Temporary admission

You may use an authorisation for temporary admission for goods intended for exhibitions, some types of professional equipment, product samples, horses for competitions etc.

Travelling with animals

The following criteria must be met to apply for authorisation:

• The goods must be re-exported.
• The goods may not be processed while in the EU. To repair a damaged product, you need authorisation for inward processing.
• The goods must be identifiable, e.g. via a serial number, labelling or record-keeping.

ATA carnets for temporary admission

ATA carnets are documents that replace any customs declarations or guarantees that would normally be required. The document is issued by chambers of commerce in Sweden, or corresponding bodies in other countries.

As a holder of an ATA carnet, you can use it for temporary admission to and from participating countries. This negates the requirement for authorisation for temporary admission. Remember that ATA carnets only can be used for specific types of temporary admission. Contact your regional chamber of commerce for further information.

An authorisation is required

You need to apply for authorisation from Swedish Customs to use the temporary admission procedure without an ATA carnet. Apply using a designated application form, or directly in your customs declaration at the time of importation.

Apply for authorisation for temporary admission (in Swedish).

Guarantee until the procedure is discharged

When applying for authorisation for temporary admission, you are required to place a guarantee with Swedish Customs. The guarantee will be released, once the temporarily admitted goods have been re-exported and the procedure has been discharged.

Guarantee

Value and quantity

If you have an temporary admission authorisation, you are required to control the procedure so that the value and quantity specified in the authorisation are not exceeded.

The information specified in the authorisation regarding value and quantity applies for the entire duration of the authorisation, i.e., if the authorisation is valid for two years, the value and quantity must be sufficient for two years.

When using the procedure, you must have some form of accounting system in place to ensure that the quantity and value specified in the authorisation are not exceeded.

For temporary admission, it is always the value and quantity upon entry into the Union that must be accounted for, i.e. even if the goods under the procedure are later to be released for free circulation, the imported quantity and amount must be accounted for.

If you notice that you are approaching the authorised limits for quantity and value, you can apply for a change to your authorisation. This must be done well before the limits are exceeded. You must have coverage for what you import, otherwise you may be charged retrospectively.

Requesting an amendment in the Customs Decisions System (in Swedish).