The Swiss surcharge
Identical goods, higher price. Manufacturers and retailers price the Swiss market separately, and you feel it at the till.
Calculated for Switzerland
The Swiss markup ends here
We find the best deal on Amazon.de and show you honestly what it costs delivered to Switzerland. Shipping, 8.1% import VAT and the customs handling fee included.
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Why buying in Switzerland costs so much
The same item routinely costs far more here than a few kilometres across the border. There are three reasons, and all three can be worked around once you know them.
Small range, little pressure
On local platforms only a handful of sellers usually compete for the same item. Without competition the price does not move.
Hidden import costs
Ordering from abroad looks cheap until shipping, import VAT and customs handling arrive. Those numbers normally appear at the very last step.
What we actually do
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We find the deal
We compare on Amazon.de instead of only the Swiss shelf. The range is wider there and the competition harder.
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We check delivery
A deal only counts if it genuinely ships to Switzerland. What does not ship never reaches the site.
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We calculate the real total
Item plus shipping plus 8.1% import VAT plus the customs handling fee. You see the total before you click, not after.
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You decide
If importing is worth it, we say so. If it is not, we say that just as plainly.
Categories we are working on
We start where the price gap is widest and delivery to Switzerland is most reliable.
Tools and garden
In progressHome appliances
In progressAudio and headphones
In progressComputing
In progressKitchen
In progressSport and outdoor
In progressPhoto and video
In progressBaby and kids
In progressHow we work
No invented prices
We only show figures we have checked, with the date we checked them.
No delivery surprise
Only products that demonstrably ship to Switzerland.
No account, no form
We collect no addresses and send no newsletters.
Openly funded
We earn Amazon commission. Your price does not change because of it.
We are building the first categories
The method is settled, the product pages follow. Here is the whole logic, for anyone who wants to see how we calculate.