Declaration guide for standard customs declaration for import

Codes for data element 11 01 000 000 – Declaration type

Enter a code to indicate either a standard customs declaration submitted upon arrival or a pre-lodged customs declaration.

Use one of the following codes:

• A – For standard customs declarations
• D – For pre-lodged customs declarations

The items are number sequentially. Begin with 1 and count up for each new goods item.

For some procedures, you are required to enter a supplementary code in data group 11 09 000 000. Some codes have been defined by the European Commission, but national codes also occur. The code consists of three characters. Leave the data element blank if there is no applicable code.

Codes defined by the European Commission consist of one letter and two digits. The following code groups are currently applicable:

National codes may be used. These consist of two digits and one letter.

Find Union codes and national codes in the code list in Tulltaxan, TARIC.

Special tax areas

If your declaration comprises goods from a special tax area, such as Åland or the Canary Islands, please enter code F15 for all goods items.

Temporary admission

If the declaration concerns forwarding goods to temporary admission, the Additional procedure data element is mandatory for all goods items.

Enter a reference to the transport document that corresponds to the current transportation of the goods.Enter this information at the declaration header level if it applies to the entire declaration. Otherwise, enter the information on the goods item level.Enter the following information:

• 12 05 001 000 Reference number
  Enter the reference number of the transport document.
• 12 05 002 000 Type
  Enter the type of transport documentation using the code list in Tulltaxan, TARIC.

This is voluntary data element where you may enter your own Unique Commercial Reference (UCR) number.

Enter this information at the declaration header level if it applies to the entire declaration. Otherwise, enter the information on the goods item level.

Enter a local reference number (LRN). LRN replaces the previous customs ID.

• When the information is provided via a system-to-system solution, a unique LRN is generated by the information provider's system, which is based on the LRN series assigned to you when you registered for communication via EDI with Swedish Customs.
• When the information is provided via Swedish Customs' online services, an LRN is generated by Swedish Customs' systems.

This information should not be included when the declaration concerns goods from a special tax area.

This is where you indicate if the goods are located in a customs warehouse.

This information is mandatory for customs procedures ending in a customs warehouse procedure, that is, if the code for the previous procedure in data element 11 09 002 000 is 71.

Otherwise, this information should not be included.
The code for identifying the customs warehouse consists of two parts: type of warehouse and warehouse identifier:

• 12 11 002 000 – Type
  Enter the applicable Union code for the type of warehouse.
  
  Enter one of the following codes:
  

  Codes for data element 12 01 000 000 – Type

  Code	Description
  R	Public customs warehouse type I
  S	Public customs warehouse type II
  U	Private customs warehouse

  
  
• 12 11 015 000 – Identification code
  Enter the customs warehouses' authorisation code (place of goods code).

Enter any common EU authorisation, according to Annex A of the Delegated Regulation, that are required in support of the declaration. For example, this is where you should declare that you have binding tariff information for your goods.

However, you do not need to submit Deferred Payment Option (DPO), Comprehensive Guarantee (CGU) or Authorised Economic Operator (AEO, AEOC, AEOF or AEOS) authorisations.

Enter this information at the declaration header level if it applies to the entire declaration. Otherwise, enter the information on the goods item level.

Other types of authorisations, such a national authorisations, should be entered in data element 12 03 000 000 - Supporting documents.

Enter the following information:

• 12 12 002 000 Type
  Only complete this data element if you hold binding tariff information (BTI or binding origin information (BOI).
  
  The following codes are applicable:
  

  Codes for data element 12 12 002 000 Authorisation – Type

  Code	Description
  C626	BTI
  C627	BOI

  
  End-use
  Enter codes N990 or C990, except when the application for authorisation is submitted directly in the declaration.
  
  
• 12 12 001 000 Reference number
  Provide the reference number of the authorisation. All common EU authorisations issued in Sweden begin with 'SE', followed by the name of the authorisation.
  
  Example 1:
  You hold an authorisation as a weigher of bananas (AWB). Your reference number begins with SEAWB and is followed by an identifier.
  
  Example 2:
  You hold a Swedish inward processing authorisation (IPO). Your reference number begins with SEIPO and is followed by an identifier.
  
  Slutanvändning
  Vid ansökan direkt i deklarationen anger du ”Förenklad ansökan” som referensnummer.
  
  
• 12 12 080 000 Holder of the authorisation
  Only complete this data element if you invoke binding tariff information or binding origin information in data element 12 02 002 000.
  
  Enter the holder's EORI number.

Enter information about the exporter(s). This information should be entered at the level of the declaration header if it applies to the entire declaration. Where there are multiple exporters, they should be indicated at the goods item level.

Enter the following information:

• 13 01 016 000 – Name
  Enter the name of the exporter. This information only needs to be provided if the exporter's identification number has not been provided.
  
  
• 13 01 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter the exporter's EORI number or any other third country identifier that is recognised by the EU. In the absence of an identification number, please enter the exporter's complete name and address.
  
  
• 13 01 018 000 – Address information
  Only provide address information if you have not provided the exporter's EORI number or other third country identifier that is recognised by the EU.
  
  
  • 13 01 018 019 – Street adress
    Street address and number.
    
    
  • 13 01 018 020 – Country
    Country code.
    
    
  • 13 01 018 021 – Postal code
    Enter the postal code.
    
    
  • 13 01 018 022 – City
    Enter the city.

The importer is the party who draws the import declaration, or the person on the behalf of whom the declaration is drawn. The declarant and the importer is often the same person, but there are instances where they are separate entities.

It is mandatory to provide information about the importer, even if the importer and the declarant are the same person.

Enter the following information:

• 13 04 016 000 – Name
  Enter the name of the the importer. This information should not be provided if the importer has an EORI number.
  
  
• 13 04 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter the EORI number or, in the absence thereof, a Swedish national insurance number or date of birth.
  
  
  • Companies established in the EU:
    
    • Should provide their EORI number;
    • Should not provide name and address information.
      
      
  • Companies not established in the EU with an MRA number:
    • Should provide their MRA number;
    • Should not provide name and address information.
      
      
  • Companies not established in the EU without an MRA number:
    • Should provide name and address information.
      
      
  • Private individuals who do not have an EORI number, have a Swedish national insurance number and who do not conduct any commercial activities that are subject to customs regulations should provide:
    • their national insurance number, beginning with SE (SEYYMMDDXXXX);
    • complete name and address information.
      
      
  • Private individuals who do not have an EORI number or a Swedish national insurance number, and who do not conduct any commercial activities that are subject to customs regulations should provide:
    • Their country code (other than SE) followed by their date of birth (YYYYMMDD), e.g. DK19710731;
    • complete name and address information.
      
      

• 13 04 018 000 – Address information
  Enter the address of the the importer. This information should not be provided if the importer has an EORI number.
  
  
  • 13 04 018 019 – Street address
    Street address and number.
    
    
  • 13 04 018 020 – Country
    Country code.
    
    
  • 13 04 018 021 – Postal code.
    Enter the postal code.
    
    
  • 13 04 018 022 – City
    Enter the city.

The declarant is a person who lodges a customs declaration or on the behalf of whom a customs declaration is lodged.

Declarants can only be undertakings or individuals that are established in the EU or in Norway. There are some exceptions to this rule, for example, in the context of temporary admission.

The declarant and the importer is often the same person, but there are instances where they are separate entities.

An agent may also be a declarant. In such cases, the agent should enter code 3, indicating indirect agency.

Enter the following information:

• 13 05 016 000 – Name
  Enter the name of the the declarant. This information should not be provided if the declarant has an EORI or MRA number.
  

• 13 05 017 000 –Identification number
  Enter the declarant's EORI or MRA number.
  
  
  • Private individuals who do not have an EORI number, have a Swedish national insurance number and who do not conduct any commercial activities that are subject to customs regulations should provide:
    • their national insurance number, beginning with SE (SEYYMMDDXXXX);
    • complete name and address information.
      
      
    • Private individuals who do not have an EORI number or a Swedish national insurance number, and who do not conduct any commercial activities that are subject to customs regulations should provide:
      • Their country code (other than SE) followed by their date of birth (YYYYMMDD), e.g. DK19710731;
      • complete name and address information.
        
        
        
    • Temporary admission:
      An economic operator that is not based in the European Union and that does not have an EORI or MRA number may be indicated as the declarant. In this case, the identification number should consist of the country code + ten zeroes and the declarant’s complete name. Address information should also be provided.
      
      
    • End-use and inward processing:
      An economic operator that is not based in the European Union and that does not have an EORI or MRA number may be indicated as the declarant. In this case, the identification number should consist of the country code + ten zeroes and the declarant’s complete name. Address information should also be provided.
      
      

• 13 05 018 000 – Address information
  Enter the address of the the declarant. This information should not be provided if the declarant has an EORI or MRA number.
  
  
  • 13 05 018 019 – Street address
    Street address and number.
    
    
  • 13 05 018 020 – Country
    Country code.
    
    
  • 13 05 018 021 – Postal code
    Enter the postal code.
    
    
  • 13 05 018 022 – City
    Enter the city.
    
    
• 13 05 074 000 – Contact person
  Here you may provide information about a contact person. This information is optional, but we recommend that you provide this information, as current contact information may facilitate the expedient processing of your case. Remember to provide a name, telephone number and e‑mail address.
  
  
  • 13 05 074 016 – Name
    Name of the contact person.
    
    
  • 13 05 074 075 – Telephone number
    The contact person's telephone number.
    
    
  • 13 05 074 076 – E-mail address.
    The contact person's e-mail address.

This information should not be provided in cases of temporary admission, inward processing or a declaration of goods from a special tax area.

If the seller is not the same person as the exporter, please provide information about the seller here.

This information should be entered at the level of the declaration header if it applies to the entire declaration.

Where there are multiple sellers, they should each be indicated at the goods item level.
If you know the seller's EORI number, or any other third country identifier that is recognised by the EU, you should not provide name and address information.

Enter the following information:

• 13 08 016 000 – Name
  Enter the name of the seller. This information may be omitted if the seller has an EORI number or any other identification number approved by the EU.
  
  
• 13 08 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter the seller's EORI number or any other identification number approved by the EU. Do not enter the seller's name or address if you enter information in this data element.
  
  
• 13 08 018 000 – Address
  Enter the seller's address. This information may be omitted if the seller has an EORI number or any other identification number approved by the EU.
  
  
  • 13 08 018 019 – Street address
    Enter the street and, where applicable, house number.
    
    
  • 13 08 018 020 – Country
    Enter the country code.
    
    
  • 13 08 018 021 – Postal code
    Enter the postal code.
    
    
  • 13 08 018 022 City
    Enter the city.
    

This information should not be provided in cases of temporary admission, inward processing or a declaration of goods from a special tax area.

If the buyer is not the same person as the importer, please provide information about the buyer here. This information should be entered at the level of the declaration header if it applies to the entire declaration. Where there are multiple buyers, they should each be indicated at the goods item level.

If you know the buyer's EORI number you should not enter their name and address information.

Enter the following information:

• 13 09 016 000 – Name
  Enter the name of the buyer. This information may be omitted if the buyer has an EORI number.
  
  
• 13 09 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter the buyer's EORI number. Do not enter the seller's name or address if you enter information in this data element.
  
  
• 13 09 018 000 – Address
  Enter the buyer's address. This information may be omitted if the buyer has an EORI number.
  
  • 13 09 018 019 – Street
    Enter the street and, where applicable, house number.
    
    
  • 13 09 018 020 – Country
    Enter the country code.
    
    
  • 13 09 018 021 – Postal code
    Enter the postal code.
    
    
  • 13 09 018 022 –City
    Enter the city.

This optional data element may be used to name additional supply actors with AEO authorisation or a corresponding certification within the framework of a trade arrangement. Enter their roll code and identification number.

This identification number should either be an MRA code or an EORI number.

This information should be provided at the level of the declaration header if it applies to the entire declaration. If not, please enter the information for each goods item.

Enter the following information:

• 13 14 031 000 – Role
  Enter one of the following role codes:
  

  Role codes for data element 13 14 031 000

  Code	Description
  CS	Consolidator
  FW	Freight Forwarder
  MF	Manufacturer
  WH	Warehouse Keeper

  
  
• 13 014 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter an MRA code or an EORI number.

This information should not be included in declarations of goods from a special tax area.

Only enter this information if the person providing a guarantee is not the same person as the declarant. For example, a direct agent assuming liability should enter their EORI number.

Enter the following information:

• 13 20 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter the EORI number.

This information should be omitted in cases of inward processing.

Only enter this information if the person paying the customs duty is not the same person as the declarant. For example, a direct agent assuming liability should enter their EORI number.

Enter the following information:

• 13 21 017 000 – Identification number
  Enter the EORI number.

This information should be omitted in cases of temporary admission.

This is where you enter the terms of delivery.

This information can only be provided at the level of the declaration header.

This information is mandatory in cases where the customs value is calculated based on the transactional value, i.e. if you also enter Code 1 in Data Element 14 10 000 000 – Valuation Method.

Special tax areas

Delivery terms information is mandatory, regardless of the chosen valuation method, in declarations of goods from a special tax area.

Enter the following information:

• 14 01 035 000 – INCOTERM code
  Enter the terms of delivery in accordance with INCOTERM. All relevant codes can be found here: Import codes according to the new customs legislation.
  
  
• 14 01 036 000 – UN/Locode
  Where applicable, this is where you enter a UN/LOCODE for the destination or place of loading. You will then not be required to enter any information about country or location below.
  
  
• 14 01 020 000 – Country
  If a UN/LOCODE has not been provided, please enter the country code of the country of destination or country of loading.
  
  
• 14 01 037 000 – Location
  If a UN/LOCODE has not been provided, please enter the name of the location of destination or country of loading.

Enter the rate of customs duty and taxes for any duties or taxes owed. This information should be entered using the corresponding codes.

For example:

• A00 for customs duty
• B00 for VAT payable to Swedish Customs
• 1MT for monetary customs value. This code is used by companies registered for VAT in Sweden declaring VAT on imports to the Swedish Tax Authority.

Please note that only one of the B00 or 1MT codes may be declared, unless the IOSS is used. The case will be dismissed if both codes are declared.

The A00 code is used for customs duties for all categories of goods. If both value-based customs duty and customs duty on agricultural products apply, or value-based customs duty and excise duty on sugar and flour, please enter the A00 code on two lines.

If the declared goods code is 00, do not enter any tax calculation information (goods exempted in the Official Statistics Ordinance).

Special tax areas

Goods with preferential Union status from special tax areas should not be declared for customs duty. However, national taxes and charges should be declared.

Enter the following information:

• 14 03 038 000 – Payment method
  
  This information should be omitted in cases of temporary admission and inward processing.
  
  This information should be entered once and only for the first goods item.
  
  • If the declarant or the person paying customs duty is authorised for deferred payment and wants the customs duty and other taxes to be charged in a customs invoice, the code “E” should be entered in this data element.
    
    This also applies for agents assuming customs duty liability.
    
    
  • If the customs declaration is submitted to a clearance office and the charges are paid in cash, please enter the code “A” for payment in cash.
    
    Please note that code “A” for payment in cash only can be used together with pre-lodged customs declarations.
    
    
• 14 03 039 000 – Tax type
  This is where the tax codes are entered, such as:
  • A00 for customs duty
  • B00 for VAT payable to Swedish Customs
  • 1MT for monetary customs value. This code can only be used by companies registered for VAT in Sweden. Please note that 1MT always should be entered for declarations where VAT has been paid via an IOSS registered trade platform, regardless of whether or not the declarant is registered for VAT.

• There are also some national taxes and charges that should be declared here. Applicable codes can be codes can be found in Tulltaxan, TARIC.
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• 14 03 040 000 – Tax base
  Enter the value to be used to calculate your taxes.
  
  The tax base for value-based customs duty is determined by the customs value of the goods, i.e. the cost required to bring the goods to the EU border. However, the tax base may also be the weight or quantity of the goods.
  
  
• 14 03 040 041 – Tax rate
  Enter the tax rate provided by Tulltaxan (TARIC) for any goods subject to customs duty or tax based on the customs value of the goods.
  
  For goods subject to customs duty or VAT based on the weight or quantity of the goods, do not enter any information here. Instead, enter the measurement unit and quantity in separate data elements. The amount should be given in SEK.
  
  Please note that you must enter the VAT rate if you are required to pay VAT to Swedish Customs.
  
  Please note that '%' should never be entered.
  
  
• 14 03 040 005 – Measurement unit and qualifier
  This is where you enter the measurement unit if your goods are subject to customs duty or taxes based on their weight or quantity.
  
  Do not write the ‘%’ character, if your goods are subject to value-based customs duty.
  
  All units of calculation that are common across the EU can be found in Tulltaxan (TARIC).
  
  There are some national units of calculation with qualifiers:
  
  

  National units of calculation with qualifiers

  Code	Description
  001	Inspection fee per declaration
  002	Fixed m3 under bark
  006	Kg sulphur in fuel
  007	Sulphur in fuel as 1/10 % of mass (m3)
  099	Manual

  
  
• 14 03 040 006 – Quantity
  Enter the tax base for taxes based on units of measurement, such as kilograms, litres or units.
  
  
• 14 03 040 014 – Amount
  Enter the amount on which to calculate the value-based customs duty. The amount should be given in SEK.
  
  Also enter the monetary customs value if you entered 1MT as your tax rate.
  
  If you entered B00 as your tax rate, please refer to the brochure Mervärdesskatt vid import Pdf, 895.8 kB. (VAT on imports; in Swedish) (section 1.03) when calculating your tax base for VAT.

Enter the code for the currency in which the invoice is issued, e.g. USD.

If you have invoices for commodities in several currencies, you must submit one declaration per currency.

This information is optional. Enter the invoiced amount of the declared goods. If you have several commodity invoices, enter the total amount of all invoices in the currency of the invoice.

This is where you should enter the total amount in your invoice.

Use the invoice containing the delivered goods as the basis for calculating the price of your goods. The price of your goods is the invoiced amount, including any additional costs (such as shipping and insurance, if such costs are itemised in the invoice).

If the invoice contains more than one product and the invoice includes additional costs that apply to the invoice in its entirety, such additional costs should be distributed among the goods items (shipping on the basis of kg or volume, insurance on the basis of value etc.).

Information from separate shipping invoices, insurance invoices etc. should not be itemised in this field. This information should be submitted elsewhere in the declaration.

Where applicable, the sum of the invoiced commodity price for all goods items in the declaration should correspond with the total invoiced amount, as declared in data element 14 06 000 000.

This information should be omitted in cases of temporary admission.

This is where you should enter the code for the valuation method used to determine the customs value of the imported goods.

Enter one of the following codes:

When purchasing goods abroad, the transaction value is most often calculated using Code 1.

Use this data element to claim any preferential treatment in accordance with Article 56.3 of the UCC. The most common grounds for preferential treatment include the origin of the goods, tariff suspension, and customs quotas.

Holders of a specific certificate of origin may claim full or partial duty relief. When claiming preferential tariff treatment, the relevant document code should be entered in data element 12 03 000 000 – Supporting documents.

Enter code 100 if you do not wish to claim any preferential treatment.

Enter a 3-digit code as indicated below:

Preference code, first digit

Next two digits of the code

End-use

Only preference codes 100, 110, 119, 120, 200, 220, 300, 310 or 320 can be used.

Temporary admission, inward processing and special tax areas

Only preference code 100 can be used.

Using the relevant Union code, enter the code for the Member State where the goods are located at the time of release into the customs procedure.

However, where it is known at the time of drawing up the customs declaration, that the goods will be dispatched to another Member State after the release, enter the code for this latter Member State.

Please note that SE may not be used as the country of destination when using procedure codes beginning with 42 or 63.

This information should be entered at the level of the declaration header if it applies to the entire declaration, If not, it should be entered for each goods item respectively.

Enter the country code of the country from which your goods were originally dispatched.

If a commercial transaction (e.g. sale or processing) or a stoppage unrelated to the transport of goods has taken place in an intermediate country, please indicate the last intermediate country. This also applies if the stoppage took place in a Member state. Merely storing the goods in a customs storage facility is not sufficient to change the country of dispatch.

This information should be entered at the level of the declaration header if it applies to the entire declaration. Where there are included in multiple countries of dispatch, they should each be indicated at the goods item level.

The country of dispatch may not be SE or EU.

Enter the country code of the country where the goods have their origin.

• This information is mandatory if the preference code in data element 14 11 000 000 – Preferences begins with '1'.
• The information is also mandatory if you invoke a preference code beginning with '2', '3' or '4' in data element 14 11 000 000, and the country of origin is different from the country of preferential origin indicated in data element 16 09 000 000 - Country of preferential origin.
• When referring to a preference code beginning with '1' in data element 14 11 000 000 Preferences and you do not claim preferential customs treatment for goods originating in the EU, you may either enter 'EU' or the country code of the individual Member State.
  

Please note that you will not find any information in Tulltaxan (TARIC) when using the country code of an individual EU member state. To obtain this information, you must enter 'EU' as the country of origin code.

This information should not be provided in cases of end-use, temporary admission, inward processing or a declaration of goods from a special tax area.

• When claiming preferential customs treatment in data element 14 11 000 000 using a code beginning with '2', '3', or '4', you are required to provide information about the country of preferential origin. The country of preferential origin is indicated using its country code. It cannot be the same country code as the country of origin.
  
  
• When claiming preferential customs treatment in accordance with the EEA agreement (goods originating in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), this data element should be left blank. Instead, enter the country of origin in data element 16 08 000 000 as well as code Y021, as well as any reference number in data element 12 04 000 00.

This information should be omitted in cases of temporary admission.

Enter the net mass of your goods in kilograms. The unit 'kg' should not be indicated. The net mass indicates the goods' mass without any packaging.

When the net mass exceeds 1 kg and includes a fraction of a kg, it may be rounded as follows:

• Between 0.001 and 0.499 kg: downwards (to the closest whole kg);
• Between 0.5 and 0.999 kg: upwards (to the closest whole kg).

We recommend that any net mass exceeding 1 kg be rounded to the closest integer. When the net mass is less than 1 kg, it may be provided with up six decimal points.

Please note that decimals are indicated with the period (.).

The value '0' is only permitted when the commodity code is '00'.

This field should only be completed for specific goods. Use this field if the goods should be measured as units, litres, cubic metres etc.

The commodity code dictates whether this field should be completed. Use Tulltaxan (TARIC) to find out if you are required to provide this information, and what unit to use. Provide this information as a numerical value. You may enter up to six decimals. Do not enter the unit.

Tulltaxan (TARIC)

Enter the gross mass of the goods in kilograms.

The gross mass is the total mass of the goods, including any packaging, but excluding containers and any other transport equipment.

• When the gross mass exceeds 1 kg and includes a fraction of a kg, it may be rounded as follows:
  • Between 0.001 and 0.499 kg: downwards (to the closest whole kg)
  • Between 0.5 and 0.999 kg: upwards (to the closest whole kg).
    

• When the gross mass is less than 1 kg it should be written with up to six decimals, for example 0.123 kg for 123 grams or 0.000654 for a package weighing 654 Mg.
  

Provide the information for each goods item, except in cases where the goods are packaged in a manner that makes the determination of the gross mass impossible on the goods item level. In such cases, the gross mass of the entire consignment may be entered at the level of the declaration header.

Please indicate that the mass of any pallets indicated in the shipping document should be included in the gross mass, except in the following cases:

1. When the pallet is indicated as a separate goods item in the customs declaration.
2. When the rate of customs duty for the goods item is based on gross mass, and/or the customs quota for the goods item is handled on the basis of the 'gross mass' unit of measurement.

Write a description of your goods, i.e. the commercial designation of your goods. The level of detail should be sufficient to enable the classification of your goods on the basis of this description.

This is where you should enter information about the type of packages, number of packages and their shipping marks.

• 18 06 003 000 – Type of packages
  Enter the code that corresponds to your type of package, e.g. boxes. Packaging codes can be found in Tulltaxan (TARIC).
  
  
• 18 06 004 000 – Number of packages
  Enter the number of packages for packaged goods and number of parts for unpackaged goods.
  • If one or several packages of the same type and shipping marks contain various types of goods which are to be declared as several goods items, you may enter the entire number of packages in one goods item.
  • Then enter 0 for this data element for the next goods item(s).
  • You may never enter 0 in this data element if your type of package was NE, NF or NG for unpackaged goods.
  • If you entered VQ, VG, VL, VY, VR, VS or VO as the type of package for bulk goods, this data element should be left empty.
• 18 06 054 000 – Shipping marks
  Enter how the goods packages are labelled. This information is mandatory for packaged goods, but optional for bulk goods and unpackaged goods.

If the affected goods are covered by a TARIC provision relating to a CUS code, the CUS code should be entered.

In other cases, the CUS code is optional, but it lets you submit a simpler commodity description, instead of with a level of detail that is sufficient to classify of your goods on the basis of this description.

The CUS code is an identification number for chemical products listed in the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances (ECICS).

The CUS code is entered as 0000000-0.

Enter the commodity code for the goods item

The commodity code consists of 10 digits, which are divided into three data elements.
In some cases, you are required to enter one or more supplementary codes in addition to the commodity code, for example for goods subject to anti-dumping duties. There are also some national supplementary codes, which apply in some circumstances.
Information about commodity codes and supplementary codes can be found in Tulltaxan (TARIC).

• 18 09 056 000 – Harmonized System sub-heading code
  This is where you enter your HS sub-heading code (6 digits).
  
  In some cases, the commodity code is simply entered as 00. This applies to goods that are exempted from trade statistics. If this applies, simply enter 00 in this data element and leave the data elements below blank.
  
  
• 18 09 057 000 – Combined nomenclature code
  Enter the two following digits that form the common nomenclature code.
  
  
• 18 09 058 000 – TARIC code
  Enter the two last digits forming the TARIC code.
  
  
• 18 09 059 000 – TARIC additional code
  Enter any additional code in the commodity code. Additional codes can be found in Tulltaxan (TARIC).
  
  
• 18 09 060 000 – National additional code
  This information should be omitted in cases of temporary admission.
  
  Provide national additional codes. Additional codes can be found in Tulltaxan (TARIC).
  

Tulltaxan (TARIC)

This information should not be included in a customs declaration of goods from a special tax area.

• Enter 1 if the goods are loaded in containers when crossing the external frontier of the Union
• Enter 0 if the goods are not loaded in containers.

Remember to enter any corresponding container codes in Data Element 19 07 063 000 if you enter code ‘1’ in 19 01 000 000.

Enter the code for the mode of transport that corresponds to the active mode or transportation used when crossing the external frontier of the Union.

The following codes apply:

This information should not be included in a customs declaration of goods from a special tax area.

Enter the code corresponding to the means of transport used at the time of arrival to the destination. See Data Element 19 03 000 000 for applicable codes.

This information is not required for entry into a customs warehouse or removals from a free zone.

Enter all container numbers to which the declaration applies.

This information may be omitted when removing goods from customs warehouses if the goods are not subject to restrictions requiring container number information.

Indicate which goods items are contained in each respective container.

Enter the following information:

• 19 07 044 000 – Goods reference
  Enter the goods item post belonging to the specific container number in Data Element 19 07 063 000.
  
• 19 07 063 000 – Container identification number
  Here you enter the any container numbers included in the declaration.
  
  Special tax areas
  The container number should always be provided, even if you do not enter any container indicator in 19 01 000 000.

This information should not be included in a customs declaration of goods from a special tax area.

Using the corresponding Union code, enter the nationality of the active means of transport crossing the external frontier of the Union.

In the case of combined transport or where several means of transport are used, the active means of transport is the one which propels the whole combination. For example, in the case of a lorry on a sea-going vessel, the active means of transport is the ship. In the case of a tractor and trailer, the active means of transport is the tractor.

The nationality of the means of transport must not be declared if Data Element 19 03 000 000 contains code 1, 3–4 or 8–9.

Enter the following information:

• 19 08 062 000 – Nationality
  Enter the country code of the active means of transport.

This information should not be provided in cases of temporary admission, inward processing or a customs declaration of goods from a special tax area.

Complete this field if there is a customs quota for the goods item and you wish to claim it. Enter the quota order number (six-digit code) in this field. Find out if there is a customs quota in Tulltaxan (TARIC).

You must enter a preference code ending with 20, 25 or 28 in data element 14 11 000 000 when claiming a quota.

Tulltaxan (TARIC)

This information should be omitted in cases of temporary admission.

Enter the nature of your transaction, for example a purchase, return, reparation, gift or loan.

Enter the transaction using a one-digit code.

Enter this information at the declaration header level if it applies the entire declaration. Alternatively, enter the information on each goods item level.

These codes can be found in Tulltaxan (TARIC).

Enter the statistical value, which consists of the value of the goods, including shipping and other costs incurred until the goods arrive at a Swedish border city.

Please note that this is not equal to the customs value or the basis for VAT calculation. The amount should be given in SEK.