A Swiss importer bringing in hay from Canada for the first time finds that the customs declaration will not go through without a number issued in Bern – the Generaleinfuhrbewilligung, or GEB.
Source: Frachtportal-News «Heu aus Kanada: 45 Tage Transport bis in die Schweiz» (31.08.2026); Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW, Generaleinfuhrbewilligungen (blw.admin.ch)
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