Your customs account ready for Passar before e-dec is switched off
With Passar 2.0 the business partner ID (GP-ID) replaces the ZAZ account, and the last import declaration on e-dec can be filed on 30 September 2027. Nothing migrates automatically: each company registers itself in the ePortal and needs the right roles. The BAZG issues no invoices to companies without a GP-ID. Zollstart sets it up with you in one session.
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- ePortal registration as a business partner, a GP-ID for your UID and for branches via their BUR-ID, step by step with you on screen.
- The right roles: «Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr» for decisions and invoices, «Fracht» if you file yourself.
- Invoices collected through Chartera Output instead of PDF by email, and a one-page note for your bookkeeper on the new payment terms.
Without a GP-ID, the BAZG issues you no customs invoices
The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS/BAZG) is moving imports from e-dec to Passar 2.0. The last import declaration on e-dec and on e-dec Web can be filed on 30 September 2027, and e-dec Web is being replaced by a new application, Declar, by the end of the third quarter of 2027. The switch to Passar import is mandatory for every current e-dec user.
It is not only companies that file themselves. The ZAZ account is replaced by the GP-ID, and automatic migration is not possible. PDF invoices are being discontinued, the BAZG issues no invoices to companies without a GP-ID, and it recommends the «Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr» role for receiving documents. That applies even if a forwarder files for you.
For a small company this is not a big project, but it has many small traps: CH-Login, the right UID, roles, branches, securities, Chartera Output and new deadlines. Zollstart handles it with you in one session, once.
- The last import declaration on e-dec can be filed on 30 September 2027; e-dec Web is replaced by Declar by the end of Q3 2027, and all current e-dec users must move to Passar import (BAZG roadmap, as of 22 June 2026). Source: bazg.admin.ch
- The ZAZ account is replaced by the GP-ID; no new ZAZ accounts are opened under Passar 2.0, nothing is migrated automatically, and each UID or BUR-ID can have only one GP-ID. Source: bazg.admin.ch
- Decisions and invoices come only through «Chartera Output» in the ePortal or a B2B interface, PDF invoices are discontinued, and no invoices are issued to companies without a GP-ID. For document recipients the BAZG recommends the «Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr» role. Source: bazg.admin.ch
- In Passar an import goods declaration becomes legally binding only on activation, and a GP-ID alone is not enough: without the right roles you cannot file, accept or activate (BAZG, 29 April 2026). Source: bazg.admin.ch
Without it
- On your own with the BAZG guides: Free. The BAZG publishes the roadmap, guides and contact points for companies. If you have the time and know the…
- Your forwarder or customs agent: Files the declarations and knows Passar. But your company must do its own ePortal registration, roles and invoice…
- Customs software: Worth it for companies with many declarations of their own. For occasional imports Declar is enough; we tell you what…
With Zollstart
- ePortal registration as a business partner, a GP-ID for your UID and for branches via their BUR-ID, step by step with you on screen.
- The right roles: «Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr» for decisions and invoices, «Fracht» if you file yourself.
- Invoices collected through Chartera Output instead of PDF by email, and a one-page note for your bookkeeper on the new payment terms.
- ePortal and GP-ID
- Roles that fit you
How it works
- 1
Check
You answer five questions: UID, branches, ZAZ account, forwarder or self-filing, securities. Within one business day you get in writing what you need.
- 2
Joint session
By screen share you register in the ePortal, request the roles and set up Chartera Output. You sign in yourself; we guide.
- 3
For self-filers
We map your current e-dec data to the fields of the Passar import goods declaration and walk through activation and Declar on your own shipments.
- 4
Wrap-up
You get one page with your GP-ID, roles, who is responsible, deadlines and anything still open before e-dec ends.
Features
ePortal and GP-ID
Registration as a business partner under the right UID; branches get a GP-ID via their BUR-ID once the head office is registered.
Roles that fit you
«Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr» for receiving documents, «Fracht» for self-filers, plus the payment roles, with a note on who needs what.
Invoices via Chartera Output
Access to decisions, the new summary that replaces the bordereau, and invoices, with a named person in your company.
Deadlines for your bookkeeper
A note on the two invoices, VAT with 60 days and other duties with 5 days to pay, and on the traffic-light debtor status, which is currently for information only.
Securities checked
What companies with and without a Swiss seat need to know about securities, and what happens to existing direct debits, as far as the BAZG has decided.
Data fields for self-filers
Your typical imports from e-dec mapped to the Passar declaration fields, so your first case in Declar or Passar goes through.
Forwarder informed
A short message to your forwarder with your GP-ID, so declarations are assigned correctly after the switch.
A look inside
What you get: the working view and the delivery report.
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Who it's for
SMEs that import through a forwarder
You had a ZAZ account and got PDF invoices. You need a GP-ID, document access and Chartera Output so decisions and invoices keep reaching you.
SMEs that file on e-dec Web themselves
Occasional imports, filed in-house. You also need the «Fracht» role and must move to Declar or Passar by 30 September 2027.
Online shops importing from the EU or Asia
Regular shipments and little time. Afterwards you know which invoices arrive when and who pays them.
Fiduciaries with importing clients
Several companies with the same question. We set up each client and you get an overview of where every company stands.
Works with
- BAZG ePortal and CH-Login
- Passar 2.0 import
- e-dec and e-dec Web
- Declar
- Chartera Output
- Activ app
- UID register and BUR-ID
Pricing
One-time prices per company (UID). The CHF 19 check is credited in full if you order a package within 30 days. We are not a customs agent and do not file declarations for you; you keep paying duties directly to the BAZG. Founding customer pricing for early-access orders. Prices exclude Swiss VAT.
Orders are subject to the Zollstart terms.
Check
CHF 19 one-time
What your company needs for Passar, in writing
- GP-ID and roles you need
- What happens to your ZAZ account and securities
- Your deadlines until e-dec ends
- Reply within one business day
- Credited in full if you order a package within 30 days
With a forwarder
CHF 149 one-time
For companies whose forwarder files the declarations
- ePortal registration and GP-ID
- Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr role
- Chartera Output set up
- Note on deadlines and debtor status
- Message to your forwarder
- Email questions until 31 Dec 2027
Self-filer
CHF 390 one-time
For companies that file on e-dec or e-dec Web themselves
- Everything in With a forwarder
- Fracht and payment roles
- Branches via BUR-ID
- e-dec data mapped to Passar fields
- Activation and Declar explained on your own case
Compared with the alternatives
- On your own with the BAZG guides
- Free. The BAZG publishes the roadmap, guides and contact points for companies. If you have the time and know the terms, you can do it without help.
- Your forwarder or customs agent
- Files the declarations and knows Passar. But your company must do its own ePortal registration, roles and invoice access; we found no published fixed price for that on 7 November 2026.
- Customs software
- Worth it for companies with many declarations of their own. For occasional imports Declar is enough; we tell you what fits your volume.
From check to finished account
Most companies are fully set up after one session of 60 to 90 minutes. Everything, including the field mapping for self-filers, is delivered within 5 business days.
- Day 1: You fill in the check; you get the answer within one business day.
- Day 2–3: Joint session: ePortal, GP-ID, roles, Chartera Output.
- Day 3: Note for your bookkeeper and message to your forwarder.
- Day 5: For self-filers, the mapping of e-dec data to Passar fields.
Security and data
- We never see passwords or CH-Login details: you sign in yourself.
- Your check answers are stored encrypted and deleted 90 days after we finish, or sooner on request.
- Only the person running your session has access, and each access is logged.
- We submit nothing to the BAZG on your company's behalf.
Questions
We never file ourselves. Does this affect us?
Yes. The BAZG issues no invoices to companies without a GP-ID, and it recommends the «Dokumentenbezug im Warenverkehr» role for receiving decisions and invoices, even if a forwarder files for you.
By when do we have to switch?
The last import declaration on e-dec and e-dec Web can be filed on 30 September 2027. When you may start filing in Passar is agreed with the BAZG, which will announce the wider release officially. You can register in the ePortal now.
Is our ZAZ account carried over?
No. Automatic migration is not possible; the company registers itself in the ePortal. The BAZG is checking whether existing direct debits can move to the GP-ID without a new application.
What changes with invoices?
A summary replaces the bordereau, and there are two invoices: VAT with 60 days and other duties with 5 days to pay. PDF mailing ends; you collect documents through Chartera Output in the ePortal.
Do you need our password?
No. You sign in with your own CH-Login and we guide by screen share. We store no credentials.
Can we already file in Passar?
Right now only as a pilot company after registering with the BAZG. Everyone else keeps filing on e-dec until the wider release. We set up your GP-ID and roles so you are not starting registration on release day.
Is this customs or legal advice?
No. Zollstart is technical setup help for the ePortal, roles and document access. We are not a customs agent or forwarder. Classification, VAT and origin questions belong with your forwarder, fiduciary or the BAZG.
Set up once, and the invoices keep arriving
A CHF 19 check, then ePortal, GP-ID, roles and Chartera Output in one session. From CHF 149, once.
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