Organisation

Swedish Customs is organised into four operational departments and six other departments, with a total of approximately 2,500 employees. We operate throughout the country and have offices from Kiruna to Trelleborg.

Swedish Customs is headed by a Director General. A Deputy Director-General takes over this role whenever necessary.

Immediately under the Director General, there are the Executive Office and Internal Audit functions as well as a head of security.

Swedish Customs’ has four nationally-run operational departments:

• Controls Department,
• Revenue Department,
• Intelligence Department,
• Criminal Investigation Department.

In their turn, these core operational departments are each divided into four geographic areas – South, West, East and North.

Other departments are:

• Administration Department,
• Finance Department,
• IT Department,
• Human Resources,
• Communications & PR,
• Legal Department.

Management Group

The Director General is the head of Swedish Customs. The Management Group provides direct support for the director general.

Swedish Customs' Management Group