Switzerland has some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe. Filled with mountains and lakes, it is a beautiful tourist destination. It is country with few mailing restrictions, so we have listed the major restrictions below. We also have provided sightseeing information about both Zurich and Geneva.
• Switzerland has more than one thousand five hundred lakes.
• Approximately 60 percent of the electricity produced in Switzerland is produced by hydro electric power. 60% of Switzerland’s
• In a distance of only forth three miles, you can go from six hundred forty three feet above sea level in Ascona to one fifteen thousand one hundred ninety nine feet above sea level in Dufor Park. More
• Teachers in Switzerland receive twelve weeks of vacation every year. Teachers have one of the highest salaries of all professions in Switzerland.
• The healthcare system in Switzerland lists 5.8 hospital beds for every one thousand people.
Since Switzerland is a popular tourist destination, we have listed details about only the top two cities to visit. The details about the eight most popular cites to visit in Switzerland can be found at “Top 10 Places in Switzerland."
1. Zurich
Zurich is easy to reach by car, airplane or train. The international airport that serves Zurich is a ten minute train ride from the Main Railway Station that is located in the heart of downtown Zurich.
Being set on the north shores of Lake Zurich and having a spectacular view of the Alps with their majestic sow caps, Zurich is a popular tourist destination. Besides natural beauty, Zurich offers over fifty museums, greater than one hundred art galleries. Both sailing and hiking are popular activities in Zurich.
2. Geneva
Geneva hosts the Musée international de l’horlogerie. This is the internationally famous watch museum that has a collection of both musical clocks and jewelry.
Geneva is the United Nations international seat. With the main United Nations Headquarters situated in New York City, the United Nations situated in Geneva is known has having a humanitarian tradition since the headquarters of the Red Cross is also in Geneva.
As a reminder to tourists, Geneva is a French speaking city. Its nickname is “The Capital of Peace”.
Some of the articles that are prohibited to mailed into Switzerland are as follows. These articles are listed on the USPS website.
1. Arms
2. Weapons
3. Firing caps
4. Loaded metal cartridges for portable firearms
5. Nnonexplosive parts of artillery fuses
6. Articles made of celluloid
7. Human remains.
8. Live plants and animals.
9. Lottery tickets and advertisements for lotteries.
10. Mini-spies (miniature wireless transmitters).
11. Radar detectors.
Interestingly enough, there is not a list of restricted going into Switzerland listed on the USPS website. Switzerland does require phone numbers when an item is sent to a post office box and recommends a phone number when a package is sent to a street address.
At pack n send in Houston, we require a phone number and or email address for all international freight and international package shipping. When shipping non document items to Switzerland via common carrier or via freight shipping a commercial invoice needs to be prepared. For any individual item that is valued at more than $2500, and ITN number is needed in order to export the item from the United States.
So, if you are travelling to Switzerland and want to know what cities to visit, or are sending international freight to Switzerland or even sending small packages to Switzerland, please feel free to:
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