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Border and customs

Crossings, waiting times, customs checks and transit: the border day by day.

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250 articles on border and customs, newest first.

• 10,000 cross-border workers return to Switzerland: long queues

  According to the source, about 10,000 Italian border workers have been called to work in Switzerland, with long queues at the border.

• Frontier workers: it matters where you work, not the company headquarters

  The Revenue Agency clarifies: the tax regime of frontier workers depends on the place of the physical service, not on the employer's address.

• Customs will be more streamlined

  Federal Office of Customs and Border Security cuts 25 management positions

• Maintenance work on the FLP Agno - Ponte Tresa section

  The railway section between Agno and Ponte Tresa will be suspended from 3 August to 18 August for maintenance work.

• Lavena Ponte Tresa for border crossers: pros and cons

  Practical guide for those who live in Lavena Ponte Tresa and work in Ticino: advantages, disadvantages, travel times and tax aspects.

• More Italy: Tyrant; checkpoints, seized 7200 euros

  The Tirano Finance Guard seized 7,500 euros from a 62-year-old Italian on his way to Switzerland.

• Living in Lavena Ponte Tresa and working in Ticino

  Complete guide to commuting between Lavena Ponte Tresa and the Canton of Ticino: connections, travel times, costs and tax rules for border workers.

• Tax inspections of frontier workers: controls and defence

  The new law provides for an increase in control activities for frontier workers. Learn the ins and outs and how they can affect you.

• Ticino traffic hostage: those who exploit pay

  Ticino has become one of the main transit corridors in Europe. Congested traffic affects the quality of life and the economy.

• Closure of the sixth calende iron bridge: road guide

  From 20 to 26 July the Iron Bridge is closed for maintenance. Activated a free boat and changes to the V125 bus line between Varese and Arona.

• Injury en route at the border: LAINF coverage and procedures

  Border workers who go to work in Switzerland crossing the border with Italy must know how to proceed in the event of an accident.

• Swiss customs duty-free purchases: limits and consequences for border crossers

  The duty-free allowance for purchases in Switzerland has been increased to €10,000 for new border crossers.

• Swiss Customs Limits: Value Updates, Declaration, and Consequences

  With the entry into force of the New Frontier Agreement, the rules for purchases in Switzerland have changed. Discover the new duty-free limits, the necessary declaration and the consequences of exceeding them.

• Swiss motorway vignette 2026: cost for border crossers

  The 2026 Swiss motorway vignette: how it works, where to buy and what it means for border crossers

• Italy, a special economic zone close to the border

  Switzerland and Italy have signed an agreement to create a special economic zone along the border.

• Customs Ponte Tresa: timetables, waits and advice for cross-border commuters

  Practical guide to the Ponte Tresa crossing: critical time slots, management of controls and documents necessary for border workers in transit.

• Stabio customs: tax news for border workers

  From 1 January 2024, the New Frontier Agreement modifies the tax at source and the deductibles for those who transit from the border of Stabio to the Canton of Ticino.

• Posta Chiasso: news for border crossers

  Chiasso Mail has announced that it has introduced a new service for border crossers.

• Traffic at the Gaggiolo crossing

  Heavy traffic at the Gaggiolo crossing due to the increase in commuters

• Traffic on the A2: slowdowns and queues towards Ticino

  July brings queues on the A2 motorway. Let's analyse the waiting times at the Gotthard, Airolo and Chiasso Brogeda border for frontier workers.

• Post Sanela closes: what changes for patients in Ticino

  The Post Office shall discontinue the computerised folder service by the end of 2026. Here are the procedures for saving data and the future of the health system.

• Lastminute.com Chiasso: agreement reached for the 56 dismissed

  Agreement reached on the social plan for the 56 employees of the Chiasso site. Here are the details on the measures to protect the workers involved.

• Ticino border crossing ranking: the fastest and slowest for wait times

  Every border crossing in Ticino, ranked by average wait time: which one is fastest, which is slowest, and how many minutes of your life you gain (or lose) picking one over another.

• Cross-border workers: employer outside the border area

  Italy's Revenue Agency (ruling 126/2026) clarifies that if the work is performed in the Italian border area, an employer located outside that zone does not bar the cross-border tax regime.