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Procedure for amending a standard customs declaration

Here you can find out how to amend a standard customs declaration that you have lodged under the new import process.

Sometimes you may need to amend a standard customs declaration after you have lodged it. The amendment is handled in different ways depending on the stage of the process and the status of your customs declaration:

  • Information in a customs declaration can be amended from the moment the declaration was submitted and assigned ‘Registered’ status.
  • Once a customs declaration has been given ‘Approved’ status, a request for amendment can be submitted. Find out more on the procedure for standard customs declarations page.
    The procedure for standard customs declaration
  • When the customs declaration has the ‘Released’ status, the amendment is handled according to the procedure described on this page.
  • A customs declaration with the Invalid status cannot be amended. Should you submit an amendment request to such a declaration, the request will be rejected.

Procedure for amending a standard customs declaration with ‘Released’ status

The declarant draws an amendment request and lodges it digitally to Swedish Customs. An amendment request has the same format as a customs declaration and contains the same number of details. It should also contain the same LRN number as the customs declaration you want to amend.

Swedish Customs receives the amendment request and verifies that the information is correctly entered. In the event of errors, the request will be halted. A message will be sent to inform the declarant that the request for amendment cannot be processed. If the information is correct, a message will be sent to the declarant that the request is well received.

In the next step, Swedish Customs’ system verifies that the status of the customs declaration allows amendments. Swedish Customs will also check that the data provided correspond with TARIC and any applicable authorisations.

If any if these entries are incorrect, for example, if a commodity code that does not exist in TARIC is used, a message will be sent to inform the declarant of the identified errors (received with errors). The declarant then has the opportunity to correct the errors and resubmit the amendment request. Once the amendment request is complete, it is linked to the existing declaration. The link is made through the LRN number.

The declarant will be notified electronically that the request has been assigned Registered status.

Swedish Customs checks the information in the amendment request to determine whether there are reasons for not authorising the amendment.

Swedish Customs always processes the most recently submitted amendment request. Therefore, if there is already an amendment request for the same case, which has been submitted but not yet decided, Swedish Customs will not take this first request into account. A message to this effect will be sent to the declarant.

If necessary, Swedish Customs will send a request for supporting documents to the declarant in the customs declaration.

The declarant in the customs declaration receives any digital messages from Swedish Customs requesting supporting documents.

Supporting documents should be submitted via Swedish Customs’ online service Uppladdning av handling (uploading documents). A link to this online service is included in the message; however, your company needs access to the online services.

A final decision to allow or not allow the amendment request is made.

  • If the amendment is approved a new decision on customs duties, fees and other taxes will be made based on the new information. A new decision will be issued.
  • If the Customs Service finds that the amendment request will have to be rejected, a consideration of this will be sent to the declarant in the amendment request, who will then have 30 days to submit an opinion.
  • If the amendment request is rejected, after the declarant in the amendment request has had the opportunity to comment, the process will be closed without any changes being made. A rejection decision will be sent to the declarant in the amendment request.
  • If the amendment request is authorised after consultation, a decision will be sent to the declarant in the amendment request.

  • If Swedish Customs allows the amendment request, the declarant receives a new decision based on the amended data.
  • If Swedish Customs sees that the amendment request will have to be rejected, the declarant will receive a consideration. They will then have 30 days to submit an appeal.
  • If the customs authority rejects the amendment request after the declarant has had the opportunity to appeal, a rejection decision will be received.
  • If the amendment request is approved upon appeal, the declarant will receive a decision.

In cases where the request for amendment is allowed, the warehouse keeper receives an updated notification that the goods may be removed/released.