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Paying customs duty and VAT
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Handle your own customs declaration
You can make the active choice to handle your customs declaration yourself. Here we describe step by step how to proceed. Normally, Postnord or another carrier will process your customs declaration, so you do not need to follow the steps on this page.
Can I declare my goods or gift myself?
If you have ordered goods with a value of up to SEK 1 800 (low-value consignment) or received a gift from a country outside the EU, you can choose to handle your declaration yourself. You do this by completing and submitting a manual declaration form to Swedish Customs. You will need to go to a customs office to submit the form and get help from a customs official to enter the data into our import system.
Keep in mind that there may be charges from the company shipping your parcel for handling your shipment, even if you declare yourself.
Forms for making your customs declaration
Data for manual customs declarations for imports
Pdf, 162.1 kB.
Data for manual customs declarations – Continuation form Pdf, 135.6 kB.
Would you like Postnord to make the customs declaration for you?
If you have received a parcel on which you have to pay charges, the company that carried your parcel can make the customs declaration for you. On Postnord’s website, you will find information on the rules about receiving a parcel from another country and how you pay charges when, for example, you have bought something online from a country outside the EU.
In which legislative act is it stated that I must pay VAT?
- Mervärdesskattelagen (2023:200) 7 kap. 13 § (information about the Swedish Value Added Tax Act in Swedish).
- Lag (1994:1551) om frihet från skatt vid import, m.m. 2 kap. 3 § p6 och 2 kap. 4 § p4 (information about the act on exemption from taxation upon import in Swedish).