Swedish Customs Administration Tullverket | |
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Common name | Swedish Customs, "Tullen" |
Motto | Bara godkända varor över gränsen Only approved goods make it across the border |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1636 |
Employees | ~2,000 (2020) |
Annual budget | SEK 2.1 billion (2020) |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Sweden |
Operations jurisdiction | Sweden |
Primary governing body | Riksdag |
Secondary governing body | Ministry of Finance |
Constituting instruments | |
Specialist jurisdiction | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive | |
Website | |
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The Swedish Customs (Swedish: Tullverket, lit. 'Customs Administration') is the customs service of the Kingdom of Sweden. It is a department of the Government of Sweden. It is one of the oldest governmental agencies in Sweden, as it was founded in 1636.[1][2] It is also Sweden's de facto border guard.