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Echtgeld

Echtgeld AG

Echtgeld is a precious-metal storage provider. Headquarters: Switzerland; founded 2010. This profile documents 2 storage options for gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Storage locations: Switzerland. Storage types: domestic storage and customs-free warehouse. None of the documented options has a bank as custodian.

Headquarters
Switzerland
Founded
2010
Storage locations
Switzerland
Address
Ried West 18, 6074 Giswil, Switzerland

01 · AT A GLANCE

Provider profile and documented storage options.

Storage locations

Switzerland

Metals

Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium

Storage types

Domestic storage, Customs-free warehouse

Ownership models

Sole ownership of specific items

Onboarding

Online

Operated by a bank

No

02 · STORAGE OPTIONS

Where and how the metal is stored.

Domestic storage

Echtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storage

Dealer storage, allocated · Provider’s name: Echtgeld OrSuisse Lagerschein – Inlandlager

Location
Switzerland · Zurich
Vault operator
OrSuisse AG
Ownership
Sole ownership of specific items
Holding
Segregated
Metals
Gold · Silver · Platinum · Palladium
Access in person
Yes
Delivery possible
Yes
Onboarding
Online
Identification
yes
Customs-free warehouse

Echtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storage

Dealer storage, allocated · Provider’s name: Echtgeld OrSuisse Lagerschein – Zollfreilager

Location
Switzerland · Zurich bonded warehouse
Vault operator
OrSuisse AG
Ownership
Sole ownership of specific items
Holding
Segregated
Metals
Silver · Platinum · Palladium
Access in person
Yes
Delivery possible
Yes
Onboarding
Online
Identification
yes

03 · OWNERSHIP AND SAFEGUARDS

Whose property the metal remains.

“Not disclosed” means the provider does not state this publicly — it is not a statement that it does not apply.

Echtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storage

  • Held separately from the provider’s own assetsYes
  • Direct claim against the custodianYes
  • Bar or seal numbers recordedYes
  • Ownership transferableYes
  • Custodian is a bankNo
  • Vault operator affiliated with a bankNo
Proof of ownership
negotiable OrSuisse warehouse receipt
If the provider becomes insolvent
OrSuisse states that holdings are direct customer property, off balance sheet, with the warehouse receipt evidencing a direct in-rem claim.

Echtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storage

  • Held separately from the provider’s own assetsYes
  • Direct claim against the custodianYes
  • Bar or seal numbers recordedYes
  • Ownership transferableYes
  • Custodian is a bankNo
  • Vault operator affiliated with a bankNo
Proof of ownership
negotiable OrSuisse warehouse receipt
If the provider becomes insolvent
OrSuisse states that holdings are direct customer property, off balance sheet, with the warehouse receipt evidencing a direct in-rem claim.

04 · WHAT IT COSTS

Published costs.

ChargePublished terms
Storage feeEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storageOrSuisse list rate: gold/platinum/palladium 0.70% p.a.; silver 0.90% p.a., including insurance (accessed 2026-09-21)
Purchase premiumEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storageproduct-specific Echtgeld live dealer price; no static provider premium table (accessed 2026-09-21)
Minimum investmentEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storageNot disclosed
Access, delivery and exitEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storageOrSuisse handling schedule: storage/retrieval CHF 85 plus item charges; warehouse receipt CHF 8; other services per OrSuisse fee PDF dated 2021
Storage feeEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storageOrSuisse list rate: gold/platinum/palladium 0.70% p.a.; silver 0.90% p.a., including insurance (accessed 2026-09-21)
Purchase premiumEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storageproduct-specific Echtgeld live dealer price; no static provider premium table (accessed 2026-09-21)
Minimum investmentEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storageNot disclosed
Access, delivery and exitEchtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storageOrSuisse handling schedule: storage/retrieval CHF 85 plus item charges; warehouse receipt CHF 8; other services per OrSuisse fee PDF dated 2021

Terms are shown as recorded from the provider’s documents, in the currency it publishes, and are not converted. This is not a complete price list — always read the source document.

05 · INSURANCE AND AUDITS

How holdings are insured and audited.

Storage optionInsuranceAudit
Echtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – domestic storage
  • Insurer: Not disclosed
  • Scope: full-risk insurance included in OrSuisse fee
  • Limit: Not disclosed
  • Auditor: BDO
  • Frequency: twice yearly; ISAE 3402 controls stated by OrSuisse
  • Report public: Not disclosed
Echtgeld OrSuisse warehouse receipt – customs-free storage
  • Insurer: Not disclosed
  • Scope: full-risk insurance included in OrSuisse fee
  • Limit: Not disclosed
  • Auditor: BDO
  • Frequency: twice yearly; ISAE 3402 controls stated by OrSuisse
  • Report public: Not disclosed

06 · WHO CAN BECOME A CLIENT

Published rules by region of residence.

Regions by the client’s country of residence. Geographic access is not approval: the provider reviews every relationship itself.

Regions

  • European UnionNot disclosed
  • European Economic AreaNot disclosed
  • Rest of EuropeNot disclosed
  • AfricaNot disclosed
  • AsiaNot disclosed
  • North AmericaNot disclosed
  • South AmericaNot disclosed
  • OceaniaNot disclosed

Country rules

  • Residence: AfghanistanNot accepted
  • Residence: American SamoaNot accepted
  • Residence: GuamNot accepted
  • Residence: IraqNot accepted
  • Residence: Marshall IslandsNot accepted
  • Residence: MicronesiaNot accepted
  • Residence: Northern Mariana IslandsNot accepted
  • Residence: PalauNot accepted
  • Residence: Puerto RicoNot accepted
  • Residence: United States of AmericaNot accepted
  • Residence: United States Virgin IslandsNot accepted
  • US person: United States of AmericaNot accepted
What the provider publishes

Clause 3.1 admits any natural person or legal entity able to identify themselves. Clauses 20.1-20.5 exclude US persons, residents of listed US territories, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Afghanistan and Iraq, SECO-sanctioned persons and domiciliary companies with excluded beneficial owners. Clause 8.4 allows refusal without reasons.

Applies to: OrSuisse warehouse receipts sold by Echtgeld AG

Source: OrSuisse AG – General Terms and Conditions (17 June 2026) · Observed 22 September 2026

07 · SOURCES

Where these figures come from.

Only documents the provider publishes are used. Nothing here is taken from brokers or comparison sites.

Next scheduled review: 21 March 2027. Storage fees and terms change; the figures are re-read against the provider’s documents by then at the latest.

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