Handle your own customs declaration

Can I declare my goods myself?

If you, as a private individual, have received a notice of arrival for a product sent from a country outside the EU, you can choose to handle your declaration yourself. You do this by completing and submitting a manual declaration form to Swedish Customs. You will need to go to a customs office to submit the form and get help from a customs official to enter the data into our import system.

Keep in mind that there may be charges from the company shipping your parcel for handling your shipment, even if you declare yourself.

Forms for making your customs declaration

Data for manual customs declarations for imports pdf, 162.1 kB.

Data for manual customs declaration Import – Supplement sheet pdf, 135.6 kB.

How to submit your own declaration

Postnord will notify you that your shipment has arrived at their warehouse and offer to act as your representative. This means that Postnord will handle all customs formalities on your behalf, including payment of VAT. If you wish to submit your own declaration, please notify them accordingly. You must now complete your customs declaration yourself in order to pay VAT. Follow the instructions below.

1. You will need two pieces of information from Postnord's customer service in order to complete your customs declaration:
   1. information about where your shipment is stored,
   2. an image or text file with the contents of the CN22/23 label on your shipment.
2. Enter the following:
   Data for manual customs declaration - Import pdf, 162.1 kB.
   Please consult the guide:
   Guide for manual customs declaration for imports (in Swedish)
   
3. Submit the completed customs declaration to your nearest customs clearance office. You will also need to present proof of purchase (such as a receipt) and a printed copy of the image or text file containing the information on the CN22/23 label you received from Postnord.
   Our locations and addresses can be found on this page:
   Customs clearance offices
   Once Swedish Customs has received and reviewed your customs declaration, you must pay VAT. You can pay at the customs clearance office by card or cash. We accept most bank cards, except American Express and Diners.
   Once you have paid VAT, you will receive a bill of release from the customs clearance office showing that the shipment may be released to you.
   
4. Show the bill of release to Postnord, who need to see it in order to send the item to you, either directly to your home or to your usual delivery point.

Would you like Postnord to make the customs declaration for you?

If you have received a parcel on which you have to pay charges, the company that carried your parcel can make the customs declaration for you. On Postnord’s website, you will find information on the rules about receiving a parcel from another country and how you pay charges when, for example, you have bought something online from a country outside the EU.

Import and vat, from another country – Postnord

In which legislative act is it stated that I must pay VAT?

Information about the Swedish Value Added Tax Act in Swedish:

Mervärdesskattelagen (2023:200) 7 kap. 13 §

Information about the act on exemption from taxation upon import in Swedish:

Lag (1994:1551) om frihet från skatt vid import, m.m. 2 kap. 3 § p6 och 2 kap. 4 § p4