While Switzerland is not part of the EU, it plays a prominent role in EU trade. The EU is Switzerland’s largest trading partner, and Switzerland follows only the US, China, and UK for trade in goods and services with the EU. With more than 100 bilateral agreements governing trade between the EU and Switzerland, the terms are particularly complex.

CAS is a centralised, collaborative platform with legal compliance built in. It is designed to automate regional and worldwide customs declarations quickly and accurately, future-proofing your customs compliance. A CAS subscription combined with our Managed Customs Services for declarations is about half the cost of collaborating with customs brokers. Do you want to save costs while increasing efficiency?  

Have you explored the cost savings available using Special Procedures like Customs warehousing (CWH), Inward Processing (IPR), Outward Processing (OPR), End Use, and Temporary Storage? The CAS Special Procedures module integrates with the CAS Declarations module to produce the declarations and inventory reporting necessary to claim customs duty and VAT savings allowed through Special Procedures. 

Are you ready to revolutionise your customs operations? 

Switzerland has a reputation for manufacturing high-value products, making it a target for counterfeiters. During the pandemic, e-commerce skyrocketed while border controls tightened—a phenomenon that led to a spike in fake products encountered by customs. Confiscation rose more than 50%, with watches, jewellery, and handbags leading the list.