TARES · Swiss customs tariff
Every eight-digit tariff number, its descriptions in four languages and every rate row in force, with units, dates and conditions. Weekly scheduled collection from FOCBS (BAZG) files, checked before publication.
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01 / From chapter to line
The first six digits follow the international Harmonized System. The last two are Swiss: they separate, for example, imports within a tariff quota from the rest.
chapterheadinghs6hs8Line description · designation_en
motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W
The summary holds one line per number. The detail keeps every published rate row, with its agreement, unit and conditions.
hs8Tariff numberdesignationDescriptionduty_mfnBase duty, if unique and unconditionalpreferential_regimesPreferences without variants, in the same unitduty_rates_countRows in the detailvalid_fromValid from— rate rows for this number
A rate in % stays in %: it is never converted into francs.
02 / Explore before you buy
One line per chapter, then additions in number order. Filter by number or description. A number missing from this sample says nothing about the complete file.
| Number | Description | Base duty (summary) | Rate rows | Valid from |
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Scroll the table to see all columns. Units as delivered in the unit_stat field; a line without a summary does not mean duty-free.
03 / Customs conditions and caveats
In the detail, the published unit (Fr. or %) is kept. A percentage rate is never converted or presented as a CHF amount; its calculation basis must be checked in the source. The summary only keeps duties expressed in francs.
The summary omits ambiguous cases and never picks the lowest rate. A number without a summary points to its detailed rows, which keep the source conditions.
The preferential summary only keeps agreements without conditional variants, in the same unit as the base duty. Origin, quotas and conditions still need checking: the file is not a customs clearance calculator.
The seven official files are collected on a weekly schedule and compared with the previous version. An unexpected column, an empty rate, duplicates, lost rows or an unusual volume block publication. The version actually available is shown above.
Non officielNicht offiziellNon ufficialeNot official
Only the publications of the Federal Chancellery and the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS/BAZG) are authoritative. Explanatory notes and classification decisions are not included. Legal venue for TARES disputes: Berne, Switzerland.
« Dies ist keine offizielle Veröffentlichung. »
Independently prepared under the FOCBS written permission of 21 April 2026, which requires, among other things, content integrity, attribution and no presentation as an official product.
Open Tares, the official source ↗04 / Inside your archive
Each version is a signed ZIP archive. The README and quality report explain any schema change before you replace a version in your tools.
tares.csvtares.jsontares.parquettares.sqltares_rates.csvtares_rates.jsonquality.jsonsources.jsonprovenance.jsonchecksums.sha256README.mdschema.jsonLICENSE.txtMCP · tariff_lookup
The MCP server’s tariff_lookup tool answers without an account, within 100 calls per hour. Buying the file does not open any paid MCP access.
Try the MCP server ↗Not directly. The file reproduces published rates with their units and conditions; it replaces neither the customs declaration nor the origin check. A percentage rate is never converted into francs.
No. It is independently prepared from the files published by the FOCBS. Only the publications of the Federal Chancellery and the FOCBS are authoritative.
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