I bought a used car in Feb 2022 (2011, 100k km, 8000 CHF) from a used car dealer. The price included 7.7% VAT.
In July I moved to Germany with the car. I now have to pay a 19% VAT to the German government on the car. Based on speaking with the customs officer in Germany and reading online, I should be able to get a refund on the 7.7% VAT I paid on the purchase in Switzerland. But it's not clear to me if I get this from the used dealer or from a Swiss government office? Anybody done this before and can describe the process? What forms are needed? Will this work, or is it now too late since I've owned the car for 7 months? I'm a bit skeptical the garage I bought it from will be happy to give me some money back...