Reply within 2 working hours, often within the hour, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm Swiss time (CET/CEST).
Outside those hours, I reply from 8 am on the next working day.
What the quote includes
- A firm price, excluding tax, which does not change once you accept it.
- The word count for your document, with new words shown separately from repetitions and previously translated passages, which are charged at 25% of the standard rate.
- A delivery date and time.
- The service I recommend from those on the Services page, even if it is not the most expensive.
- The variant of the target language: UK or US English, Belgian, French or Swiss French, Belgian or Netherlands Dutch.
5 examples, one per field
Each price is for a full human translation, checked and delivered in the format of your document, at the direct-client rate, excluding tax.
The examples cover all three target languages: French, English and Dutch.
| Document | Field | From | Into | Pages | Words | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision by a public authority | Administrative | English | French (France) | 4 | 1,000 | EUR 125.00 |
| Annual report | Financial | French | English (UK) | 16 | 4,000 | EUR 860.00 |
| Judgment | Legal | English | French (Belgium) | 10 | 2,500 | EUR 437.50 |
| Expert medical report | Medical | English | French (France) | 20 | 5,000 | EUR 1,000.00 |
| User manual | Technical | English | Dutch (Belgium) | 12 | 3,000 | EUR 480.00 |
| One page | 250 words |
|---|---|
| Minimum charge | EUR 60.00 |
| Currency | euros; Swiss francs for translations intended for use in Switzerland |
| Full rate card | on request; separate rate card for agencies, fellow translators and intermediaries |
What affects the price
| Factor | Situation | Effect on price |
|---|---|---|
| Source language | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish | Higher rate |
| Field | Financial, legal, medical | Higher rate: references and figures are checked |
| Service | Updates, post-editing, proofreading, revision | Depends on the condition of the text; usually lower, as set out in the quote |
| Turnaround | Delivery within 24 hours, or more than 2,500 words per working day | +45% |
| Turnaround | Evenings, weekends or bank holidays, by arrangement | +75% |
| Volume | Projects over 30,000 words, or regular work | Reduced rate |
| Volume | Sentences repeated or already translated for you | 25% of the standard rate |
Any surcharge is always stated in advance.
No Swiss VAT
As I am established in Switzerland, I am not liable for Swiss VAT (Article 10 of the Swiss Federal Act on Value Added Tax): my invoices carry no VAT.
If your organisation is established in the European Union and registered for VAT, you account for the VAT on my invoice yourself, without paying it to me: this is the reverse charge.
If you can recover it as input tax, it costs you nothing.
For a private individual or a body not registered for VAT, the invoice carries no Swiss VAT; any obligations you may have in your own country remain yours.
Payment within 30 days by bank transfer, in euros or Swiss francs.
Every document received is kept confidential, both before and after the quote. Terms of service.
A free page before your first order
Whatever you send, within 2 working hours you receive a firm price and delivery date for a whole document, or an initial assessment for a single page.
Before you commission any work, I will translate one page free of charge, so that you can judge the quality on your own text.