Financial support from external funding bodies
To expand its operations, Swedish Customs is seeking financial support from external funding bodies. Examples of external funding bodies include the Internal Security Fund, the Customs Control Equipment Instrument and the Customs Programme. The European Commission co-finances 75–100% of Swedish Customs’ eligible costs in projects that are granted funding.
Internal Security Fund
Swedish Customs is seeking financial support for various projects through the Internal Security Fund. Financing from the Fund is intended to strengthen the EU’s internal security by, among other things, combating terrorism and radicalisation, serious and organised crime, and cybercrime.
The Internal Security Fund is managed by the Swedish Police Authority.
The Internal Security Fund for 2021-2027 – Swedish Police Authority (in Swedish)
Purchase of detection vehiclas for CBRNE operations
Between 2022 and 2025, using financing from the Internal Security Fund, Swedish Customs purchased new detection vehicles for CBRNE operations. The new detection vehicles strengthen Swedish Customs’ ability to detect hazardous substances right at the EU’s internal and external borders.
The project involves purchasing detection vehicles with associated equipment and training customs personnel in the operation of the detection vehicles.
Project reference number: ISFBMVI/12/2022
Procurement and development of data analysis platform
In 2025, Swedish Customs was granted funding from the Internal Security Fund for the procurement and development of its new data analysis platform. The funding from the Fund amounts to 75% of Swedish Customs’ eligible costs.
Project reference number: ISFBMVI/9/2025
Operational support for Swedish Customs’ seconded staff
Swedish Customs was granted funding from the Internal Security Fund for seconded liaison officers in Berlin and at Europol between 2023 and 2026. In 2025, Swedish Customs was granted further funding for its seconded staff in Belgrade and Warsaw.
Project reference number: ISFBMVI/24/2022 and ISFBMVI/7/2025
Customs Control Equipment Instrument
Procurement of customs control equipment
Swedish Customs was awarded a grant (80%) for the purchase of two mobile scanners to be stationed in Svinesund and Gävle respectively, and for two instruments for Swedish Customs’ laboratory under the first work programme for 2021–2022.
Grant Agreement-101075404-2021-SE-BCROSS
Grant Agreement-101075403-2021-SE-LAB
Customs programme
The Customs programme is an action programme for customs matters in the EU and was established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2021/444 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the period 2021–2027. The programme is administered by the European Commission in close cooperation with the EU Member States.
The Customs programme partially funds Swedish Customs’ participation in meetings, seminars and project and working groups within the EU. For the period 2025–2027, Swedish Customs has been allocated €351,000 for activities funded with support from the European Commission’s Customs Programme.
