Retailer file · migros.ch

Buy from Migros
anywhere in the world.

Switzerland's largest retailer and its largest employer. A cooperative with its own manufacturing, its own brands and a distinctive set of house rules.

Operator Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund · a consumer cooperativeBased in Zürich
Read this before you order

Almost everything worth buying from Migros is a house brand you cannot get anywhere else — M-Budget, Anna's Best, Farmer, Zweifel lines, Frey chocolate. That is exactly why people ask us. The same food import rules that constrain Coop apply here in full.

CH onlyNo international delivery
House brandsThe reason to shop here — most have no export distribution at all
2–4 daysFrom order to arrival at our warehouse
No alcoholMigros has historically not sold alcohol in its supermarkets

The checkout wall

Where Migros stops you,
and how we get through.

These are the gates a foreign buyer hits at this checkout, in the order they hit them. Left is the wall as the retailer states it. Right is what we actually do about it.

01Delivery addressblocked

Online delivery is available within Switzerland only.

How we get through

Delivered to our warehouse and consolidated with anything else you have ordered that week.

02Payment methodblocked

Swiss cards, TWINT and the Cumulus account. Foreign cards are usually rejected.

How we get through

Paid on our Swiss account. Cumulus points are passed back to you as a discount.

03Import eligibilityblocked

No screening. The site will happily sell you products that cannot legally enter your country.

How we get through

Every food line is checked against your destination before purchase. We decline what will be seized.

04Cold chainpartial

Chilled and frozen items are sold for same-day domestic delivery only.

How we get through

Shelf-stable only. Chocolate ships insulated May to September. Fresh and frozen we decline.

05Export documentsblocked

Till receipt only.

How we get through

Commercial invoice, packing list, ingredient and origin declarations, health attestations where required.

Result4 of 5 gates stop a foreign buyer outright. None of them stop a Swiss one. That is the entire service — we are the domestic customer Migros is willing to sell to, and you are the one who ends up with the goods.

Worth buying

What Migros is actually good for.

House brands with no distribution outside Switzerland. This is the whole reason the page exists.

  • ✓M-BudgetThe famous green-and-white line. No export distribution whatsoever, and a genuine curiosity item abroad.
  • ✓Frey chocolateMigros' own chocolate manufacturer, and among the best value in Swiss confectionery.
  • ✓Zweifel and Swiss snacksPaprika chips in particular. Light, shelf-stable and permitted almost everywhere.
  • ✓Aromat, Stocki and Swiss store-cupboard staplesThe products expatriate Swiss ask for by name, more than anything else we ship.
  • ✓Mibelle and Migros cosmeticsSwiss-manufactured skincare at supermarket prices, with no foreign distribution.
  • ✓Sportartikel and outdoor own-brandsCheap, functional and unavailable outside Switzerland.

Not worth buying

What we will not buy here.

The same food rules as Coop, applied with the same care.

  • ✕Fresh, chilled and frozen anythingWill not survive the lane.
  • ✕Meat, including dried and curedProhibited or licence-controlled in most destinations.
  • ✕HoneyRefused under biosecurity rules almost everywhere.
  • ✕Soft and raw-milk cheeseRestricted or prohibited in most of our markets.
  • ✕Products with seeds or plant matterBiosecurity risk goods, refused on arrival.
  • ✕Anything perishable dated under six weeksIt will arrive too close to expiry to be worth the freight.

Practical notes

What our buyers know
about Migros.

Accumulated from running orders through this retailer. Most of it is the kind of thing you only learn by getting it wrong once.

Ask by product nameMost requests here are for a specific remembered product rather than a category. Name it and we will find it.
Bulk works wellNon-perishable house brands consolidate well, and freight per unit falls sharply with volume.
Summer packingChocolate ships insulated with cold packs at no extra charge from May to September.
CumulusPoints earned on your purchases are passed back as a discount.
Weight economicsFood is heavy for its value. One consolidated parcel usually beats several small ones by a wide margin.

Start here

Send a Migros link.
Get the landed cost.

Paste the product page, tell us where it is going, and we return a full breakdown — goods, Swiss VAT refunded, our fee, freight, duty and import tax — before you commit to anything.

Get the landed cost →

No account needed for a quote. A Swiss buyer verifies stock and price before we charge you anything.

Typical response timea human checks every quoteunder 4 h
Service feesliding by order value5–10%
Swiss VAT reclaimedcredited back to you8.1%
Inbound to our warehouseMigros to CrissierMost requests here are for a specific remembered product rather than a category
Destinations servedduties prepaid, DDP190
What you pay
One payment, in your own currency1×

Questions

Buying from Migros, answered.

Can you get M-Budget products?

Yes, and it is one of our most common requests. M-Budget has no export distribution at all, which is precisely why people abroad ask for it. The shelf-stable lines travel well and are cheap enough that freight dominates the cost — so it is worth ordering a proper quantity in one consolidated parcel rather than a handful of items.

Does Migros sell alcohol?

Historically not in its supermarkets — it is one of the cooperative's longest-standing house rules and a genuine Swiss curiosity. If you want Swiss wine or spirits, Coop is the better route, subject to your destination's excise and licensing rules.

Is Frey chocolate as good as Lindt?

It is Migros' own manufacturer and, by value, among the best chocolate in Swiss retail. It is also almost unobtainable abroad, which makes it a better gift than the brands your recipient can already buy at home. We will happily quote a mixed box across several Swiss makers.

Can you combine a Migros order with other Swiss shops?

Yes, and it is usually the right move. Everything arrives at our warehouse, we merge it into one parcel for CHF 15, and you pay one freight charge instead of three. Groceries are heavy, so consolidation saves more here than in almost any other category.

Name the Swiss product you miss. We will find it.

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