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Application for an EORI number

To carry out customs related activities in the EU, you normally need an EORI number.

General information

To carry out customs related activities in the EU, you normally need an EORI number. If you act as a private individual and only import or export goods for your own personal use, you do not need an EORI number. But if you are a sole trader importing or exporting goods for your business, you will need an EORI number.

Swedish Customs assigns EORI numbers to the following types of operators if they need an EORI number: businesses established in Sweden, people living in Sweden, and businesses established outside the EU. Please note that each business entity only needs one EORI number, which then should be used in all customs declarations and all other customs related activities.

In Sweden, we do not assign EORI numbers to the following types of operators:

  • Businesses established in other EU countries, even if they are VAT registered in Sweden. EORI numbers have to be assigned in the EU country where the operator is established.
  • Branch offices of companies established in other EU countries. Branch offices have Swedish corporate identification numbers starting with the figures 5164. The EORI number should be assigned in the Member State where the parent company is established and the same EORI number should be used for the branch office as well.
  • Branch offices of companies established outside the EU. Only the parent company can apply for an EORI number, and that EORI number should be used by the branch office as well.
  • Businesses established outside the EU that have been assigned or applied for an EORI number in another EU country.

To apply for an EORI number on behalf of a Swedish business you will need to verify your identity with an e-ID. If you apply on behalf of a foreign business, we use a ‘captcha’ filter to reduce the risk of hacking.

Please fill in the form, check that all information retrieved from external records is correct and then click the Submit application button. You will receive a reference number which you can use if you wish to contact us about the application. In most cases, you will receive your EORI number in an email within a couple of hours. Some applications, however, have to be processed manually. If this is the case the handling time will be longer, up to five days.

Read more about EORI numbers at www.tullverket.se Länk till annan webbplats. (search for EORI).

When you fill in the application error messages may appear, for example if mandatory information is missing or if you have used the wrong format or non-allowed characters. The only characters allowed in the name and address fields, apart from the Swedish alphabet, are Æ, æ, Ø, ø, Ü, ü, &, /, ( ), full stop, comma, hyphen, accents (´ or `), diaeresis (¨), circumflex (^) and tilde (~).