Åland Post

We help you with customs clearance

When you receive goods that need customs clearance, you can clear them yourself in the Finnish Customs e-service. Do you find customs clearance complicated or time-consuming? As a contract customer, we take care of all your customs clearances. You avoid the hassle and save both time and energy.

Benefits for contract customers

Save time

You can focus on your business instead of administration. As a contract customer, you do not have to handle the customs clearance of your goods yourself. We take care of it for you.

Overview of your shipments

As a contract customer, you get free access to the Customs clearances service in our Customer Portal. There you will find an overview of all your customs clearance cases for goods transported with us. You can also use the service when you file VAT returns for your import customs clearances. You can easily export reports on your customs clearances directly from the portal.

How it works when we handle
your customs clearance

As our contract customer, all you need to do is upload the documents we need in the Customs clearances service in the Customer Portal. Once that is done, your part is finished! After we receive your customs clearance documents, we take care of the rest and handle your customs clearance easily and without hassle, so you can spend your time on other things.

Which documents do we need for customs clearance?

Import of domestic shipment (VAT-registered companies)

  • An invoice linked to the delivery of goods from the rest of Finland. 
  • Alternatively, you can provide a reference number linked to your stock records or other accounts.

Import of international shipment (VAT-registered companies)

  • An invoice as the basis when we clear your goods from EU countries or from countries outside the EU (third countries) through customs.

How to become a contract customer

To become a contract customer, you first need to register in the Customer Portal. Then submit a customs clearance power of attorney in the Customs clearances service. If you already use other services in the Customer Portal, log in, go to the Contact page and tick the Customs clearances service. Fill in your contact details and we will activate the service for you.

Customs clearance without becoming a contract customer?

Would you like help with one-off customs clearances without becoming a contract customer? No problem! Email the documents you want us to use for the customs clearance to our forwarding department. You will find their contact details below. You can find our customs clearance fees here.

Any questions?

Any questions?

Questions about becoming a contract customer and giving Åland Post customs clearance assignments:

Mathias Falander, business sales representative
phone: +358 18 636 786
email: mathias.falander@alandpost.com

Questions about customs clearance cases at Åland Post:

Forwarding department
phone: +358 18 636 727
Email: spedition@alandpost.com

For questions about customs clearance of deliveries to and from Åland:

Mariehamn Customs
phone: +358 295 52333