Ship clearance

There are also other time limits to consider:

• Reference to the entry summary declaration for all cargo in cases where the vessel arrives directly from outside the EU customs territory. The call must be completed with reference to the entry summary declaration at least two hours before arrival. Reference to entry summary declarations for cargo to be unloaded should also be made prior to the arrival of the vessel.
• The actual time of arrival (ATA) should be provided on arrival.
• Actual time of departure (ATD) should be provided upon departure.
• Supporting documents for arriving cargo should be provided at the latest on arrival.
• Supporting documents for departing cargo should be provided at the latest on departure.
• Applications for provisioning can be submitted while the vessel is in a Swedish port.
• Requests for delivery of provisions can be submitted while the vessel is in a Swedish port.

Decisions in the MSW

You will receive the following decisions from Swedish Customs in the MSW:

Arrival at port

To call at a port, your vessel must first submit a prior notification. If Swedish Customs allows you to make port, you will receive an electronic message indicating this.

Unloading permit

You will receive an unloading permit when your vessel has made port. In order to obtain consent to unload your goods, you may need to submit entry summary declarations for all cargo on board, and that the approved location requirements have been met. This means that the specified place where the goods are to be stored is a place approved by Customs, or that an import declaration has been pre-lodged if the goods are to be imported directly. An unloading permit does not mean that you can dispatch the goods from the place of unloading.

Approval of the cargo declaration

In order to have your cargo declaration approved by Swedish Customs, you must have declared any goods to be brought into the customs territory of the Union prior to the arrival of the vessel, and the approved location requirements must be met. You must also have made a reference to the entry summary declarations and related transport documents. A reference to the treatment of the cargo to be unloaded needs to be provided (e.g., location of goods code or customs ID). When declaring goods for temporary storage, the manifest must contain information for a declaration for temporary storage in accordance with Chapter 6, Section 2a and Section 6 of the Customs Ordinance. Furthermore, you need to provide information on the customs status of the goods for Union goods and provide the reference (MRN) for PoUS or demonstrate that the value of the goods is less than EUR 15,000.

It is important that you await and confirm the reply from Swedish Customs. If any information is missing, preventing us from making a decision, we will send a request for additional information.

Provisioning

If you have applied for provisioning for a specific occasion or for the delivery of provisions from the ship's stores, Swedish Customs will communicate its decision via the MSW.

Departure permission

Once you have received a departure permission from Swedish Customs in the MSW, your vessel may leave port.

It is important that you await and confirm the reply from Swedish Customs. If any information is missing, preventing us from making a decision, we will send a request for additional information.