Swiss TARES landed cost: duty and VAT by tariff number

Look up a Swiss customs tariff number (TARES, 8 digits) or a word such as Pferde or horses. Get the normal duty from the official BAZG files, the German and English tariff text, and a VAT estimate using the percent you set. Optional weight and customs value turn the rate into francs. Download Excel. The form and the API use the same fields.

This is not a customs ruling. The legal texts win. Preference rates (free-trade agreements) are not applied, because they need proof of origin.

How to run it

1. Type a number (0101.2110 or 01012110) or a word. The form is filled with 0101.2110, 100 kg and CHF 1,000.
2. Leave VAT at 8.1 (standard) or set 2.6 or 0.
3. Click Start. The first run downloads the official chapter file and can take a minute.
4. Export Excel. Schedule it with Only rates that changed if you want a mail when the rate moves.

What one row looks like

Number	English text	Duty rate	Estimated duty CHF	Estimated VAT CHF
0101.2110	within the limits of the tariff quota	(from the file)	(if the unit is per 100 kg or percent)	(from your VAT percent)

Auf Deutsch

TARES Landed Cost. Warennummer oder Suchwort, optional Gewicht und Zollwert in Franken, MwSt-Satz (Standard 8.1, reduziert 2.6). Der Actor liest die kostenlosen TARES-Dateien des BAZG und rechnet den Normalansatz. Präferenzansätze werden nicht angewendet. Das Ergebnis ist unverbindlich. Massgebend bleibt der Gesetzestext.

Input (form = API)

Field	What it does	Example
queries	Number or word. Array or one string.	0101.2110
weightKg	For duties per 100 kg.	100
customsValueChf	For percent duties and VAT.	1000
vatPercent	Your setting. Not read from the file.	8.1
maxMatches	Cap when a word matches many numbers.	5
onlyNew	Skip an unchanged rate.	false
alertName	Separate memory.	feed

Aliases: query, tariffNumber, hsCode, keywords, limit.

Pricing

$0.01 per tariff row. Unchanged rows skipped by onlyNew are free. SILVER 10% off, GOLD and above 20% off. The download of the official file is included.

FAQ

Why is VAT not taken from TARES? The published duty file does not carry the VAT category. You set 8.1, 2.6 or 0, and the row says so.

Industrial goods are often duty-free since 2024. When the file says 0, the row shows 0. VAT can still apply.

Is a 6-digit HS code enough? It is only a prefix. The Swiss 8-digit number can differ. A short code returns up to maxMatches numbers that start with it.

For developers: API

POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/alpine-data~swiss-tares-landed-cost/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN

{
  "queries": ["0101.2110"],
  "weightKg": 100,
  "customsValueChf": 1000,
  "vatPercent": 8.1
}

An empty body runs that example.

Data source

Free TARES data files of the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG). The files are non-binding. This Actor is not affiliated with the BAZG.

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