How much import duty and VAT on a BYD Seal EV in Switzerland?

Taxes and fees total about $6,088 on a CIF value of $27,069: Import duty 0% (BEV) $0, Excise 4% (BEV) $1,083, VAT 8.1% (BEV) $2,280, Single-vehicle approval + customs clearance (estimate) $2,700, Customs certificate 13.20A CHF 20 $25.

What is the landed (DDP) price of a BYD Seal EV in Switzerland?

About $34,057 per car at a reference ex-works price of $ — see the breakdown above; use the calculator with your own price.

Who handles shipping and customs?

LandedCar buys the car from the Chinese dealer and handles export to CIF at your port; customs clearance and registration are done by you or by a provider you choose from the directory.

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BYD Seal EV to Switzerland: what it costs landed

Reference ex-works price $21,420 (EXW, new car). Below: every step from the dealer's yard to a registered car in Switzerland, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.

Example configuration (reference price) · Battery electric

$34,057DDP delivered duty paid · per car· CIF $27,069· Sea/land freight reference $4,200 per car

Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order

Ex-works price	$21,420
+ Export handling (arranged by LandedCar)	$1,341
= FOB	$22,761
+ Freight & insurance (insurance 0.4%)	$4,308
CIF · per car	$27,069
+ Inland transport in destination	$550
DAP · per car	$27,619
+ Import duty 0% (BEV)	$0
+ Excise 4% (BEV)	$1,083
+ VAT 8.1% (BEV)	$2,280
+ Single-vehicle approval + customs clearance (estimate)	$2,700
+ Customs certificate 13.20A CHF 20	$25
= Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal	$6,088
+ Service fee (LandedCar)	$350
DDP delivered duty paid · per car	$34,057

Recalculate with your own price → Reference price — change it in the calculator

Can this car get in?

• Who can import: Individuals and companies may import; declare with invoice, foreign registration and ID, then cantonal technical and registration approval
• Switzerland is outside the EU; bonded transit through the EU does not trigger EU duty or countervailing duty
• Customs clearance is not registration; a China-spec car needs individual technical approval

Rules and sources

Industrial customs duty abolished1January2024; old weight-based vehicle duty must not be retained. ↗ official 2026-10-03
Automobile tax4%,VAT8.1% including vehicle value,destination costs and tax/fees;13.20AcertificateCHF20;BFECO2sanction before registration. ↗ official 2026-10-03
Ordinary passenger cars incur4% regardless ofweight; relocation/inheritance relief requires separate eligibility. ↗ official 2026-10-03
TheBEV automobile-tax exemption ended1January2024;EVexcise is notzero. ↗ official 2026-10-03
The2026individual target uses93.6g baseline adjusted for unladenmass;small importers are assessed percar,not one universal threshold. ↗ official 2026-10-03
Vehicles underCO2enforcement require digitalASTRA data; cantonal authorities separately assess technical registration. ↗ official 2026-10-03
2026 small-importer target93.6-0.0144*(mass-1777); excess rounded down to0.01g; charge95CHF/g from excess0.1g; final0.05CHF rounding; official example1384.15CHF. ↗ official 2026-10-03
Value includes costs to first domestic destination, excluding Swiss/foreign VAT. Incomplete-vehicle exceptions and customs monetary rounding. ↗ official 2026-10-03
VAT includes destination freight, packing, insurance, clearance and fees; prior-day official customs selling exchange rate. ↗ official 2026-10-03

Switzerland is outside the EU: industrial duty on passenger cars is 0% since 2024, automobile tax 4%, VAT 8.1%, no EU countervailing duty. Petrol / plug-in hybrid imports also face a CO2 penalty (not included ⚠); BEVs pay none. China-spec cars need cantonal technical approval before registration (cost estimated).

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Indicative figures: exchange rates, freight and tax rules change; what customs actually charges and the quote LandedCar confirms prevail. Free and not a basis for refunds or claims — see Terms.