Industry: Regulatory relief advances on packaging and tax reporting
In short
The Federal Council's report of 21 October 2026 records 16 regulatory relief measures completed and 39 under way. Planned thresholds under the new beverage packaging ordinance would exempt around 35,000 Swiss businesses from a new notification duty. A further 25,000 businesses are to gain access to annual rather than quarterly VAT reporting.
What it means for suppliers
- Beverage suppliers should check whether the planned thresholds would exempt them from the new packaging notification duty.
- Annual rather than quarterly VAT reporting is planned for another 25,000 businesses. Affected suppliers can prepare to adjust their reporting processes.
- Suppliers among the roughly 45,000 businesses concerned can plan for the removal of compulsory annual financial statement submissions.
Key facts
| Retailer | Industry |
|---|---|
| Announced | |
| Categories | Beverages |
| Effective from | — |
| Source | seco.admin.ch |