Anna Katharina Finsler
In short: Anna Katharina Finsler is the owner and managing director of Finsler Customs GmbH in Thayngen (canton of Schaffhausen) and writes the guides on this website. The company is entered in the commercial register of the canton of Schaffhausen under UID CHE-416.189.052. It handles vehicle imports into Switzerland from Germany and ten other countries: depending on the package, customs clearance, transport and registration, and on request the search for and purchase of the vehicle on the customer's behalf.
What she writes about
| Topic | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Customs clearance at the Swiss border | Electronic customs declaration, inspection report 13.20 A, automobile tax and import VAT, handled at the Thayngen customs office, one of the main crossings for vehicle imports from southern Germany. |
| Duties and taxes and how they are assessed | How the customs value is made up, what belongs in it and what does not, and where the CO₂ penalty applies. The figures on this website rest on the FOCBS fee ordinance, the Automobile Tax Act and the CO₂ Ordinance, linked wherever they are used. |
| Registration in the canton of residence | From the Swiss vehicle reference number (Stammnummer) through the MFK roadworthiness test to the number plates, including the cantonal differences that turn out to be the real hurdle in practice. |
| Sourcing a vehicle in Germany | Market research, condition checks, price negotiation and purchase handling, and the question of when an import pays off at all and when it does not. |
How the information on this website is compiled
Every fee, deadline and percentage on this website links to the source it comes from, mostly the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security, the Classified Compilation of Federal Legislation and the Federal Tax Administration. Recurring figures such as the import duration or the fee for form 13.20 A are kept centrally in one file, from which several pages take them. When one of them changes, we bring the other texts into line; where something is disputed, the caveat is stated alongside it.
Information on duties, taxes and registration is general information, not legal advice. The wording of the legislation in force and the decision of the competent authority always prevail.
Contact and company
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Finsler Customs GmbH |
| Role | Owner and managing director |
| Registered office | Rebbergstrasse 6, 8240 Thayngen (SH) |
| UID / commercial register | CHE-416.189.052, canton of Schaffhausen |
Company
Services
- All services
- Vehicle import DE→CH
- Customs clearance
- Vehicle sourcing
- Document service
- Import advice
- Vehicle detailing
Calculators and tools
- Import calculator
- Swiss customs fees
- CO₂ calculator
- CO₂ penalty
- Transport calculator
- Car transport to CH
- Check the Stammnummer
- FlexiMoto.ch
Location
Import by country of origin
- Importing a car from Germany into Switzerland
- Importing a car from Austria into Switzerland
- Import a car from France into Switzerland
- Import a car from Italy to Switzerland
- Import a car from the Netherlands into Switzerland
- Import a car from Belgium to Switzerland
- Importing a car from Luxembourg into Switzerland
- Importing a car from Czechia into Switzerland
- Importing a car from Poland into Switzerland
- Import a car from Sweden into Switzerland
- Import a car from Norway to Switzerland
Import by vehicle type
- Importing a passenger car into Switzerland
- Importing a motorcycle into Switzerland
- Importing a van up to 3.5 t into Switzerland
- Importing a motorhome into Switzerland
- Importing a caravan into Switzerland