Germany is Switzerland's main trading partner with bilateral trade exceeding CHF 100 billion annually. Franzosini SA offers daily groupage departures to key German hubs: Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Cologne and Leipzig. FTL transit times 24–48 hours, LTL groupage 48–72 hours.
Our Embrach/Zurich hub is a strategic consolidation point for traffic to German-speaking Switzerland and southern Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria). From Basel we also serve northern Germany and the ports of Hamburg and Bremen for intercontinental sea connections.
For every Switzerland-Germany shipment we handle: Swiss e-dec export declaration, T1 transit document, EU import via ATLAS, Intrastat declarations for intra-EU movements. Since 1 January 2024, Switzerland abolished industrial tariffs: German goods imported into Switzerland are subject only to Swiss VAT (8.1% or 2.6%), with no additional duty.
FTL and LTL road transport, rail intermodal via Gotthard and Lötschberg, ADR dangerous goods (classes 1-9), temperature-controlled transport for pharmaceuticals and food, last-mile distribution throughout Germany, e-commerce fulfilment with returns management. Key sectors served: automotive, industrial machinery, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, watchmaking and luxury goods.