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Customs grants authorisations for customs procedures, customs declarations and exemption from duties upon request. Read more about the authorisation process on Customs’ website.

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Authorisation for an approved exporterFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
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The company itself can make out invoice and origin declarations and endorse A.TR. movement certificates.
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Authorisation for centralised clearanceFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A company can clear goods through the customs office where it is established, even if the goods are located in another EU member state.
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Authorisation for deferment of paymentFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Authorisation for deferment of payment requires a comprehensive guarantee authorisation.
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Authorisation for entry of data in the declarant’s recordsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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The customs declaration can be completed by adding an entry of data in the company's records and by submitting a complementary notice afterwards.
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Authorisation for private, general type I or type II customs warehousingFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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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.
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Authorisation for regular vessel trafficFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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The authorisation may be granted to a shipping company that transports goods regularly between ports within the customs territory of the Union.
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Authorisation for relief from customs dutyFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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The authorisation holder may bring certain goods duty-free to the EU in accordance with the regulation on reliefs from customs duty.
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Authorisation for self-assessmentFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A company can determine the amounts of import and export duties and carry out certain controls under customs supervision.
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Authorisation for the simplification of customs valuationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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In certain situations, the customs value may be determined in a simplified way.
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Authorisation for the status of authorised consigneeFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A company can receive goods arriving under a T or TIR transit procedure into its customs or temporary storage facility.
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Authorisation for the status of authorised weigher of bananasFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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The company is entitled to weigh fresh bananas (CN code 0809 9010) in their facilities without the presence of Customs.
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Authorisation for the temporary storage of goodsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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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.
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Authorisation for the use of an electronic transport document as transit declarationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Airlines and shipping companies can use an electronic transport document as transit declaration.
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Authorisation for the use of seals of a special typeFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Companies responsible for transits may be granted an authorisation by Customs to attach seals of a special type to means of transport or packages.
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Authorisation of a jointly liable representative for fairway duesFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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The shipowner and the authorisation holder of the jointly liable representative for fairway dues are jointly liable to pay the fairway dues.
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Authorisation of authorised issuerFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A company can independently prove the Union status of goods.
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Authorisation to extend the return time for return goodsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Authorisation to return goods free of duties can be granted after the three-year time period.
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Authorisation to use simplified declarationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A company may place goods under a customs procedure on the basis of a simplified declaration.
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Authorisation to use the end-use procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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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.
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Authorisation to use the inward processing procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A business may bring goods into the Union for processing without the application of customs duties, other charges or trade policy measures.
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Authorisation to use the outward processing procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Goods subjected to an outward processing procedure may be admitted with total or partial relief from import duty.
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Authorisation to use the temporary admission procedureFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A business may bring goods into the Union temporarily without the application of customs duties, other charges or trade policy measures.
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Authorisation to use transit declaration with a reduced datasetFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Airlines, shipping companies and railway companies can use a paper-based transit procedure.
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Authorised consignor authorisationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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An authorised consignor is a company that has been granted an authorisation to use simplified procedure for Union transit.
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Authorised Economic OperatorFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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An AEO´s customs and logistics operations have a security certificate granted by Customs and they are therefore entitled to benefits across the EU.
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Comprehensive guarantee authorisationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Apply for the authorisation if your company engages in regular transits or regular and financially significant import of goods from outside the EU.
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End-use - Authorisation for the transfer of rights and obligations with regards to goodsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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A company can transfer rights and obligations of goods placed under the end-use procedure.
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EORI registrationFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Customs authorises an economic operator to use a unique identifier when transacting with customs authorities in any EU member state.
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Registered exporterFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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REX registration relates to the certification of origin of goods.
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Registered fairway due customerFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
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Shipowners or jointly liable representatives can apply for a status of a registered fairway due customer.
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Registration of TIR quality expertsFinnish Customs
Permit or other obligation
Nationwide
Public service
TIR quality experts registered by Customs are able to issue statements on the TIR condition of transport units.

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Updated: 1/4/2026

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