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Important terms related to Swiss E-Commerce explained.
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In this glossary, you will find important terms related to selling on Swiss marketplaces explained briefly in alphabetical order.
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
3PL (Third-Party Logistics)
A-Post / B-Post
Amazon FBA
API (Application Programming Interface)
Attribute mapping
B2B / B2C Fulfillment
Click & Collect
CMI (Customer Management Interface)
Commercial Seller
Commercial Seller (Ricardo)
Commission Model
Commission (Marketplace Commission)
Connected Retail
Connected Retail (Zalando)
Code 220 (VAT Return)
DAM (Digital Asset Management)
DAP (Delivered at Place)
Data Cleansing
Data Harmonization
DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)
Delivery Threshold
Declaration of Subordination for Foreign Companies
DSG (Data Protection Act)
ESTV (Federal Tax Administration)
EU Hub
EU VAT number & warehouse in the EU
European warehouse location
eWV (electronic assessment notice)
Final fee
Full Automation
Galaxus Merchant Program
Imprint Requirement
Incoterms
Invite-only marketplace
Listing Fee
Marketplace
Marketplace Commission
Marketplace Model
Merchant
Middleware (e.g., Channable, Tradebyte)
Mirakl Connect
Monthly Subscription Fee
Monthly Fee & Variable Commission
Partial Automation
Partial Automation / Full Automation
Pick & Pack
Pickup (Click & Collect / BOPIS)
PIM (Product Information Management)
Platform Taxation
Place of Supply Principle
PostFinance Card / PostFinance Pay
Postage Meter License
Product Ranking
Purchase on account
Retail Account
Seller Dashboard
Self-Billing
Success Fee
Swiss Post
TWINT
UWG (Unfair Competition Act)
VAT number Registration
VAT ID (Value Added Tax Identification Number)
Vendor Account
Weight-Based Teriff
XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Zalando Partner University
ZEOS (Zalando E-commerce Operating System)
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