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Cornerrr in Switzerland
A website builder for Switzerland, with TWINT and Swiss francs
Describe your business in German, French or Italian and Cornerrr writes your website in that language, priced in Swiss francs, with a Stripe checkout that takes TWINT. Swiss rules differ from the EU’s in a few important ways; here they are.
- Free to build and preview
- Payments by Stripe
- No transaction fees from Cornerrr
Selling online in Switzerland
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Standard VAT rate
- 8.1%
- Popular ways to pay
- TWINT, Credit and debit cards, Apple Pay
- Web address
- Free yourname.cornerrr.com, or your own .ch
- Languages
- German, French, Italian
- Payments
- Your own Stripe account
Payments
How people in Switzerland pay online.
TWINT is Switzerland’s own payment app, used by many people to pay online and to send money to friends: customers approve the payment on their phone. Debit and credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay are common too, and paying by invoice after delivery is a long Swiss habit that Klarna’s “Pay later” covers. Billie gives business buyers invoice terms. PayPal is familiar in Switzerland, but it isn’t available through Cornerrr’s checkout today.
Before you start
Selling online in Switzerland: what to know.
VAT from CHF 100,000
Swiss VAT (MWST, TVA, IVA) applies once your annual turnover reaches CHF 100,000; below that you can register voluntarily. The standard rate is 8.1%, with 2.6% for food and books and 3.8% for accommodation.
No legal right to return online orders
Unlike the EU, Swiss law gives online shoppers no general right to withdraw. If you accept returns, say for how long and on what terms; if you sell to EU customers, EU consumer rules can apply to those sales.
Say who you are, and how ordering works
The Unfair Competition Act (UWG, LCD) asks online sellers to show their identity and contact details including email, explain the steps to order, let customers correct mistakes before ordering and confirm the order electronically straight away. Cornerrr sends an order confirmation email for every paid order.
Prices in francs, VAT included
The Price Disclosure Ordinance asks for the actual price consumers pay, in Swiss francs and including VAT and any surcharges. Price your shop in CHF; Stripe Tax’s automatic setting treats franc prices as including VAT.
The revised Data Protection Act
Switzerland’s revised Federal Act on Data Protection, in force since September 2023, applies, and GDPR can too if you target EU customers. Publish a privacy policy naming the services you use, such as Stripe. Cornerrr’s AI drafts one for you to review.
Customs for EU orders
Switzerland is outside the EU’s customs and VAT area. Parcels to EU customers need a customs declaration, and the customer may pay import VAT and fees on delivery, so say this on your delivery page.
General information, current as of October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change, so check them with an accountant or adviser, or the official sources, before you rely on them.
Cornerrr
Built for businesses in Switzerland
Prices in CHF
Set your store’s currency to CHF and your products, shipping rates and checkout use it. Cornerrr works with about 140 currencies, one per web address.
VAT at checkout
Turn on Stripe Tax in your Stripe account and Cornerrr asks it to work out VAT for each order at checkout, on any paid plan. You can collect business customers’ VAT numbers too.
Your words in German
Describe your business in German and Cornerrr writes your pages in German. Stripe Checkout shows in German too. A few built-in cart and account labels are still in English today.
Local ways to pay
Checkout is Stripe’s own, so the local payment methods you turn on in Stripe show up for the customers who can use them, next to cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Local tips
Make it feel local
Choose one language region
Cornerrr writes one language per website, so pick the language where most of your customers live: German in Zurich or Bern, French in Geneva or Lausanne, Italian in Ticino. In German, use Swiss spelling, with ss instead of ß.
Ship with Swiss Post
Swiss Post delivers most small parcels, as PostPac Priority (next working day) or PostPac Economy (two working days), and many people collect parcels at a post office or a My Post 24 terminal. Say which service you use.
Show your UID number
Swiss businesses have a company identification number (UID, starting with CHE). Show it with your address and VAT number in the footer, where business customers look for it.
Add euro prices for EU customers on Pro
Price in Swiss francs for Swiss customers. On the Pro plan you can add euro prices, shown on a second web address, for customers across the border.
How it works
From a few words to your website, live.
Step 1: Describe your business
A sentence or two is enough: what you do, who it’s for and how people buy from you.
Step 2: We build it while you watch
Cornerrr writes your pages, adds your products or services, and picks the colours, fonts and look. It takes about a minute.
Step 3: Connect payments
Link a Stripe account, or create one in a few minutes. Your customers pay you directly.
Step 4: You’re live
Publish on your free Cornerrr web address, or use your own. Change anything later by asking.
Pricing
Free to build. Simple plans to go live.
Build and preview for free, no card needed. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial, and Cornerrr adds no transaction fees. Plan prices are in US dollars; your customers pay you in CHF.
Starter
Go live and start selling.
$19a month
Most popular
Growth
For growing businesses with subscriptions and deliveries.
$49a month
Pro
For several stores and bigger catalogues.
$99a month
Questions
Good to know
Can my website be in German, French or Italian?
Yes, in one of them: Cornerrr writes one language per website, in the language you describe your business in, and Stripe’s checkout page is translated too. A few built-in cart and account labels are still in English today; the add-to-cart and checkout buttons can be renamed.
Can customers pay with TWINT?
Yes, for one-time orders in Swiss francs. Turn on TWINT in your Stripe Dashboard and it appears at checkout; customers approve the payment in their TWINT app. For subscriptions, offer cards.
Do Swiss customers have a right to return online orders?
Not by law: Switzerland has no general withdrawal right for online purchases. Your own returns policy decides, so write it clearly; Cornerrr’s AI drafts a refund policy for you to edit.
Can I sell to customers in the EU from Switzerland?
Yes. Add the countries you ship to and set fixed rates. EU parcels go through customs, and for parcels worth up to €150 you can register for the EU’s Import One-Stop Shop so customers don’t pay VAT on delivery. EU consumer rules may apply too, so check with an adviser.
Do I need any technical skills?
No. You describe your business in your own words and Cornerrr builds the website. Afterwards you change things by clicking, or by asking the assistant in plain words.
How much does it cost?
Building and previewing your website is free, with no card needed. To go live and take payments, choose a plan from $19 a month. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial; a card is needed to start it.
Payment methods used in Switzerland
All payment methodsStart your website in Switzerland.
Describe your business and see your website in about a minute. It’s free until you go live.