2. Trade Agreements
• United Nations (UN);
• World Customs Organization (WCO);
• World Trade Organization (WTO);
• Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS);
• Nordic Council
• European Union
3. Major Ports
• Port of Gothenburg
• Port of Halmstad
• Port of Helsingborg
• Port of Karlshamn
• Port of Malmö
• Port of Nynäshamn
• Port of Stockholm
4. Sea Route
• A new direct shipping route between Gothenburg
and India
• The route has been started by the Indian
government-owned shipping line, the Shipping
Corporation of India (SCI)
• The transport time will be approximately 20 days.
• The Port of Gothenburg has seven direct routes to
ports outside Europe - three to Asia, two to North
America, one to Central America and one to Australia
via South Africa
• The Swedish agent for The Shipping Corporation of
India is Freightman AB
5. Import Procedure
• Sweden is a full member state of the
European Union, so EU tariffs, rules and
regulations to imports from non-EU countries
apply
• the single document form (SAD) has been
designed to cover all movements of goods
(importation, exportation and transit)
• Electronic documents can also be used
6. Import Documents
• commercial invoice
• a bill of lading
• shipping documents
• According to Swedish customs regulations the invoice
must contain:
– The seller's name and address
– The buyer's name and address
– The date when the invoice was made out
– Number and type of packages (cases, parcels or
containers)
– Gross weight plus marks and numbers
– Name and quantity of the commodity according to general
commercial terms along with the price for each product
– Discounts together with conditions of delivery and
payment
7. Import Duties
• levied on an ad-valorem basis
• basis of this valuation is on the price actually
paid or payable for the goods when sold for
export to Sweden, with the addition of certain
costs such as freight and insurance if these are
not included in the price
9. Import Prohibitions
• Atlantic red tuna fish originating from Belize, Panama, and Honduras
• Toys and games containing copper sulfate
• All forms of asbestos fibers
• L-Trytophane and any items having L-trytophane as an ingredient
• Rubber erasers that are similar in appearance to food products that are easily
ingested
• Medical thermometers containing mercury intended for human consumption
• Certain Beef hormones
• CFC, HCFC, e.g. products containing foam rubber, aerosols (hair sprays), or fire
extinguishers containing halon
• PCB, PCT products, e.g. transformer oil
• Products which have been surface-treated with cadmium or containing cadmium
substances
• Drugs prescription & Non prescription
• All products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate
10. Import Restrictions
Human semen
Soil
Wireless telephones
Drugs/medications for private individuals
Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA
Non perishable food, except to EU member states
Guns and weapons - strictly controlled by license
Wildlife - controlled by CITES and health restrictions
11. Import Provisions
• Drugs
• Medicines
• Weapons and their parts
• Alcohol
• Personal Effects
• Samples
• Gifts
12. Export Procedure
Exporting from Sweden requires:
• Export Compliance
• Knowledge of your commodity
• Proper documentation including permits,
licenses and related certificate of origins
• Any Pre-shipment requirements from the
destination country
13. Export Prohibitions
• The following commodities are prohibited out of Sweden:
• Atlantic red tuna fish (Thunnus Thynnus) originating from Belize,
Panama, and Honduras
• Toys and games containing copper sulfate
• All forms of asbestos fibers
• L-Trytophane and any items having L-trytophane as an ingredient
• Rubber erasers that are similar in appearance to food products that
are easily ingested
• Medical thermometers containing mercury intended for human
consumption
• Certain Us Beef hormones
• CFC, HCFC, e.g. products containing foam rubber, aerosols (hair
sprays), or fire extinguishers containing halon
• PCB, PCT products, e.g. transformer oil
• Products which have been surface-treated with cadmium or
containing cadmium substances
14. Sweden Restrictions
• Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA
Non perishable food, except to EU member
states
Guns and weapons - strictly controlled by
license
Wildlife - controlled by CITES and health
restrictions
15. Process of movement of return/repair
consignment from Sweden
• An AIRWAYBILL and INVOICE must accompany
each shipment. (for Customs purposes). The
invoice MUST be produced on letter headed
paper. One original and 4 copies of the
completed invoice is required that will
accompany the shipment.
• Items for repair should move under OPR
(Outward Processing Relief)
