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Debt enforcement office, canton of Zurich

Updated on 29 July 2026

In brief

In the canton of Zurich, the competent debt enforcement office is in principle the one where you live. It issues the register extract (CHF 17) and receives non-disclosure requests. A closed proceeding stays disclosed to third parties there for 5 years (art. 8a para. 4 DEBA/SchKG).

Finding the right office is the first step of any procedure: a request sent to the wrong district comes back unprocessed. Here are the verified addresses for this canton, followed by what to do.

The canton of Zurich has 30 district or municipal offices. Only the one where you live holds your entry: the others cannot process your request.

Office addresses — canton of Zurich

Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 1
Lindenhofstrasse 21 / Amtshaus III
8001 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 2
Ulmbergstrasse 1
8027 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 3
Sihlfeldstrasse 10
8003 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 4
Hohlstrasse 35
8004 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 5
Fabrikstrasse 3
8031 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 6
Beckenhofstrasse 59
8006 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 7
Witikonerstrasse 15
8032 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 8
Höschgasse 45
8008 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 9
Hohlstrasse 550
8048 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 10
Wipkingerplatz 5
8037 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 11
Eggbühlstrasse 23
8050 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Zürich 12
Schwamendingerplatz 1
8051 Zürich
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Winterthur-Stadt
Neustadtgasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Oberwinterthur
Römerstrasse 182
8404 Winterthur
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Winterthur-Wülflingen
Wülflingerstrasse 239
8408 Winterthur
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Uster
Oberlandstrasse 82
8610 Uster
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Dübendorf
Neugutstrasse 54
8600 Dübendorf
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Dietikon
Neumattstrasse 24
8953 Dietikon
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Wetzikon
Bahnhofstrasse 167
8620 Wetzikon
Betreibungs- und Gemeindeammannamt Horgen
Dorfplatz 1
8810 Horgen
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Bülach
Allmendstrasse 6
8180 Bülach
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Kloten
Kirchgasse 7
8302 Kloten
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Wädenswil
Schönenbergstrasse 4a
8820 Wädenswil
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Wallisellen-Dietlikon
Zentralstrasse 9
8304 Wallisellen
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Schlieren/Urdorf
Brunngasse 5
8952 Schlieren
Betreibungs- und Gemeindeammannamt Thalwil-Rüschlikon-Kilchberg
Gotthardstrasse 11
8800 Thalwil
Betreibungs- und Gemeindeammannamt Meilen-Herrliberg-Erlenbach
Dorfstrasse 100
8706 Meilen
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Affoltern am Albis
Obere Bahnhofstrasse 4
8910 Affoltern a.A.
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Opfikon
Oberhauserstrasse 25
8152 Opfikon
Betreibungs- und Stadtammannamt Illnau-Effretikon
Märtplatz 29, Stadthaus, 2. OG
8307 Effretikon

Addresses verified against official cantonal sources (July 2026). Check opening hours with the office before travelling there.

Getting your extract in the canton of Zurich

The register extract is the document letting agencies and employers ask for. It costs CHF 17 (art. 12a OELP) and shows proceedings from the last five years.

1Identify the office for your place of residence in the list above.
2Order the extract online, by post or at the counter, with a copy of an ID document.
3Budget CHF 17 per extract; if you have moved, order one per district where you lived.
4Read the result carefully: a paid entry still appears, with its amount.

Having an entry removed in the canton of Zurich

Debt enforcement law is federal: the legal routes are the same in every canton, only the office address changes. Depending on your situation, four routes exist.

Making a debt-enforcement proceeding invisible: non-disclosure →Having a debt-enforcement proceeding withdrawn by the creditor →Challenging an unjustified debt-enforcement proceeding →How long does a debt-enforcement proceeding stay on the register? →

Which office is competent if I moved away from the canton of Zurich?

For new proceedings, the office where you now live is competent. Older entries, however, stay with the office of your former residence: to give a complete picture you need an extract from each district concerned.

Are the fees different in the canton of Zurich?

No. Fees are set by federal law (OELP) and are therefore identical across Switzerland: CHF 17 for the register extract, CHF 40 for a non-disclosure request.

Can the office in Zurich delete an entry if I ask?

No. The office applies the law and the decisions put before it; it cannot delete an entry on its own initiative. You need a withdrawal by the creditor, a non-disclosure decision, or a court decision.

Addresses provided for information (as of July 2026). SwissReset is a document-preparation service, not a law firm.