Future customs procedures
Entry summary declaration
How entry summary declarations will be affected by the new Union Customs Code.
Entry summary declaration
Goods entering the European Community must be declared in advance and within a specified time-frame, using an entry summary declaration. The purpose is to protect the EU from dangerous goods and comply with the increased security standards of global trade.
We are currently developing a new and improved import control system (ICS2), which features new information submission procedures. ICS2 comprises the first two steps of the import process: entry summary declaration and presentation notification of the means of transport.
The information is submitted directly to the Member State where the goods enter the Union, via Shared Trader Interface (STI) to an EU-wide system (the Common Repository).
Learn more about the procedure for submitting an entry summary declaration.
How to submit information in the Common Repository.
ICS2 comprises the first two steps of the import process.
Different actors will be affected at different times
The introduction of the system is divided into three releases, which will affect different actors at different times. The development of the second and third release is ongoing. Find out more about each release.
Release 1 – Postal and express consignments by air
The first release was introduced on 15 March 2021, which included entry summary declarations for postal and express consignments by air. Currently in Sweden, only the postal distribution service is affected.
Who?
- Postal distribution service operators
- Express operators
When?
- Implemented on 15 March 2021.
What?
- A limited amount of information is provided for each consignment prior to loading.
Other information
Release 1 was introduced on 15 March 2021 and includes postal and express consignments by air.
Release 2 – all consignments shipped by air. Scheduled for 1 March–30 June 2023
The second release is scheduled for 1 March 2023, and includes entry summary declarations for all consignments shipped by air. Postal and express consignors, transport operators and other actors handling goods from third countries that are shipped by air in Sweden will be affected.
Who?
- Postal distribution service operators
- Express operators
- Other actors involved in importing goods to Sweden by air
When?
Scheduled for launch on 1 March 2023. The actors should implement the system within the following transition periods:
- Air-freight carriers from 1 March until 30 June 2023
- Postal distribution service operators, express operators and house level filers from 1 March until 2 October 2023
In the event that the system is cannot be implemented on 1 March, the economic actor must contact Swedish Customs for approval of their implementation schedule. To do this:
- Contact Swedish Customs by e-mail ics2.helpdesk@tullverket.se, including your transition schedule request
- Please include
- Name and EORI number
- - Role/type of economic actor (air, express, postal distribution service, house level filer)
- - Start and end date of the transition period
- - Go-live date for ICS2 R2
- The request may be submitted in Swedish or English.
What?
- A complete set of information is provided prior to loading: a pre-loading declaration, including a minimum data set or a complete entry summary declaration, is required for all goods.
- Support for multiple filing will be introduced, allowing the provision of information on multiple levels, and, in some cases, multiple information providers, in the same entry summary declaration.
- The information is submitted directly to the Member State where the goods enter the Union, via an EU-wide system (the Common Repository).
Other information
- Technical specifications.
- The website of the European Commission contains information sheets pertaining to Technical preparations och New requirements for bringing goods by air to or through the EU, as well as a short informational video about release 2.
- Information on How to submit information in the Common Repository.
- Information about the transition from release 1 to release 2: ICS2 Transition from R1 to R2.
Questions about ICS2 release 2?
- For questions about ICS2 release 2, please contact us on ics2.heldpesk@tullverket.se.
Release 2 is scheduled for 01 March 2023 and includes all goods consignments shipped by air.
Release 3 – All goods, regardless of means of transport. Scheduled for 1 March 2024
The third and final release is scheduled for 1 March 2024, and includes entry summary declarations for all consignments, regardless of their means of transport. Postal and express consignors, transport operators and other actors transporting goods from third countries to the European Union will be affected.
Who?
- Postal distribution service operators
- Express operators
- Other actors involved in importing goods to Sweden by air, water and land.
When?
- Scheduled for 1 March 2024.
What?
- A complete set of information is provided for each consignment.
- The information is submitted directly to the Member State where the goods enter the Union, via an EU-wide system (the Common Repository).
Other information
- Find project information about release 3 on the website of the European Union.
- Information on How to submit information in the Common Repository.
Questions about ICS2 release 3?
- For questions about ICS2 release 3, please contact us on ics2.heldpesk@tullverket.se.
Release 3 is scheduled for 01 March 2024 and includes all goods consignments, regardless of their means of transport.
Schedule for the introduction of the new import control system.
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Coordination and cooperation
Swedish Customs’ development section is engaged in dialogue with representatives from the aviation and shipping industries.
Information from the European Commission
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