Charles Tyrwhitt runs a CHF-priced Swiss storefront and its help pages say taxes and duties are prepaid at checkout when you take express shipping, which is the only option it lists for Switzerland. But the Swiss site's own terms still say buyers outside the UK and EU are responsible for import duties and taxes, so look for a tax/duty line in the basket before you confirm.
Confidence is low because the shop contradicts itself: the Swiss terms put import duties on non-EU buyers, while the help centre describes duty prepayment on express shipping, the only Swiss service listed. I could not inspect a Swiss checkout to see which one actually applies.
The Swiss storefront (charlestyrwhitt.com/ch/en_CH) sells in Swiss francs and its terms have a dedicated clause on pricing and VAT outside the UK: orders into the EU go Delivered Duty Paid, while orders delivered outside the UK and the EU "may be subject to import duties and taxes" for which the customer is responsible. Switzerland falls in that second group on a literal reading. The brand's international help centre points the other way: it says pre-payment of taxes and duties is offered to some destinations when express shipping is selected, that local taxes may apply on standard shipping, and that if no prepay option exists the destination is not supported. Charles Tyrwhitt's own country table lists Switzerland with no standard service at all and express only, which is exactly the service where duties are said to be prepaid.
What complicates it is that these two shop statements are not reconciled anywhere public, and the terms page has not been updated to name Switzerland. I could not load the Swiss checkout or a Switzerland-specific delivery/charges article to confirm that an "import taxes and duties" line actually appears, and I found no recent Swiss buyer report on Reddit or Trustpilot confirming either outcome. If the prepaid express flow applies, nothing is due on delivery; if an order goes out on a plain DAP label, the buyer pays 8.1% import VAT on goods plus shipping (clothing carries no Swiss customs duty since 2024) plus the carrier's clearance fee.
An order routed on standard rather than the prepaid express service, where the help centre itself warns that local taxes and duties may apply on delivery.
“delivery outside the UK and the European Union, they may be subject to import duties and taxes”
“If you order Products from our website for delivery within the European Union, your order will be delivered in Delivered Duty Paid (DDP).”
“pre-payment of taxes and duties to some international destinations - when you select express shipping”
“local taxes or duties may apply if you select our standard shipping”
“| Switzerland | N/A | 4 |”
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