diff --git a/tests/api/test_switch_tunnel.py b/tests/api/test_switch_tunnel.py
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+from pprint import pprint
+
+
+class TestSaiSwitchTunnel:
+    # object with no parents
+
+    def test_switch_tunnel_create(self, npu):
+        commands = [
+            {
+                'name': 'switch_tunnel_1',
+                'op': 'create',
+                'type': 'SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_SWITCH_TUNNEL',
+                'attributes': [
+                    'SAI_SWITCH_TUNNEL_ATTR_TUNNEL_TYPE',
+                    'SAI_TUNNEL_TYPE_IPINIP',
+                ],
+            }
+        ]
+
+        results = [*npu.process_commands(commands)]
+        print('======= SAI commands RETURN values create =======')
+        pprint(results)
+        assert all(results), 'Create error'
+
+    def test_switch_tunnel_remove(self, npu):
+        commands = [{'name': 'switch_tunnel_1', 'op': 'remove'}]
+
+        results = [*npu.process_commands(commands)]
+        print('======= SAI commands RETURN values remove =======')
+        pprint(results)
+        assert all(
+            [result == 'SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS' for result in results]
+        ), 'Remove error'