliver the package and sent you a bill with the VAT and duty plus a custom declaration fee for their good work.

      You will have to pay VAT only if it is more than CHF 5. This means if the value of the shipment is more than CHF 62 or CHF 192 for 8.1% and 2.7 % VAT respectively.