Guide: Customs regulations when changing tires
Since the Swiss National Bank abandoned the minimum euro exchange rate for the country's own currency, the Swiss franc, at the beginning of 2015, tire smuggling between Germany and Switzerland seems to be an issue. This is reported by the Badische Zeitung. Due to the abolition of the fixed exchange rate, it may well pay off for Swiss people living near the border to come to Germany to shop [...]
Due to the abolition of the fixed exchange rate, it may well be worthwhile for Swiss citizens living close to the border to come to Germany to make purchases - especially when it comes to larger purchases. In this respect, the whole thing is apparently also of significance for the border guards with regard to tires, especially since, according to the report, those worth more than 300 francs are subject to customs duty. Patrick Gantenbein, spokesman for the Basel border guard region, says: "From many years of experience, it can be said that more car tires are actually cleared at certain border crossings with Germany at the end of March to the beginning of May." Especially since at the same time there are more attempts to smuggle tires. Patrick Gantenbein: "Since we know the calendar and the shopping behavior of the shopping tourists, we pay more attention during the weeks in spring, but also in autumn within the framework of random checks." Everything about customs regulations can be found on the Internet.
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