The Treasurer’s Guide to Trade Finance

Sweden

Principal exports

Machinery, motor vehicles, paper products,

pulp and wood, iron and steel products, and

chemicals.

Import/Export documentation

Within the EU: no documentation

requirements, but a commercial invoice is

typically included.

Outside the EU: commercial invoice, customs

declaration, bill of lading, packing list and,

sometimes, a certificate of origin.

Licences

Imports

ƒ Most iron and steel and textile imports from

outside the EU require import licences.

ƒ Import licences with quotas: all fish and

agricultural goods; iron and steel imports

from Kazakhstan and Russia; and certain

textiles and clothing imports from Belarus

and North Korea.

ƒ Goods subject to additional controls:

armaments, some foods, live animals,

narcotics and radioactive material.

Exports

ƒ Goods/items that are subject to international

controls.

Tariffs/Taxes

Imports

ƒ Tariffs on imports from outside the EU are

set according to the EU’s common customs

code, with higher rates for agricultural

imports.

ƒ Taxes/duties apply to alcohol, tobacco and

mineral oils.

Exports

ƒ None.

Financing requirements for imports/

exports

ƒ None.

Prohibited items

ƒ Imports that are prohibited in accordance

with EU regulations and UN Security Council

resolutions, such as items deemed a threat

to fauna and flora and national security.

ƒ Exports that are prohibited in accordance

with EU regulations and UN Security Council

resolutions.

Sweden imports exports

Trade information

Key trading partners

Imports by origin

EU 68.7%

Norway 8.4%

Russian

Federation 5.5%

China 3.9%

USA 3.0%

Other 10.5%

Source: WTO, September 2012

Exports by destination

EU 54.6%

Norway 9.4%

USA 5.9%

China 3.2%

Russian

Federation 2.2%

Other 24.7%