Assessment Type (Swiss customs declaration)
When a customs broker keys a Swiss import into e-dec, the declaration header requires a code stating how the consignment is to be assessed: the assessment type.
Source: Frachtportal News «Schweiz: Neue Zollpflicht ab November – Was Importeure jetzt vorbereiten müssen»; BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): Wichtige Neuerungen betreffend Zollerleichterungen für Waren je nach Verwendungszweck per 1. November 2026
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