{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"UID (Swiss business identification number)","description":"The UID (Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer, business identification number) is the unique business number of every company operating in Switzerland, in the format CHE-123.456.789. Anyone importing, exporting or moving goods in transit needs it for customs processing: only the one-time registration of the UID in the BAZG customs client administration (ZKV) enables electronic goods declaration and the retrieval of electronic documents such as the eVV (electronic assessment decision) and the eBord","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/uid-swiss-business-identification-number","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-28T02:13:18.544667","citation":"BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): Zollkundenverwaltung – UID; Information zur Angabe der UID in der Zollanmeldung; Passar 2.0 – Ablösung ZAZ-Konto durch GP-ID. UID-Register (uid.admin.ch). Stand: Juni 2026.","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/uid-swiss-business-identification-number","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"UID (Swiss business identification number) · The UID (Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer, business identification number) is the unique business number of every company operating in Switzerland, in the format CHE-123.456.789. · Quelle: BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): Zollkundenverwaltung – UID; Information zur Angabe der UID in der Zollanmeldung; Passar 2.0 – Ablösung ZAZ-Konto durch GP-ID. UID-Register (uid.admin.ch). Stand: Juni 2026."}