Temporary vehicle import to Switzerland
A visa and a vehicle are different law: the person and the car are given their terms by different authorities, and those terms need not match.
- Maximum term
- 180
- How the term is counted
- per calendar year
- Carnet de Passages
- Not required
- Extension
- Possible
For tourists, the vehicle may be used duty-free only while the person remains resident abroad / within their permitted stay; the official Swiss customs fact sheet does not give a fixed day/month limit for tourist private use.
BAZG (Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security): a person domiciled abroad may use their foreign-registered vehicle for private trips without customs formalities (informal) if 'I spend the holidays/visit relatives and use the vehicle in Switzerland a maximum of six months in total in a given year.' The vehicle must be properly registered for road traffic abroad. Beyond that, a customs permit (form 15.30) or a customs declaration for temporary admission (ZAVV) is required; the ZAVV procedure 'is limited to two years and can be extended under certain conditions', with pro rata customs duties payable from the 25th month.
Source: www.bazg.admin.ch
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Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.
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