Guideline on Invoice Requirements for Cross Border Trade Into Switzerland

Presently, legal requirements for invoicing practices
in Switzerland can be found scattered throughout the Swiss legal
landscape, without a document providing clear guidance on content
or components, from a legal and also a practical
perspective. In turn this can cause issues when crucial
components in invoices aren't present at the border at
the time of importation, complicating
importation for Swiss business actors. This initiative
by the ILE, aims to address these existing administrative
challenges caused by this variability and supports
compliance with legal standards of customs invoicing for
importation into Switzerland. The requirements are based on
national law, industry standards and best practices for invoicing
of importation into Switzerland.


Feel free to reach out in case of questions or comments.


Peter Hongler (peter.hongler@unisg.ch)


Florian Regli (florian.regli@unisg.ch)