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Arriving in Switzerland from Italy.... any customs to go through?

We're taking the train from Tirano Italy to St Moritz Switzerland. Will we have to clear customs at either end?

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Customs is never the issue, it is immigration/passport control when you move outside of the Schengen zone or into.

Posted by
8889 posts

Sorry to correct the previous posters, but technically there is customs between Italy and Switzerland, because Switzerland is not in the EU. But, this consists of one or two Swiss and Italian customs officers watching people entering or leaving Tirano RhB station. They certainly do not stop train passengers unless you are very suspicious looking, and there is no need to allow any extra time for customs.
There is no passport control, because both Switzerland and Italy are in the Schengen Area.

Posted by
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There are no immigration controls, but there could be a custom control. I do not know in Tirano, where the controls should be in the RhB station, but in Chiasso (another Swiss/Italian border point) there are occasional controls, usually geared to intercepting Italians importing/exporting undeclared cash from/to Switzerland, or Swiss citizens shopping in Italy and importing too much things without paying duties.