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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 2020

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 01.08.2020 - 31.08.2020, 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 = 1.1578 USD).

Currency conversion rates in August 2020 (xls)

Currency Currency code Currency rate
US dollar USD 1.1578
Japanese yen JPY 123.94
UK pound sterling GBP 0.91123
Swedish krona SEK 10.2415
Norwegian krone NOK 10.5343
Danish krone DKK 7.4442
Swiss franc CHF 1.0785
Icelandic krona ISK 157.80
Canadian dollar CAD 1.554
Hong Kong dollar HKD 8.9741
Australian dollar AUD 1.6139
New Zealand dollar NZD 1.7328
South African Rand ZAR 18.952
Singapore dollar SGD 1.6015
Malaysian ringgit MYR 4.9235
Indian rupee INR 86.288
Russian rouble RUB 81.9588
Czech koruna CZK 26.365
Polish zloty PLN 4.4288
Hungarian forint HUF 349.27
Thai baht THB 36.546
Korean won (Republic) KRW 1,384.38
Brazilian real BRL 5.992
Chinese yuan renminbi CNY 8.0999
Indonesian rupiah IDR 16,867.99
Israeli shekel ILS 3.9621
Mexican peso MXN 25.8715
Philippine peso PHP 57.11
Turkish lira TRY 7.9299
United Arab Emirates dirham AED 4.1534
Egyptian pound EGP 18.5189
Iranian rial IRR 48,642.51
Kuwait dinar KWD 0.3558
Kazakstan tenge KZT 478.5844
Moroccan dirham MAD 10.946
Serbian dinar RSD 117.60
Saudi riyal SAR 4.3439
Tunisian dinar TND 3.2361
New Taiwan dollar TWD 34.0648