1. To apply for a Phytosanitary certificate online, Applicant shall send a request on the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) website. Contact details are listed below under the “office locations and contacts” section
2. You have to submit an Application request on the FOAG website
3. To submit an application request please click on the following link: Link
4. On the given page, fill up your details and upload your documents. Please make sure you have all the required documents that are listed under the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Once you fill up your application, click on “Submit”
6. Once the application request is processed and registered. The FOAG Department schedules an inspection.
7. The Inspector inspects the shipment destined for export. Applicant has to pay the prescribed fees on completion of the inspection.
8. Once the inspection yields satisfactory results, the inspector issues a Phytosanitary Certificate.

• Exporter’s identity proof
• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• Bill of lading

Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
Swiss Federal Plant Protection Service SPPS
Schwarzenburgstrasse 1653003 Bern
Tel : +41 58 462 25 50
Fax: +41 58 462 26 34

• Registered exporter

Certificate costs at least CHF 50

Export advice - CHF 90 per hour
Export inspection of the goods to be exported on the farm - CHF 90 per hour
flat-rate travel fee - CHF 100

The certificate is valid for two weeks from the date of issue

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

48 hours to two days

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Category of application
• Package type
• Area of production
• Country of origin
• Address
• Entry and Exit points

Phytosanitary Certificate is used to attest that consignments meet Phytosanitary import requirements.

Registration is not necessary to access the FOAG website

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More information which might help people.