All operators engaged in customs-related operations within the European Union are required to have an Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number. To import products (including duty-free goods) into Sweden, foreign embassies must have an EORI number. Private individuals, including members of foreign mission staff, are exempt from the requirement to have It if they are simply importing or exporting items for personal use. The Swedish Customs website offers a download for the application form for an EORI number, which should be delivered to Swedish Customs directly or filed online.
EORI number
The term “EORI number” refers to the registration and identification number for economic operators. It can be sought in several countries, including Sweden, and is necessary for all intra-European trade as well as export and import operations inside the continent. Every economic operator who transports goods and products across European borders is identified by it. The number was created as part of the registration and identification system for economic operators in the European Union.
Entities that require the number in Sweden
It is required for every economic operator who completes a customs declaration. Therefore, as soon as they carry goods across borders, all private individuals, businesses, and transporters, among others, require it. Both the Union’s internal and external borders are included in this.
Exclusions
The following are exclusions to the EORI number:
Unauthorized customs declarations
Only those businesses that routinely cross international borders can apply for it. Small businesses or private people who carry out a small number of shipments annually are expected to be exempt from this administrative burden. Here, there is a yearly cap of nine customs declarations. Only if you submit more than nine declarations yearly do you need to register.
Added corporate branches
Branches of international corporations are not required to obtain separate EORI numbers and are not permitted to do so, they must use the one for the main office instead. It is in some nations supplemented with digits, which subsequently serve to identify each branch.
Swedish EORI number structure
A nine- to fifteen-digit code combination that identifies the economic operator is always included in it across the EU. This follows a combination of letters that identify the nation where the number was applied for. Sweden’s country code, commonly known as its ISO code, is SE. The country code for Sweden is followed by 10 digits. Which group of economic operators the applicant can be assigned to determines which number combination is associated with the ISO code. The most typical instance is that of Swedish corporations, which are naturally also registered in Sweden. The ISO code and the corporate registration number make up their interpretation of the Swedish EORI number. Instead, private people use their Swedish personal identity numbers. The numbers, however, appear differently if the economic operators are not headquartered in Sweden. The ISO code is also followed by 10 digits for businesses that are not from the European Union but are registered for VAT in Sweden. These, however, invariably begin with 502 or 302. These non-European businesses that have applied for the number but are not registered for VAT in Sweden are given a number that begins with 444.
Applying for an EORI number
In Sweden, it is issued by Swedish Customs. Following the application, the number is given, and your company is registered in the national database of Swedish Customs. The application process in Sweden is online. Nevertheless, this is not always necessary. Economic operations with headquarters in Sweden that have at least one valid declaration from Swedish Customs are already registered automatically in the national database and have thus automatically been given. Using the European Union’s online EORI validation process, you may quickly determine if this applies to you. You can apply for it online on the website of Swedish customs authorities if you do not already have one. The website and the form are both available in English in Sweden. Therefore, foreign businesses can readily register themselves. The process of applying for and receiving it is cost-free. No penalty fee is assessed if the number is absent during a customs activity, but you must apply for it. At the same time, the data is sent to the EORI database of the European Commission, where customs officials from all Member States can review the specifics.
