Moving to Switzerland with your car?

Bring your car. Usually tax-free.

Check whether it applies to you and what you still pay.

What your move to Switzerland will cost

All amounts in Swiss francs (CHF). Customs duty, automobile tax and VAT fall away, but you still pay for registration.

Your move

The day you take up residence in Switzerland.

Month and year, for example since you bought it.

Motorbike, van or motorhome? Ask for a quote
Your car

We can deregister it there for you.

Model not in the list?

Needed for the CO2 rules. Month and year, as on the registration document.

With a CoC, the inspection is cheaper in many cantons.

Transport
Transport
Our services
Customs clearance

Declared as personal belongings (form 18.44) and cleared. Fixed price.

Inspection appointment, plates, insurance certificate. Fixed price.

Canton

Registration costs in every canton

One-off fees for an imported car. Cantons with complete data come first, then by known fees. The annual road tax comes on top, and each canton calculates it differently.

Road tax
AR Appenzell Outer RhodesYour cantonCHF 60CHF 50CHF 45CHF 155canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
VD VaudYour cantonCHF 100CHF 45CHF 60CHF 205canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
AI Appenzell Inner RhodesYour cantonCHF 120CHF 50CHF 40CHF 210canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
VS ValaisYour cantonCHF 120CHF 50CHF 40CHF 210canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
GE GenevaYour cantonCHF 160CHF 55CHF 30CHF 245canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
UR UriYour cantonCHF 210CHF 50CHF 40CHF 300canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
AG AargauYour cantonCHF 58 per test unitCHF 20CHF 20CHF 40excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
LU LucerneYour cantonon requestCHF 30CHF 40CHF 70excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
SG St. GallenYour cantonCHF 60 to 160CHF 40CHF 30CHF 70excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
TG ThurgauYour cantonInspection from CHF 65CHF 40CHF 30CHF 70excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
GR GrisonsYour cantonCHF 70 to 210CHF 40CHF 40CHF 80excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
SZ SchwyzYour cantonCHF 132 per hourCHF 50CHF 35CHF 85excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
FR FribourgYour cantonCHF 50 for the first 15 minutesCHF 40CHF 50CHF 90excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
GL GlarusYour cantonCHF 158 per hourCHF 50CHF 40CHF 90excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
BL Basel-LandschaftYour cantonon requestCHF 52CHF 40CHF 92excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
BS Basel-StadtYour cantonon requestCHF 52CHF 40CHF 92excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
BE BernYour cantonon requestCHF 55CHF 45CHF 100excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
NE NeuchâtelYour cantonInspection from CHF 62CHF 50CHF 50CHF 100excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
SO SolothurnYour cantonon requestCHF 50CHF 50CHF 100excl. inspectioncanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
ZH ZurichYour cantonCHF 30 per test unitCHF 42CHF 40CHF 112excl. inspectionSource: ↗canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
TI TicinoYour cantonon requestCHF 50CHF 40CHF 120excl. inspectionSource: ↗canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
ZG ZugYour cantonCHF 130 per hourCHF 30CHF 30CHF 120excl. inspectionSource: ↗canton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
JU JuraYour cantonnot verifiedon requeston requeston requeston requestcanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
NW NidwaldenYour cantonnot verifiedon requeston requeston requeston requestcanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
OW ObwaldenYour cantonnot verifiedon requeston requeston requeston requestcanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
SH SchaffhausenYour cantonnot verifiedon requeston requeston requeston requestcanton’s calculatorchecked 08.10.2026 · Source
The conditions
  1. You used the car yourself abroad for at least 6 months before the move.
  2. You keep using it yourself in Switzerland. A car brought in to be sold does not qualify.
  3. You import it in connection with the move, at the latest 2 years afterwards.
  4. You declare it the first time you cross the border, at a staffed customs office, using form 18.44.
  5. You register it with Swiss plates within 1 year of the move.

This also applies to Swiss citizens returning after living abroad for at least a year.

Customs Ordinance, Art. 14 (German) ·Swiss customs: moving with vehicles (German)

Paperwork checklist

At the border

  • Form 18.44, filled in and signed, with a list of your belongings
  • A copy of the foreign registration document
  • Proof of your move, such as a residence permit, rental agreement or employment contract

Form 18.44 (PDF, Swiss customs)

At the road traffic office

  • The inspection report 13.20 A you receive at the border
  • Proof of Swiss motor insurance
  • The foreign registration document and, if you have it, the CoC
  • A passed vehicle inspection (MFK), if your canton requires one
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