Independent management of surety in the CTP

Procedure owners are responsible for compliance with the reference amount and request an increase in the surety under their own responsibility. The FOCBS provides companies with a corresponding monitoring tool, called Garanzia.

The new independent guarantee management with the support of Garanzia will be put into regular operation on 12 January 2026. Until then, companies can contact the FOCBS debtor management team if they have any questions.

Principles

The following principles apply to guarantee management:

• The procedure owner is responsible for compliance with the reference amount
• The procedure owner requests an increase in the surety under their own responsibility
• The procedure owner must allow sufficient time for adjusting the surety
• 10% of the value of the goods is reserved as a reference amount with the GRN when the transit goods declaration (T-GD) is activated; the declarant must specify the reference amount in the T-GD
• A transit procedure can be initiated only if the reference amount is covered
• The sum of the reserved reference amounts for all open procedures of a guarantee (GRN) may not exceed the total authorised reference amount

International transit directive (R-14-01) (PDF, 995 kB, 28.02.2025)

Garanzia

The Garanzia application is available to registered business partners in ePortal and enables active monitoring and independent management of guarantees in the case of the international transit (CTP) goods provision.

Garanzia application

FAQ

For how long does the reference amount remain blocked in Garanzia?

The reference amount for a transit procedure remains blocked (locked) in Garanzia until the procedure has been duly completed.

How can it be ensured that the clarifications carried out abroad or in Switzerland are reflected in the system?

Procedure owners already have the option of viewing the details of their GRN in Garanzia (utilisation, MRN locked, etc.). They are also involved in an open procedure as part of the search procedure. If a procedure owner finds that a procedure has been duly completed (i.e. check result "compliant" or AgIO completed) but the MRN is still blocked in Garanzia, they should notify our Service Desk.

What amount is charged to my guarantee when I create a transit goods declaration in Passar?

The amount charged is that specified in the transit goods declaration. For transit procedures with a customs office of departure in Switzerland, the amount can be calculated as 10% of the value of all goods in the transit procedure. If the GRN is used to initiate transit procedures abroad, the provisions of the respective country are decisive for calculating the reference amount. If the freely available reference amount is exceeded, the initiation of the procedure will be refused until the amount available is sufficiently high again.

Can the surety be adjusted directly in Garanzia?

No. If you are registered as an FOCBS business partner, you will see clearly in Garanzia if the surety needs to be increased. In such cases, you are responsible for submitting a request to the FOCBS to increase the reference amount.