Dossier prepared, submitted and tracked with the FTA through to issuance of your Swiss VAT number. Typical timeline: 4 to 8 weeks after a complete filing.
Start my registration →If the obligation arose without registration, the FTA registers you retroactively and applies late-payment interest on the VAT due. Preparing the dossier upfront is the key to a fast registration.
Generally 4 to 8 weeks after the complete dossier is filed with the FTA. The prior onboarding takes 5 business days.
Excerpt from the commercial register, articles of association, description of the Swiss activity, turnover forecasts, and the signed fiscal representation power of attorney.
Yes. Without a fiscal representative domiciled in Switzerland, online VAT registration is not possible.
Format CHE-123.456.789 VAT, to be quoted on all your official documents.
By default, VAT returns are quarterly (4 per year), submitted via the FTA ePortal.
Possible if Swiss turnover is below 5 million, with payment of instalments and FTA approval (which it may refuse). Not an automatic relief.
The FTA applies late-payment interest of 4.0 % per year (since 1 January 2026) on overdue VAT, in addition to a possible retroactive registration.
Yes: once registered, you deduct the VAT paid on your Swiss purchases from the VAT collected (input tax).