Hi Abbas,
Sorry it took me a while to respond...been playing in the sun! Having just imported 3 cars into CH, I can tell you the scoop.
First you have to have a residence in CH in order to get a car in. Otherwise you have to talk a Swiss into registering it for you in their name.
If shipped, the car will be unloaded by the carrier and run through customs, where your transport company will get a set of customs forms that carry the 9-digit stammnummer, which follows the car for its life in CH. If you drive it in yourself, you must stop at the border and go through the same process. You will pay 11.4% VAT and customs charges.
Next you take the forms to the technical inspection station for your canton--some cantons have several. Bern's is in Biel. The technical inspector then makes a date for the inspection. When you show up, the inspection can take several hours, hoist included. They will test everything--wipers, horn, lights, etc.
If the car passes, you can register it, but you must already have insurance. If it needs work, you will be sent home and must get another date for inspection.
It is almost certain that you will have to replace the sealed-beam headlights. The good news is that you needn't replace the entire lens and everything--go to a Hella store and get some H4 round halogen beams. They should still make that standard size.
As for rust, forget it--none allowed, past surface non-structural rust. If there is ANY (sills, springs, rear axle), you will fail.
As you can imagine from the previous description, this is a long, involved, and expensive importation. Good luck, and doing your homework early, should smooth the transition.
Good luck; let us know how it goes...
Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
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