Customs clearance and compliance
Our customs services ensure fast clearance, accurate documentation, and full compliance with national and international regulations — reducing delays, costs, and operational risk.
In Finland, customs handling is managed by dedicated specialists with established routines towards Finnish Customs, ensuring compliant and efficient import and export processes.
We support your entire import and export process from start to finish.
Why choose our customs services?
By combining expertise, digital tools, and operational capacity, we offer customs solutions that keep your goods flowing smoothly across borders.
- Fast and accurate customs clearance
- Experienced customs brokers and compliance specialists
- Digital documentation and status updates
- Reduced delays and predictable lead times
- Support for complex procedures and special goods
- Seamless connection to transport and warehousing services
Our customs processes
We handle a wide range of customs procedures for international trade:
- Standard import and export clearance
- Temporary import/export
- Re-import and re-export
- Transit procedures
- Bonded warehouse handling
- Excise goods and special regulations
Our teams ensure correct classification, documentation and compliance for every shipment.
Digital customs handling
Digital customs solutions provide visibility and control across your customs processes
- Real-time or near real-time status on customs declarations where available
- Digital document handling and archiving
- Data exchange with ERP/TMS systems where applicable
- Compliance monitoring and error reduction
- Faster processing and fewer manual steps
Value-added customs services (VAS)
You gain access to a wide range of additional customs services
- HS classification and tariff advice
- Duty and tax calculation
- Documentation checks
- Daily settlement
- Customs consultancy
- Representation towards authorities
- Support for audits and compliance reviews
Customs expertise in Finland – supported by our European network
In Finland, our customs team supports both local and international flows with strong knowledge of Finnish Customs regulations and processes.
We support both intra-EU and non-EU trade, including handling of excise goods and country-specific compliance requirements where relevant.
Through our wider European network, we also support cross-border flows across:
- The Netherlands
– central European gateway - Lithuania & Poland
– Baltic and Eastern European trade corridors - India & China
– production‑near customs handling and consolidation
Capabilities vary by country, but may include:
- Import/export clearance
- Transit and bonded warehouse procedures
- Excise handling
- Digital customs integration
- Advisory and compliance services
Efficient flow from customs to distribution
We combine customs handling with our transport network to ensure fast movement of goods:
- FTL, LTL and groupage
- Parcel and e-commerce delivery
- First and last mile across the Nordics and Europe
- Intermodal transport options
- Global freight solutions for inbound and outbound flows
Sustainability in customs operations
Customs processes can support greener logistics through
- Digital documentation reducing paper use
- Optimised flows lowering CO₂ emissions
- Consolidated shipments
- Intermodal transport options from key hubs
- Electric vehicles
FAQ – Customs, import, export and compliance
We handle a full range of customs procedures for international trade, covering both standard and more complex flows.
This includes import and export clearance, transit procedures, temporary import/export, re-import and re-export, inward and outward processing, and bonded warehouse handling. These procedures are used to control how goods enter, move within, or leave the EU customs territory, and are essential for ensuring compliance and correct duty and tax handling. [taxation-c....europa.eu]
Our customs specialists also support accurate goods classification using HS (Harmonised System) codes, which determine duties, restrictions, and documentation requirements for each shipment. [tulli.fi]
We ensure that the right procedure is applied to each shipment, helping you avoid delays, errors, and unnecessary costs.
Yes, we provide customs consultancy as part of our services to support compliant and efficient international trade.
Our specialists advise on customs procedures, HS classification, duty and tax calculations, and documentation requirements. We also support applications for licenses, audits, and compliance reviews, helping you align your operations with national and EU regulations.
Customs consultancy helps reduce risk, avoid delays and penalties, and optimise your import and export processes by ensuring that all declarations and procedures are correct from the start. [unicustoms...ulting.com]
This is particularly valuable for companies with complex supply chains, new markets, or special goods.
Yes, we support integration with customer systems where applicable, including ERP, TMS and other logistics platforms.
By connecting systems across transport, warehousing, and customs processes, data such as shipment details, HS codes, and documentation can be exchanged automatically. This reduces manual work, minimises errors, and improves visibility across the supply chain.
Integrated systems also help synchronise orders, shipments, and customs declarations, ensuring faster and more accurate processing throughout the entire logistics flow. [sysgenpro.com]
The level of integration depends on your setup, but we aim to enable efficient and scalable digital workflows.
Yes, we handle customs clearance for both intra-EU and non-EU shipments in Finland.
For goods moving between EU countries, customs requirements are generally limited to reporting obligations and statistical declarations (Intrastat), while shipments to and from non-EU countries require full customs declarations, duties, and possible inspections. [tulli.fi]
When goods are imported into the EU, they must be declared and cleared by customs before they can circulate freely within the internal market. [taxation-c....europa.eu]
We ensure that the correct procedures, documentation, and compliance requirements are applied in each case, helping you manage both EU and global trade efficiently.
Yes, we support customs handling for excise goods and shipments subject to special regulations in Finland.
Excise goods include products such as alcohol, tobacco, fuel, and certain beverages, which are subject to additional duties and specific control procedures. [customssupport.com]
In Finland, excise goods must be declared correctly and may be placed under duty suspension arrangements, such as customs or excise warehouses, until they are released for consumption. [tulli.fi]
We help ensure correct classification, documentation, and compliance with both EU and national regulations, including handling of permits, special procedures, and reporting requirements.
