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Sweden - VAT registration guide

Updated by Therese Walerholt and Karin Rosén, PKF Revidentia AB

VAT registration threshold – local establishment	SEK 80,000 in a financial year

VAT registration threshold – no local establishment	€10,000 (SEK 99,680) for distance selling of goods and BTE services, for EU established businesses only

Voluntary VAT registration	VAT registration is not normally optional. However, in certain circumstances a non-Swedish business owner may voluntarily register for VAT.

How to register for VAT	A Swedish VAT registration application can be submitted to the Skatteverket (the Swedish Tax Agency) online or by post. �� Information for foreign businesses on registering for VAT in Sweden can be found on the Skatteverket's website at: https://skatteverket.se/servicelankar/otherlanguages/inenglish/businessesandemployers/startingandrunningaswedishbusiness/registeringabusiness/registrationofforeigncompaniesinsweden.4.109dcbe71721adafd25501e.html

VAT registration form	The hard copy version of the Swedish VAT registration application form for new Swedish companies (form SKV 4620) is available at: https://skatteverket.se/privat/etjansterochblanketter/blanketterbroschyrer/blanketter/info/4620.4.39f16f103821c58f680006704.html �� The