Importing goods: Made easy with LetMeShip’s shipping solution

Importing goods from Germany, China and the USA

Switzerland forms a customs and VAT enclave in the middle of Europe. As it is not a member of the EU, special regulations apply here for the shipment or import of goods, similar to those for deliveries from the USA or the Far East.

That sounds complicated? It isn’t with our multi-carrier shipping platform: simply enter your shipping data and off you go. What’s more, with us you benefit from our many years of shipping expertise and fair conditions. Should your shipping volume reach a certain size, LetMeShip can also offer you the prospect of further wholesale discounts.

Our shipping platform gives you direct access to all major shipping service providers such as DHL, TNT, Fedex and UPS. Here you always get an overview of the current availability of all shipping services. This means you can always find the right shipping solution for you, with full price-performance transparency and always with a personal shipping expert at your side from the very first booking. You can check the status of your shipment at any time via our shipment tracking.

Importing goods from Germany, Italy and China

In the global economy, China competes with the USA for first place. Outside the EU, there are no economic locations of similar importance for foreign trade and thus also for imports, apart from these two countries. In 2021, the Swiss economy imported a total of goods worth around 297 billion Swiss francs.¹

Of these, goods worth CHF 17.95 billion came from China.² Importing goods from China is about more than just bridging large distances. Cultural, linguistic and social differences also have an impact and often lead to misunderstandings, additional costs and, in the worst case, delays in delivery. Instead of laboriously comparing prices and services on various websites and local transport service providers, with us you have all the secure shipping solutions of well-known service providers at a glance. If you do have problems booking your shipment, our shipping experts will be happy to advise you personally and can offer you shipping alternatives.

In first place of the ten most important import countries into Switzerland are the neighbouring countries Germany, with goods worth CHF 55.13 billion, followed by Italy with CHF 18.89 billion, France with CHF 15.32 billion and the USA (5th place) with CHF 12.15 million.³ To get your Swiss imports safely to a destination, you can access a globally operating network of shipping service providers on our multi-carrier shipping platform and book them easily. The costs for an import from Germany, China or Italy, for example, are clearly displayed in the cost comparison.