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Items Prohibited by Post to 🇨🇭 Switzerland

CUSTOMS AUTHORITYFederal Customs Administration (Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung — EZV / Office fédéral de la douane et de la sécurité des frontières — BAZG)
PROHIBITED ITEMS0
RESTRICTED ITEMS0

COUNTRY POSTING POLICY

Swiss Post and customs assess international parcels. Swiss VAT applies to goods imported above the de minimis threshold. Items above CHF 1,000 require a formal customs declaration. Prohibited items are seized. Switzerland's high purchasing power and low VAT rate make it a significant e-commerce import market.

Unverified entries — pending source check

These entries exist in our dataset but have not yet been checked against a primary source; treat them as provisional.

Carrier-Level Restrictions

These carriers have additional prohibited items specific to Switzerland.

DPD (Deutscher Paket Dienst)

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  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products

GLS (General Logistics Systems)

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  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products

La Poste / Colissimo

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products

Deutsche Post / DHL Paket

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products

China Post (EMS)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)

Japan Post (Yu-Pack)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)

Korea Post (EMS Korea)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)

India Post (Speed Post)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products

Evri (formerly Hermes UK)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products
  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
  • Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
  • Asbestos-containing products
  • CITES Appendix I species + products

Pos Malaysia (Pos Laju)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)

SingPost (Singapore Post)

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  • Alcohol (postal regulations)
RULES5,339COUNTRIES85ITEMS111CARRIERS28GUIDES45UNIQUE SOURCES645LATEST VERIFICATION2026-08-22MethodologyChangelog