Heavy vehicle charge: federal government outsources data collection
Published: Wednesday, Mar 27th 2024, 12:40
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Data collection for the performance-related heavy vehicle charge (HVC) is outsourced to authorized and contracted providers. All data exchange between the parties liable to pay the charge, these providers and the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) is automatic and digital.
The Federal Council brought the revised Heavy Vehicle Fees Act and the corresponding ordinance into force on May 1, as announced on Wednesday. They serve the technical modernization of the collection system and harmonization with foreign toll systems.
The BAZG, which collects the HVC, does not have to issue its own recording device. As in the EU, this task is the responsibility of privately authorized and contracted providers. The revised law focuses on the licenses for the providers. Vehicles must still be equipped with a recording device. The amount of the charge remains unchanged.
When it comes into force in May, providers can apply to the FOCA for approval. The new recording system should be available to truck owners from 2025.
Digital data exchange
The entire data exchange is digitized. The data collected by the collection providers is sent electronically to the BAZG. This calculates the levy and also forwards the assessment decision electronically to the transporters. According to the Federal Council, this reduces the workload for the BAZG and the taxable persons.
The authorized providers are free to choose their customers and set their own prices. The contracted provider, on the other hand, provides its services free of charge to all persons subject to the levy. The BAZG awarded the contract to the company Natras.
This creates a basic service for those who do not want to or cannot commission an authorized provider. In Switzerland, around 12,000 owners and their approximately 50,000 vehicles are subject to the HVF.
For the time being, electrically powered vehicles are not subject to the HVF. In the transport of goods, the operators must nevertheless collect the kilometers driven so that the costs can be determined at the expense of the general public.
The revenue from the HVF amounted to CHF 1.7 billion in 2022. One third of this will go to the cantons, the rest to the federal government. The federal government places the majority of its HVF revenue in the rail infrastructure fund.
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