Enforcement measures in connection with controls

Swedish Customs processes personal data to document certain measures that Swedish Customs is legally obliged to document.

Legal basis and purpose

Under the Customs Powers Act (2024:710), Swedish Customs has a legal obligation to document the following measures:

• Rejection or removal (Chapter 6, section 2)
• Use of restraints (Chapter 2, Section 8)
• Strip searches (Chapter 6, section 4 and Chapter 7, section 6)
• Body searches, urine samples and special checks (Chapter 7, section 6)

Furthermore, Swedish Customs is obliged to document body searches carried out pursuant to Chapter 9, section 2 of the Aliens Act (2005:716).

Personal data that is processed within the framework of criminal investigations is also processed pursuant to the Customs Offences Data Act (2018:1694) and the Criminal Data Act (2018:1177).

The personal data may be processed by Swedish Customs for the processing of complaints or claims for damages relating to the documented measures.

Deletion

Personal data is retained in accordance with the Archives Act (1990:782).