Swedish Customs Service

Swedish Customs Service
Swedish Customs Service
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	Customs Act (2016:253); The Customs Ordinance (2016:287); Ordinance (2016:1332) containing instructions for the Swedish Customs;
Specialist jurisdiction	Customs, excise, gambling;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Minister responsible	Elisabeth Svantesson, Minister of Finance;
Agency executive	Charlotte Svensson (2018), Director-General of Swedish Customs;
Website
	www.tullverket.se/en

The Swedish Customs Service (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.