Alcohol / Spirits 🇨🇭 Switzerland
1L spirits + 5L wine/beer duty-free
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Switzerland?
1L spirits + 5L wine/beer duty-free
1L spirits + 5L wine/beer
High excise on excess
- Swiss Federal Customs e-declaration for quantities above allowance
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Travelers aged 17+ may bring 1 litre of spirits over 18% ABV duty-free into Switzerland, plus 5 litres of beverages under 18%. Quantities above attract Swiss federal alcohol duty (CHF 29 per litre of pure alcohol for spirits) plus 8.1% VAT. Cross-border-shopping declaration must be made via the QuickZoll app at any border crossing or on arrival; CHF 300 personal-allowance threshold applies separately to alcohol+goods combined.
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Switzerland has generous duty-free allowances. Alcohol: up to 5L of alcoholic beverages below 18% ABV and up to 1L above 18% ABV for travelers 17+. Tobacco: up to 250 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco products (17+). General goods: CHF 300 (approximately USD $330) worth of goods per adult traveler per day for personal use. Watches: up to two watches may be imported duty-free for personal use, making Switzerland notable for watch purchases.
Declare alcohol / spirits at customs on arrival in Switzerland and carry any documentation specified in the rule. Verify current requirements with Federal Customs Administration (Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung — EZV / Office fédéral de la douane et de la sécurité des frontières — BAZG) before travel.
1L spirits + 5L wine/beer
- Swiss Federal Customs e-declaration for quantities above allowance
High excise on excess
Swiss Customs Act
This page covers destination customs rules in Switzerland. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
Alcohol / Spirits rules in other countries
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU