Cars

Personenwagen - Bild 1

Scope of application

In accordance with the CO2 Act, carbon emission regulations for passenger cars apply to all cars that are registered in Switzerland for the first time. Vehicles previously registered in Switzerland are not subject to these regulations. Vehicles that were already registered abroad prior to their first registration in Switzerland fall within the scope of the carbon emission regulations if at the time of the customs declaration in Switzerland no more than twelve months have passed since the vehicle was first registered abroad. Vehicles which obtain customs clearance in Switzerland less than six months after their first registration abroad are always subject to the carbon emission regulations. Vehicles which obtain customs clearance between six and twelve months after their first registration abroad are divided into two categories depending on the total kilometres travelled at the time of customs clearance. These vehicles are subject to the regulations if the distance travelled at the time of customs clearance (or, if not recorded at the time of customs declaration, at the time of initial registration in Switzerland) is less than 5,000 kilometres. If the distance travelled is more than 5,000 km at the time of customs clearance or if more than twelve months have elapsed between initial registration abroad and customs clearance in Switzerland, the vehicle is considered a second-hand vehicle and is not subject to the carbon emission regulations (Art. 17d paras 3 and 4 CO2) Ordinance. Further exceptions in relation to passenger cars are explained in the FAQs.

Target

Importers are required to meet a specific carbon emissions target for their new vehicle fleet (in the case of small or private importers, the target applies to each individual vehicle). This target is calculated on the basis of the average target value, taking into account the unladen weight of the vehicle (see FAQs). If the carbon emissions per kilometre exceed this target, a penalty is levied per excess gram and vehicle.

Vehicle assignment

Every importer can agree with a large importer that the latter will take over vehicles from him (so-called assignment). Under Art. 22a of the CO2 Ordinance, assignments must be reported to the SFOE from 1 January 2024. Assignments must be reported to the SFOE before initial vehicle registration in Switzerland. A vehicle can only be assigned once; revocation is not possible (Art. 22a para. 3 CO2 Ordinance).

As of 25 March 2024, assignments must be reported to the SFOE exclusively by means of services via the DETEC eGovernment portal.

Further information on the assignments: Implementation of assignments from 1 January 2024

Procedure for small importers

Small importers must always submit an application for vehicle attestation on the DETEC eGovernment portal. They must pay any penalty due before the vehicle is initally registered in Switzerland. In a first step, the vehicle data should be entered in the FEDRO KDI portal.

Documents

Search term(s)
bfe.search.form.label.date.from
Order no.

14 hits found

  • Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2022. Faktenblatt
    Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2022

    Publication date: 29.06.2023
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 251 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 11442

  • CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2022
    CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2022

    Publication date: 29.06.2023
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 628 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 11445

  • Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2021. Faktenblatt
    Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2021

    Publication date: 23.06.2022
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 232 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 10948

  • CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2021
    CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2021

    Publication date: 23.06.2022
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 256 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 10949

  • CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2020
    CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2020

    Publication date: 02.07.2021
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 371 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 10533

  • Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2020. Faktenblatt
    Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2020

    Publication date: 02.07.2021
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 773 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 10534

  • CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2019
    CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – Zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2019

    Publication date: 02.07.2020
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 685 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 10130

  • Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2019. Faktenblatt
    Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2019

    Publication date: 02.07.2020
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 306 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 10131

  • CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2018
    CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen – zentrale Vollzugsresultate 2018

    Publication date: 29.07.2019
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 1 MB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 9793

  • Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2018. Faktenblatt
    Vollzug der CO2-Emissionsvorschriften für Personenwagen 2018

    Publication date: 04.07.2019
    Type of document: PDF
    Size: 299 KB
    Download file: DE |  FR |  IT |  EN ID: 9771

Specialist staff
Last modification 25.03.2024

Top of page

https://www.bfe.admin.ch/content/bfe/en/home/effizienz/mobilitaet/co2-emissionsvorschriften-fuer-neue-personen-und-lieferwagen/personenwagen-pw.exturl.html/aHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJkYi5iZmUuYWRtaW4uY2gvZW4vc3VjaGU_a2/V5d29yZHM9NDcwJng9MQ==.html