To make sure that your verification of origin will proceed as
smoothly as possible, it is important that you send us the correct
documents. Should anything be missing in your application, one of
our investigators will contact you via letter.
There are two ways of applying:
You always have to send us:
- Signed confirmation (if you have used our web
service) or the application form.
- The registration certificate from the country of
origin, if one has been issued. When verifying its origin,
we will check that the vehicle is free to be sold within the
European Union and that the vehicle had been permanently registered
in the previous country of registration. You should get the
registration certificate from the seller.
Please note that we need to have the originals of
all parts of the registration certificate, if more than one have
been issued, and that we will not return any original documents
sent in.
Registration
certificate from abroad
- Sales document, receipt or similar documentation that
shows how the vehicle became yours. You only need to send
in a copy and you can conceal the price that you paid. The sales
document should indicate that it constitutes a receipt, whom the
seller and the buyer is, what was sold and the date of sale.
Please note that an identification number (chassis number, VIN) or
other specific information about the vehicle must be shown. You
should get the sales document from the seller.
If you have imported your vehicle from a non-EU country,
you also have to send us:
- Proof of customs clearance. You can get this
proof from the Swedish Customs Service, and it should show a
customs ID and the vehicle's identification number. If you
have cleared your vehicle through costoms in another EU country,
you will receive a proof of customs clearence there.
If the vehicle is not previously registered, you should also in
some cases send us one of the following documents:
- 'Certificate of conformity' (CoC). This means
the vehicle's whole vehicle type approval. This applies if the
vehicle is new (that is, lacks a permanent registration) and a
certificate of this kind has been issued. You should get the whole
vehicle type approval from the manufacturer or, in certain cases,
from the general agent. Send us the original.
- A manufacturer's certificate if a registration
document or a CoC has not been issued for the vehicle. Send a copy
to us. The Swedish Motor Vehicle Inspection Company requires
an original manufacturer's certificate for heavy vehicles and for
light and heavy trailers. You should get the manufacturer's
certificate from the manufacturer or general agent.
- A CE certificate if your vehicle is a new and
unregistered all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile. You should get the
CE certificate from the manufacturer, or in some cases the
general agent. The certificate should show that your vehicle
complies with a valid machinery directive. Send a copy to us, as
the original will be needed at the registration inspection.
If you are applying for temporary registration, relocation
goods or inherited property, you should also send us:
- A traffic insurance certificate if you are
applying for temporary registration in conjunction with your
verification of origin. Apply for traffic insurance with your
Swedish insurance company.
More information about temporary
registration
Application for temporary registration for
imports
- Documentation verifying that you have lived
abroad for at least 12 months if you are applying
for relocation goods in conjunction with your verification of
origin. To meet the demands for relocation goods, you also
have to be able to show that you have owned and used the vehicle
abroad for at least 12 months. For example, you can send us a copy
of the traffic insurance you had while living abroad.
More information about relocation
goods
Application for exemption for vehicle as relocation
goods
- Certificate verifying inheritance (for
example, a will) if you are bringing in a vehicle classed as
inherited property. You will also need to send us a copy of the
death certificate.
More information about inherited
property
Please Note! Original
documents that we require you to send us in conjunction with your
application will be archived here at the Swedish Transport Agency.
This means that we cannot return your documents.
When a vehicle imported from a EU/EEA country has been registered
in Sweden, we are obliged to notify the country of origin of this
within two months (according to directive 1999/37/EG). These
notifications are sent by us every day via e-mail. When the
authorities of the country of origin receive this message, they can
de-register the vehicle in their country.
Send the form/confirmation and other documents
to the Swedish Transport Agency, SE-701 96 Örebro, Sweden.
Remember that these documents are valuable!
Contact the postal service that you use (Posten AB, Citymail AB,
etc.) for information on how to send items of post containing
valuable documents. If you send the documents as 'valuables', it
will take an extra day for the item of mail to reach the Swedish
Transport Agency. If you send them as 'registered mail', the
documents will reach us the next day (Monday to Friday).
The application must be made by the vehicle owner
The vehicle owner must apply for a verification of origin. If a
change of ownership occurs before the vehicle is registered with
the Swedish Traffic Registry, the approved verification of origin
will no longer be valid. The new owner must then make a new
application for verification of origin, send in the new receipt and
refer to the previous case concerning verification of
origin.
Application fee and payment
The application fee for a verification of origin is SEK 700,
which must be paid in advance. If you apply via our e-service, you
will receive the payment information immediately and will be able
to pay the fee before receiving the invoice. If you choose to apply
using a standard form, you will be sent an invoice when we have
received your form.
If your application relates to temporary registration, an
additional application fee of SEK 450 will be applied. If the
application relates to relocation goods or inherited property,
there will be an additional fee of SEK 600.
Please note that your bank
may make an administrative charge for payments from abroad. This
may result in the full application fee not being paid. Contact your
bank to check whether there are any charges before paying from
abroad.
When you apply for a verification of origin, you must be able
to answer the following questions:
1. Is the vehicle new or used?
The vehicle is only regarded as new if it has not had a
permanent registration or been put in
traffic in Sweden or another country.
2. Facts about the vehicle
- Identification number (chassis number)
- Make
- Model year or vehicle year
- Engine number (if you are bringing in a motorbike or
moped)
- Odometer reading (in kilometers)
- Latest foreign registration number
- Last country of registration
- Category of vehicle (for example, passenger car, motorbike,
bus)
- Colour
3. Which import category should you
choose?
When you apply for a verification of origin, you must state how you
intend to bring the vehicle into Sweden ('import category'). You
can choose from several different alternatives:
- Other purposes. This is the most common
category when importing from another EU country. There are no
restrictions as to the number of vehicles, but the vehicle must
meet all of the technical and environmental requirements stipulated
by the applicable EC Directive, unless the model year of the
vehicle is 1968 or earlier. If your vehicle is imported from a
non-EU country and was made 1968 or earlier? Then you can
choose this category too, as the exemptions given under own
use are not necessary.
More information about other
purposes
- Own use. If your vehicle is not EC whole
vehicle type approved, you should use this category. You may only
use this category for one vehicle during
one twelve-month period. The category only applies
to natural persons, that is, private individuals. The vehicle must
have been acquired abroad by the owner or by an agent who made the
acquisition on behalf of the applicant through a power of
attorney.
More information about own
use
- Relocation goods. You are moving to Sweden
from another country, and you have owned and used the vehicle
abroad for at least 12 months.
Note: If the vehicle has been brought in from another EU or EEA
country, it is not usually necessary to apply for relocation
goods to be approved at the technical inspection. This presupposes
that the country of origin was an EU or EEA member when the vehicle
was new.
More information about relocation
goods
- Diplomat. The vehicle is imported by a
person with diplomatic status in Sweden.
More information about diplomat
- Inherited property. The vehicle has been
inherited from a deceased person who lived abroad.
More information about inherited
property
- Re-import. The vehicle has previously been
registered in Sweden by you, but you have since then had
it registered in a non-EU country. Note that the Swedish
Customs Service first has to approve the vehicle as re-import.
How long will it take?
We will start processing your case when we have received
the documents that you have sent. Your case will not be approved
until the application fee is booked in the Swedish
Transport Agency's account for verification of origin. When the
verification of origin is ready, you will receive a letter
containing our decision.