Switzerland is a member of EFTA. Additionally Switzerland has a number of seperate agreements with EU.
(EFTA) = European Free Trade Association
EFTA has deals in place with the EU, which make goods traffic easier.
UK is not a member of the EFTA
Consequence: what happens at the Swiss / EU border is different to what will happen at UK / EU border, should there be no exit treaty.
Then the UK is a 3rd party state and WTO terms apply
Personally I am very much in favor of applying WTO terms to EU / UK goods traffic in both ways after Brexit. But that is, of course, my own personal opinion
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