Authorisations and Decisions Service

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Finnish Customs
Authorisation for an approved exporterFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
The company itself can make out invoice and origin declarations and endorse A.TR. movement certificates.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for deferment of paymentFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Authorisation for deferment of payment requires a comprehensive guarantee authorisation.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for entry of data in the declarant’s recordsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
The customs declaration can be completed by adding an entry of data in the company's records and by submitting a complementary notice afterwards.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for private, general type I or type II customs warehousingFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A company pays no duties or taxes for goods under warehousing procedures and they can wait for the permits and licences required for the importation.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for relief from customs dutyFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
The authorisation holder may bring certain goods duty-free to the EU in accordance with the regulation on reliefs from customs duty.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for the status of authorised consigneeFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A company can receive goods arriving under a T or TIR transit procedure into its customs or temporary storage facility.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for the status of authorised weigher of bananasFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
The company is entitled to weigh fresh bananas (CN code 0809 9010) in their facilities without the presence of Customs.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for the temporary storage of goodsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A company pays no duties or taxes for goods under warehousing procedures and they can wait for the permits and licences required for the importation.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation for the use of seals of a special typeFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Companies responsible for transits may be granted an authorisation by Customs to attach seals of a special type to means of transport or packages.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation of a jointly liable representative for fairway duesFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
The shipowner and the authorisation holder of the jointly liable representative for fairway dues are jointly liable to pay the fairway dues.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation of authorised issuerFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A company can independently prove the Union status of goods.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation of T2L and T2LF documents (confirmation of Union status)Finnish Customs
Service
Nationwide
Public service
The Customs of the place of exit verifies the Union status in a document presented to Customs at the place of entry.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation to extend the return time for return goodsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Authorisation to return goods free of duties can be granted after the three-year time period.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation to use simplified declarationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A company may place goods under a customs procedure on the basis of a simplified declaration.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation to use the end-use procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Favourable tariff treatment may be granted to goods admitted to the Union’s customs territory provided that they will be used for a specific purpose.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation to use the inward processing procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A business may bring goods into the Union for processing without the application of customs duties, other charges or trade policy measures.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation to use the outward processing procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Goods subjected to an outward processing procedure may be admitted with total or partial relief from import duty.
Finnish Customs
Authorisation to use the temporary admission procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
A business may bring goods into the Union temporarily without the application of customs duties, other charges or trade policy measures.
Finnish Customs
Authorisations for customs procedures and customs declarationsFinnish Customs
Service
Nationwide
Public service
Customs grants authorisations for businesses’ customs procedures and customs declarations upon request.
Finnish Customs
Authorised consignor authorisationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
An authorised consignor is a company that has been granted an authorisation to use simplified procedure for Union transit.
Finnish Customs
Comprehensive guarantee authorisationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Apply for the authorisation if your company engages in regular transits or regular and financially significant import of goods from outside the EU.
Finnish Customs
Decision on acceptance to the TIR systemFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
The use of the TIR transit procedure requires a Customs’ decision on acceptance to the TIR system.
Finnish Customs
Location approved by CustomsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Undeclared goods can be stored temporarily in locations approved by Customs.
Finnish Customs
Message exchangeFinnish Customs
Service
Nationwide
Public service
Company may issue customs declarations for different customs procedures using specified messages directly from its own information system to Customs.
Finnish Customs
Registered fairway due customerFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
Shipowners or jointly liable representatives can apply for a status of a registered fairway due customer.

Text edited by: Finnish Customs

Updated: 28/1/2026

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