Unclear Brexit puts it at the Customs Service in Luleå: "Waiting for message"

The trips around the exit have been many, but the current situation is October 31, and the Customs Administration's IT department in Luleå is ready. Since the spring of 2018, around 20 employees have been involved in ensuring, together with other EU countries, that the customs management system works, with the changes for any customs duties and taxes that apply at departure.

In cooperation with the other EU countries, the systems are tested to cope with either a hard Brexit or one with an agreement. The starting point is that all countries should treat the UK as a non-EU country directly in connection with the exit.

Fredrik Lundström is the IT manager and says that in the first place it is a contractless Brexit that you are preparing for. Simply because it is the scenario that is most relevant right now. As the UK is one of Sweden's largest trading partners, case handling is expected to increase by about 20 per cent.