The Federal Customs Administration is now called the "Federal Office for Customs and Border Security".
As part of a further development of the Federal Customs Administration, the Federal Office is changing its name and moving to a new website.
The Federal Customs Administration (FCA) will be renamed the "Federal Office for Customs and Border Security" (FCO) as of January 1, 2022. The Federal Council already made the corresponding decisions on June 12, 2020. The name change is now taking place gradually, according to a federal release. The website has already been updated to www.bazg.admin.ch converted.
All BAZG applications are also affected by the changeover and will gradually be adapted to the new naming, including the customs clearance app Quickzoll for travel.
The entire changeover is taking place as part of the digitization and transformation program Dazit. The new Federal Office for Customs and Border Security also says that the standardized job description "Specialist Customs and Border Security" should enable a quick and flexible reaction to changes in the situation and contribute to an essential security of Switzerland.
Source: Federal Office for Customs and Border Security
