Pre-departure declaration for goods exiting the EU
When removing goods from the EU you are required to submit a pre-departure declaration to a customs authority. This means that security and safety information should be submitted before the goods are removed from the EU.
The purpose of the pre-departure declaration is to protect the EU from dangerous goods and complying with the increased security standards of global trade.
A pre-departure declaration can be submitted in three ways:
- Export declaration or re-export declaration
- Exit summary declaration
- Transit declaration
The most common option is to submit the information in an export declaration.
Pre-departure declaration containing information from the export declaration
You must provide the security and safety information (pre-departure declaration) in the export declaration. You must submit this digitally to Swedish Customs.
Pre-departure declaration containing information from the export declaration
Exit summary declaration
When exporting goods from the EU without declaring them for export or re-export, you are required to submit a pre-departure declaration in the form of an digital exit summary declaration.
FAQ – Pre-departure declaration for export
Read frequently asked questions about pre-departure declarations for export.
FAQ – Pre-departure declaration for export
Transit declaration
When transiting your goods without providing a pre-departure declaration in your export declaration or entry summary declaration, you may instead provide it in the transit declaration in the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS). Find information about your transiting declaration under Transporting and storing goods.