Standard customs declaration for imports
In the standard customs declaration, you provide all the information at the latest at the time of import. You can choose to send a declaration in advance or a complete completed declaration at the time of import. The standard customs declaration for import is the most common form of declaration when goods are brought into the EU.
Standard customs declarations shall contain all the particulars necessary for the application of the provisions governing the customs procedure for which the goods are declared.
Procedure for submitting a standard customs declaration
You can either submit a customs declaration in advance, which is then activated when the goods arrive, or you can submit a complete standard customs declaration when the goods arrive and you wish to have the goods released to the declared customs procedure.
In a standard customs declaration submitted after the arrival of the goods, all the information must be filled in and submitted at the same time.
If you submit a customs declaration in advance, you can omit certain information and submit it later, but no later than when the goods arrive and the customs declaration is activated.
Procedure for pre-lodging a standard customs declaration
Procedure for standard customs declaration
Standard customs declarations for special procedures
This page provides information on how to declare data in a standard customs declaration before and after the arrival of the goods:
Declaring goods when importing
Amending a standard customs declaration
Sometimes you may need to amend a standard customs declaration after you have submitted it. The amendment is handled in different ways depending on the stage of the process and the status of your customs declaration.
Procedure for amending a standard customs declaration
Concepts and responsibilities
Here you can read about the different concepts used in standard customs import declarations and how responsibilities are divided between the different actors.
Terms and responsibilities in the new import procedure
VAT-exempt imports
Find out how to declare VAT-exempt imports in the new import system for standard customs declarations.
VAT-exempt imports in the new import system for standard customs declarations (in Swedish)
VAT in case of IOSS registration
E-commerce platforms have the option to charge VAT to their customer at the time of purchase. Here you can find out how to declare such imports in the new import system for standard customs declarations.
VAT on IOSS registration in the new import system for standard customs declarations (in Swedish)
Fall-back procedures
If there is a malfunction between the company's computer system and Swedish Customs‘ reception function or in Swedish Customs’ new import system, you may invoke fall-back procedures.