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Currency conversion rates 

Currency rates are needed for determining the customs value of the goods in the customs declaration. In your customs declaration, please use the conversion rates published by Customs on this webpage.

In import and export declarations, you should use the conversion rates of the month when the customs declaration was submitted and accepted by Customs. If the value of the goods is entered in the invoice or the freight bill in some other currency than the euro, enter in the customs declaration the transaction price and the related items in the currency in question. The system converts the amounts into euro by using the currency conversion rates confirmed by Customs.

In some cases, you have to convert the foreign currency amounts into euro yourself. Detailed instructions are available in the customer instructions on import and export.

Is the currency rate missing?

If the currency you require is missing from the list of currency rates on this page, do this:

  1. Ask Customs Information for the currency rate.
  2. Enter in the customs declaration the transaction price in euro converted with the currency conversion rate that you received.
  3. Enter in the customs declaration the currency conversion rate received from Customs with additional information code “FIKUR.” Enter as the description the conversion rate and the currency code (i.e. “19.14 MDL”).

How does Customs determine the currency conversion rates?

The reference rate published by the European Central Bank is used for currency conversion to determine the customs value. Customs is responsible for determining the currency rate if no ECB reference rate is available. The conversion rates are based on the currency rate of the second last Wednesday of each month.

The currency rate will apply for one month from the first day of the following month.

Currency conversion rates in August 2019

Customs establishes the following currency conversion rates, which should be used when establishing the customs value of imported goods. These conversion rates must, if nothing else is mentioned, be used on goods that in Finland, during the time period 01.08.2019 - 31.08.2019, is released for free circulation within the customs territory of the Union.

The base currency for the established currency conversion rates below is euro (e.g. 1 EUR = 1.114 USD).

Currency conversion rates in August 2019 (xls)

Currency Currency code Currency rate
US dollar USD 1.114
Japanese yen JPY 120.41
UK pound sterling GBP 0.89143
Swedish krona SEK 10.5293
Norwegian krone NOK 9.6355
Danish krone DKK 7.4649
Swiss franc CHF 1.0982
Canadian dollar CAD 1.4627
Hong Kong dollar HKD 8.7038
Australian dollar AUD 1.596
New Zealand dollar NZD 1.6613
South African Rand ZAR 15.5004
Singapore dollar SGD 1.5196
Malaysian ringgit MYR 4.5831
Indian rupee INR 76.8285
Russian rouble RUB 70.3192
Czech koruna CZK 25.542
Polish zloty PLN 4.2547
Hungarian forint HUF 325.75
Thai baht THB 34.428
Korean won (Republic) KRW 1,311.47
Brazilian real BRL 4.1948
Chinese yuan renminbi CNY 7.6588
Indonesian rupiah IDR 15,568.15
Israeli shekel ILS 3.924
Mexican peso MXN 21.3211
Philippine peso PHP 59.964
Turkish lira TRY 6.382
United Arab Emirates dirham AED 4.0966
Egyptian pound EGP 18.5097
Iranian rial IRR 46,831.89
Kuwait dinar KWD 0.3393
Kazakstan tenge KZT 428.6567
Moroccan dirham MAD 10.7132
Serbian dinar RSD 117.805
Saudi riyal SAR 4.1828
Tunisian dinar TND 3.2131
New Taiwan dollar TWD 34.6389