Presentation notification for goods and temporary storage declarations

Goods must always be presented when they arrive in the customs territory of the Union. Temporary storage declarations should at the latest be submitted as the goods arrive, and may be submitted in various forms. Indicate the place where the goods are presented, and the place where the goods are temporarily stored. The goods are presented differently depending on the means of transport.

By air

When non-Union goods arrive in Sweden by air, a presentation notification should be sent digitally to Swedish Customs. The goods included in the presentation notification should be described in a digital Temporary Storage Declaration (TSD). This applies to goods:

Arriving directly to Sweden by air from a country outside of the EU that are unloaded in Sweden;
Arriving to Sweden by air from a country outside of the EU, after first arriving in an EU Member State without being reloaded or unloaded.

The presentation notification is either submitted as a separate message with reference to a pre-submitted temporary storage declaration. Alternatively, the presentation notification is submitted in a declaration for temporary storage on arrival.

There are three types of Temporary Storage Declarations (TSD):

TSDP, which is pre-lodged and filed with a separate notification presentation notification.
TSDS, lodged on arrival, is a compined TSD and presentation notification.
TSDS, lodged on arrival, where an electronic transport document has been used as a transit declaration (ETD consignments), where the goods were presented in the first EU country of arrival.

By rail

For goods arriving by rail from Norway, the importer can pre-lodge a customs declaration. The pre-lodged customs declaration constitutes a temporary storage declaration. The carrier should lodge a digital presentation notification when the goods have arrived at the designated location.

By sea

A presentation notification must be submitted for goods arriving by sea and which:

arrive directly in Sweden from a non-EU country and the goods are unloaded in Sweden
arrive in Sweden from a non-EU country and the goods have not been transhipped or unloaded in a previous EU port
temporarily leave the customs territory of the EU and enter international waters and then re-enter the customs territory of the EU.

A presentation notification should not be submitted if the ship is operating under RSS status, the goods are in transit, or are being handled under an ATA carnet or TIR.

Presentation notification for goods

A presentation notification shall include reference to entry summary declarations for non-Union goods being unloaded as well reference to customs status documents for Union goods being unloaded. For transports by sea, please submit these references in the presentation notification via the MSW Reportal.

Reference for non-Union goods

References to entry summary declarations (ESD) can be provided at master consignment or house consignment level. The level at which the information is to be provided is determined by how it is provided in the entry summary declaration.

It is important that you refer to the ESD MRN and transport document numbers that were specified when reporting the entry summary declaration.

Master consignment level

ESD MRN with associated transport document number, both references must belong to a valid ESD at master consignment level
and any containers or receptacles, when only a subset of the specified ESD is reported on arrival.

House consignment level

ESD MRN with associated transport document at house consignment level.

For non-Union goods that have been transhipped in a previous EU port, presentation notification is currently provided via the MSW Reportal.

For goods arriving from Norway, any deviations from the ESD must be specified together with the transport document number.

Reference for Union goods

MRN for Proof of Union Status when this has been registered in the PoUS system (Proof of Union Status).
or a reference to a different type of Proof of Union Status (supporting document). Submit any supporting documents in the document section in the MSW Reportal.

Customs status of the goods

Temporary storage declaration

For goods arriving by sea transport, the declaration for temporary storage consists of structured information provided in the cargo declaration (FAL2) and the attached manifest. It is important that the operator filing the cargo declaration in the MSW Reportal has access to the information linked to the temporary storage.

Learn more about what information to submit via the MSW Reportal.

By road

For goods that arrive by road from Norway, will it be possible to digitally present goods at customs offices? It will also be possible to submit a digital I2 message. However, during a transition period the practical procedure will consist of the driver submitting a manual presentation in the form of the single administrative document (SAD) on paper, which fulfils the data requirements for presentation notification of goods.

At unmanned border border crossings, it will also be possible to submit both a digital presentation notification or a digital I2 message. During a transition period, Swedish Customs will accept the email notification made one hour before the border crossing as a condition for route and time exemptions (operating authorisation). Submitting a digital notification of arrival of goods and activating the customs declaration with a digital I2 message will be required. More information about the introduction of this requirement will be provided presently. Notification via e-mail will still be required as a condition for an operation authorisation.

Temporary handling will be replaced by digitalised border crossing when this is introduced on the basis of the joint EU project (EU Smart Border) that the European Commission intends to include in the Multi-Annual Strategic Plan (MASP).

Transit

Goods arriving at an authorised consignee in Sweden under the transit procedure are declared according to the current regulation. The goods are in temporary storage from the time of the presentation notification in the NCTS. The data in the transit declaration together with the presentation notification and the request for unloading constitute a declaration for temporary storage.

Learn more about authorised consignees for Union transit.