Job Advertisement: Customs Officer with Focus on Internal Control

Do you want a varied and meaningful job where you can contribute to creating a safe and secure society? Then the job within the Swedish Customs Control Department is for you.

The Control Department has a broad mandate to ensure that only approved goods pass the border. The mission is to ensure that the correct customs duties and taxes are collected and to conduct customs controls on imports and exports where the Customs Authority looks for goods that violate restrictions. The Control Department is tasked with stopping or seriously disrupting organized crime and ensuring competitive neutrality.

The operational work of the Control Department is carried out in groups. The groups work with the entire mission of the Customs Authority but are specialized according to the needs of the operations.

About the Position

As a customs officer with a focus on internal control, you will primarily work administratively with clearance work. You will work in the Control Department's clearance expedition in Storlien, where you ensure that companies and individuals comply with customs regulations, among other things by reviewing customs declarations. Checking customs declarations means ensuring that the correct fees are paid and that import and export restrictions are followed. Sweden and Norway have a border customs cooperation, which means that you will also handle clearance matters for the Norwegian Customs Agency.

The work is varied and includes everything from expedition work, administrative tasks, contact with freight forwarders, companies, individuals, and authorities. The work may involve inspections and goods investigations in the commercial goods flow, which also means that you need to be physically fit.

As a customs officer, you will work in uniform, make various forms of authority decisions, and meet the public and customers daily. We place great importance on your ability to treat people with respect and understanding, that you have good judgment, and that you are a good representative of the Customs Authority, both internally and externally.

The work involves shift work, which means you need to be comfortable with irregular working hours.

Currently, the Customs Authority is undergoing an exciting but extensive change process to introduce new customs legislation along with new systems. This means that you must be curious and interested in learning new things and have the ability to understand digital systems.

For the Customs Authority, the state value base is important.

Are You the One We Are Looking For?

We are looking for someone who has:

• Completed secondary education
• At least three years of work experience
• Good ability to communicate and express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish and English.
• Valid driver's license in Sweden, not automatic transmission.
• Good computer skills

It is an advantage if you have:

• Post-secondary education, preferably in forwarding and logistics.
• Experience in work that has placed high demands on communicating with and meeting people in a good way
• Work experience in case handling or case administration
• Experience in customs-related work in the last 10 years, e.g., from the forwarding industry or businesses involved in foreign trade.
• A third language, in addition to Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and English

Personal Qualities

The work is done in a group, which requires that you as a person have great social competence and good cooperation skills. You are responsible, service-oriented, have integrity, and can work independently within given frameworks and dare to take your own initiatives. Other important qualities are your ability to handle large workloads and prioritize what is essential, as well as being able to solve problems and make decisions of good quality. Furthermore, it is important that you are meticulous and have good judgment. You have a flexible attitude and can quickly adapt to changed conditions.

Other Information

Reference number: TV-2025-29297

Location: Storlien

Start date: September 1, 2026.

When the employment begins, you will undergo training for about 6 months. The training includes theory combined with practice and will mainly take place at your place of employment, but travel to Stockholm/Malmö may occur.

The employment is a permanent position that begins with a 6-month probationary period, and individual salary setting applies.

Security clearance according to the Security Protection Act will be conducted before employment, as well as drug testing and background checks. The Customs Authority is a total defense authority, and upon employment, you will be placed in the Customs Authority.

For More Information and Application

If you have questions about the positions, you are welcome to call group manager Christofer Eriksson at tel. 0647-48 48 14 or deputy group manager Sanna Gustavsson at tel. 0647-61 80 92. For questions about the recruitment process, you can call the Customs Authority's HR support at tel. 060 67 25 85.

Union representatives are for OFR-P/TULL-KUST, Erland Solander, 060-67 25 02 and for Saco-S, Lena Edehag, 08-456 58 68

Welcome with your application no later than January 25, 2026. Application documents include CV and cover letter. For an application to be approved, you must also attach your high school grades to prove your eligibility.

We kindly ask for no contact with staffing and recruitment companies or advertisers of job postings.

The Customs Authority is a government agency that controls the flow of goods across Sweden's borders. With the vision that only approved goods should pass the border, we prevent illegal goods from entering the country and contribute to a safer society. We simplify trade with other countries and lay the foundation for increased growth and competition on equal terms. The Customs Authority, founded in 1636, currently has about 2,600 employees and is led by the Director General of Customs, Johan Norrman.