International courier from Jodhpur to Switzerland. Free home pickup.
Pickup from your Jodhpur door — Blue City, Sardarpura to Ratanada, Paota to Boranada — packed and documented, into the DTDC International network. 6–8 working days door-to-door for express; from ₹1,500 per kilogram before fuel surcharge and GST. Switzerland is not in the EU — Swiss Customs (FCA / EZV) clears separately, with VAT 7.7% on goods over CHF 5.
Five steps from your Jodhpur door to a Swiss address.
Pickup, Jodhpur.
Free at 5 kg+. We bring tape, bubble wrap and the international airway bill — anywhere from Sardarpura to Boranada handicraft cluster.
Pack & document.
Commercial invoice, KYC, content declaration, recipient AHV-Nummer or UID for B2B. For antique-furniture-replica B2B: HS code 9403, ISPM-15 fumigation certificate, photographs of pieces.
DTDC handover.
Same evening into the DTDC International facility; air movement via Delhi or Mumbai (DEL is 5½ hours by road), often via Schengen trans-shipment to ZRH Zurich (or GVA Geneva, BSL Basel).
Swiss customs.
Clearance by FCA (Federal Customs Administration / EZV). Switzerland is not EU — duty rules differ, VAT is 7.7% on goods over CHF 5. Furniture-replica HS-9403 imports are routine; clean paperwork clears in 24–72 hours.
Doorstep delivery.
Last-mile to Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Lugano or any Swiss address. POD on WhatsApp the same day.
Starting rates. Real pricing depends on weight.
Final price depends on actual or volumetric weight (whichever is greater) plus the international fuel surcharge in force on your booking date. GST is extra. Antique-furniture-replica shipments are usually heavy and bulky — volumetric weight will dominate.
Starting per-kg rates
- Express (6–8 days, door)from ₹1,500 / kg
- Economy (9–13 days, door)from ₹1,100 / kg
- Min billable weight0.5 kg
- Pickup from JodhpurFree at 5 kg+
Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Worked example
A 2 kg parcel — say a small leather pouch and decorative arts samples for a Zurich luxury-villa interior contract:
- Express, 2 kg × ₹1,500≈ ₹3,000
- + fuel surcharge (~25%)≈ ₹750
- + GST 18%≈ ₹675
- Approx total, express≈ ₹4,425–4,950
Indicative only. Fuel surcharge and rate cards change. Swiss VAT (7.7%) on goods above CHF 5 and any applicable customs duty is paid by the consignee.
What you’ll need at pickup.
Switzerland is not in the EU. Swiss Customs / FCA clears separately from EU TARIC, with their own duty thresholds and 7.7% VAT — paperwork accuracy matters.
KYC of the sender
One photo ID for the person whose name is on the AWB — Aadhaar, passport or driving licence. We photograph it at pickup. For Boranada handicraft-cluster firms, GSTIN + firm name on the invoice.
Commercial invoice + recipient ID
Itemised invoice with values in INR or CHF, HS codes (9403 furniture replicas, 4602 handicraft, 4202 leather goods). Recipient’s AHV-Nummer for personal parcels, or UID for B2B.
Fumigation / treatment certificate
For sheesham / mango-wood furniture replicas: ISPM-15 fumigation certificate. Switzerland enforces this on timber imports.
What Switzerland doesn’t let in.
Swiss rules are strict, especially around counterfeits — Switzerland is HQ for many luxury brands. Anti-counterfeit cooperation is aggressive.
Don’t even try
- Counterfeit goods — anti-counterfeit enforcement among the strictest in Europe; seized and destroyed.
- Drugs and controlled substances — including unprescribed tablets.
- Weapons and weapon-replicas — Swiss civilian-import rules are strict despite the militia tradition.
- Aerosols and pressurised containers — universal courier rule.
- Lithium batteries above 100 Wh — restricted on air leg.
- Untreated wood without ISPM-15 — biosecurity-flagged. Furniture-replica shipments need treatment certificate.
- Items misusing Swiss flag or Swiss Cross — Wappenrecht law restricts unauthorised commercial use.
- CITES-listed items — ivory, certain corals, exotic skins, certain rosewood species.
- Alcohol of any kind — courier zero-tolerance.
Allowed with care
- Antique-furniture replicas (treated sheesham / mango wood) — ISPM-15 certificate, HS 9403, declared value, photographs.
- Handicraft (papier-mâché, brassware, lacquer) — declare make and value.
- Leather goods — declare treatment, no exotic skins.
- Decorative arts (mirror-work, marble, lac-ware) — declare value.
- Textiles and cotton clothing — declare a fair value.
- Tablets with prescription — sealed strips, doctor’s slip, no liquids or injectables.
- Books and printed material — straightforward.
Antique-replica B2B, handicraft, leather, weddings.
Antique-furniture-replica B2B to Zurich / Geneva luxury-villa imports
Sheesham and mango-wood replicas — almirahs, four-poster beds, sideboards, carved doors, occasional tables — from Boranada and Sardarpura ateliers to Zurich and Geneva luxury-villa interior-design contracts. Swiss interior-designers source Jodhpur sheesham for high-end clients; the look pairs well with chalet-modern and Italianate interiors. We ship treated, ISPM-15-certified pieces with photographs and HS 9403 invoices. Volumetric weight dominates pricing — call us for an actual quote on bulky pieces.
Handicraft to design boutiques
Papier-mâché, brassware, lacquer, mirror-work, marble inlay — small-volume B2B to Zurich, Geneva, Basel design-shop owners. Commercial invoice required.
Leather goods
Jodhpur leather — bags, belts, pouffes (no exotic skins). Declare treatment and value.
Decorative arts
Mirror-work hangings, lac-ware, marble inlay coasters and trays. Declare value.
Wedding outfits & festival sets
Sarees, lehengas, sherwanis, dupattas, bandhej. Shipped ahead of weddings to Swiss-Indian families — Zurich-banking + Geneva-UN-diplomatic + Basel-pharma diaspora. Recommend express to land 2–3 weeks before.
Diwali parcels (non-food)
Diyas, decorations, pooja items. Express to Zurich and Geneva before the festival.
Returning-traveller baggage
Swiss travellers buy heavily in Jodhpur — antique-replica furniture, leather, handicraft. We pick up from the hotel, pack, ISPM-15 certify where needed, and ship before they fly out.
Business documents
Contracts, supplier paperwork for Jodhpur exporters dealing with Swiss buyers. Express tracked international.
AWB on WhatsApp. Track on dtdc.in. POD when it lands.
The moment the parcel is booked into DTDC International, we send you the AWB number on WhatsApp. Type it into the public tracker at dtdc.in any time. When delivery happens we forward the POD — signed slip or photo — within the hour.
Asked most often.
I run a Boranada antique-furniture-replica atelier and have a Zurich luxury-villa interior-designer buyer — how does the lane work?
Switzerland is a strong but quiet market for Jodhpur antique-replica work — Swiss interior-design firms source heavily for chalet and luxury-villa interiors, often as one-off commissioned pieces rather than catalogue lots. Three things make the lane run cleanly. First, ISPM-15 fumigation certificate on every wooden piece — Swiss FCA / EZV checks this carefully. Second, commercial invoice with HS code 9403 (wooden furniture), itemised piece-by-piece value in INR / CHF, declared dimensions and weight, plus photographs (the designer wants them anyway). Third, Swiss buyer’s UID for B2B clearance. The recipient pays Swiss VAT (7.7%) on declared value above CHF 5 plus any duty. For 1–4 piece sample lots and high-value individual commissioned pieces, courier with the right paperwork lands in 6–8 days.
Switzerland isn’t in the EU — what changes for my parcel?
Switzerland is in EFTA and Schengen but has its own customs union — Swiss Customs / FCA / EZV clears parcels separately from EU TARIC. Thresholds differ: VAT of 7.7% applies on goods worth more than CHF 5 (~₹450), much lower than the EU’s EUR 150 threshold. So the consignee will likely pay some Swiss VAT on most non-trivial parcels. Customs duty depends on the product category. Practically, transit time is similar to EU lanes (most express still trans-ships through Frankfurt or Amsterdam), but the recipient should expect a small VAT charge at delivery.
Can you handle leather goods to Switzerland, or are they restricted?
Treated leather goods — bags, belts, leather-and-fabric pouffes — clear Swiss customs routinely with the right paperwork: declared treatment (vegetable-tanned vs chrome-tanned), HS code 4202, no exotic-skin source, fair declared value. CITES-listed skins are seized. Swiss buyers tend to ask sharp questions about provenance and treatment — give them honest answers, and the lane runs smoothly.