# Sweden (SE) **Capital:** Stockholm **Currency:** Swedish krona (SEK) (SEK) **Population:** 10'605'500 **Area:** 450'295 km² > Sweden is an EU and Schengen member in Northern Europe with a strong export industry (vehicles, machinery, forestry and steel products). The Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in Scandinavia and the main container gateway, complemented by Stockholm/Norvik, Malmoe, Helsingborg and Trelleborg. Customs clearance is electronic via Tullverket under the EU Customs Code. The standard VAT (moms) rate is 25 percent. Sweden is not in the eurozone; its currency is the Swedish krona. Sweden (SE) is an EU and Schengen member on the Scandinavian Peninsula and serves as an export-industry hub and Northern Europe gateway, with Gothenburg as the main container hub. As an EU member, Sweden is part of the EU customs union and single market; customs clearance is electronic via Tullverket under the Union Customs Code (pre-arrival via ICS2, export via AES). The standard VAT (moms) rate is 25 percent. Key gateways are the Port of Gothenburg (Scandinavia's largest port, around 909,000 TEU in 2024), Stockholm/Norvik, Helsingborg, Malmoe and Trelleborg (RoRo), plus the cargo airports Stockholm Arlanda (ARN), Goeteborg Landvetter (GOT) and Malmoe (MMX). By land, the E4 (Helsingborg–Stockholm–Haparanda), the E6 to Oslo and the Oeresund Bridge to Denmark connect the country to the continent; key rail links are the Vaestra and Soedra main lines, the ScanMed corridor and the Malmbanan ore railway. Main exports are vehicles, machinery, forestry and steel products and pharmaceuticals; top trading partners are Germany, Norway, the USA, Denmark and Finland. The national currency is the Swedish krona (SEK). **Top Import Partners:** DE, NL, NO, DK, CN **Top Export Partners:** NO, DE, US, DK, FI **Top Import Goods:** Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Erdöl, Elektronik, Chemikalien **Top Export Goods:** Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Papier, Eisen und Stahl, Pharmazeutika **Key Airports:** - [Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/goeteborg-landvetter-airport-got) - [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/stockholm-arlanda-airport-arn) - [Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/arvidsjaur-airport-ajr) - [Dala Airport (BLE)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/dala-airport-ble) - [Eskilstuna Airport (EKT)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/eskilstuna-airport-ekt) - [Gällivare Airport (GEV)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/gaellivare-airport-gev) - [Gävle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/gaevle-sandviken-airport-gvx) - [Halmstad Airport (HAD)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/halmstad-airport-had) - [Jönköping Airport (JKG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/joenkoeping-airport-jkg) - [Kalmar Airport (KLR)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kalmar-airport-klr) **Key Seaports:** - [Goteborg (SE GOT)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/goteborg-port-se-got) - [Malmo (SE MMA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/malmo-port-se-mma) - [Stockholm (SE STO)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/stockholm-port-se-sto) - [Falkenberg (SE FAG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/falkenberg-port-se-fag) - [Helsingborg (SE HEL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/helsingborg-port-se-hel) - [Karlsborg (SE KXV)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/karlsborg-port-se-kxv) - [Karlshamn (SE KAN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/karlshamn-port-se-kan) - [Lulea (SE LLA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/lulea-port-se-lla) - [Norrkoping (SE NRK)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/norrkoping-port-se-nrk) - [Sundsvall (SE SDL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sundsvall-port-se-sdl) ## Customs & Import **Import VAT:** Moms-Normalsatz 25 Prozent **Customs complexity:** niedrig **Customs system:** EU-Zollkodex (UZK); elektronische Einfuhrabfertigung über Tullverket, Vorabanmeldung via ICS2; gemeinsamer EU-Aussenzoll (TARIC). **Customs authority:** [Tullverket (Schwedischer Zoll)](https://www.tullverket.se) ## Logistics & Risk **Logistics role:** EU- und Skandinavien-Markt; Exportindustrie und Nordeuropa-Gateway (Göteborg) **Economic area:** EU (Binnenmarkt und Zollunion) **Logistics risk:** niedrig **Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel **Pharma/cold chain:** mittel bis hoch ## Sources & Last Verified - [https://www.tullverket.se](https://www.tullverket.se) - [https://www.tullverket.se/en/startpage/business.4.html](https://www.tullverket.se/en/startpage/business.4.html) - [https://www.skatteverket.se/servicelankar/otherlanguages/inenglish/businessesandemployers/startingandrunningaswedishbusiness/declaringtaxesbusinesses/vat/vatratesongoodsandservices.4.676f4884175c97df419255d.html](https://www.skatteverket.se/servicelankar/otherlanguages/inenglish/businessesandemployers/startingandrunningaswedishbusiness/declaringtaxesbusinesses/vat/vatratesongoodsandservices.4.676f4884175c97df419255d.html) - [https://www.regeringen.se](https://www.regeringen.se) - [https://www.scb.se](https://www.scb.se) - [https://www.portofgothenburg.com](https://www.portofgothenburg.com) - [https://www.swedavia.com/about-swedavia/air-cargo/](https://www.swedavia.com/about-swedavia/air-cargo/) - [https://isp.se/eng/](https://isp.se/eng/) *Last verified: 2026-07-19* --- *Freight Academy — Country Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/se](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/se)* *Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/country/en/se](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/country/en/se)*