Eskilstuna made cutlery and edge tools for two hundred years and the town still shows it. The old smithies along the Eskilstunaån have been converted rather than demolished, and a good deal of the housing dates from the industrial expansion rather than from the post-war programme that shaped most Swedish towns of this size.
That matters for a delivery in one specific way. Converted industrial buildings and older workers' housing have stairwells and doorways sized for their period, and lifts where they exist were fitted afterwards. Modern Eskilstuna is straightforward. The older stock along the river is not always.
The town sits in the Mälardalen between Stockholm and Örebro, close enough to the capital that a substantial number of people commute. That proximity makes it easy to include on a vehicle already serving Stockholm, which usually shortens the wait for a shared load.
International Removals Companies is a free enquiry matching service operated by DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD (company 07425576). It does not carry out removals and does not operate vehicles. A moving company already running to Stockholm can often take this on the same trip, and one vetted mover handles your enquiry. They contact you, survey the move and confirm the quote. If they cannot take your dates, the enquiry passes to another mover in the network. It is worth asking moving companies how they handle the Tullverket paperwork, because the answer should be immediate.
A load from the UK enters Sweden at Gothenburg or Malmö and runs inland to the Mälardalen. Eskilstuna sits close to the main corridor between Stockholm and the west, so the final approach is short and on good road, and vehicles serving the capital frequently cover it on the same run.
That proximity is worth using. If your dates have any flexibility, a mover can often fit the consignment onto something already going to Stockholm rather than scheduling a separate leg.
The industrial stock along the river has been converted rather than replaced, and access varies between buildings. Stairwells and doorways are period sized, and lifts were retrofitted where they exist at all. Name the building and send the floor number.
Blocks with service lifts, loading access and parking, plus detached housing with drives further out. Flat ground throughout. These are ordinary deliveries and most addresses in the town fall here.
Södermanland farmland with detached properties and space at the door. Simple jobs. Confirm the surface and turning space if the approach is a private track.
Send your UK collection address, your Eskilstuna delivery address with the floor, lift dimensions and access notes, and a rough inventory. Your enquiry goes to one vetted firm from our network who already covers the route.
Get your free Eskilstuna removals quoteHousing is considerably cheaper than in Stockholm while the capital stays within commuting reach, which is much of the town's appeal. Manufacturing, logistics and the university are the main local employers alongside the public sector.
Registration is handled by Skatteverket. The personnummer that follows is needed before a bank account or most contracts can be opened, so it is worth starting the moment you arrive.
Full Swedish customs detail, including the Tullverket relief conditions and the twelve month restriction that follows it, is set out on the Sweden removals hub.
Whether the building is part of the converted industrial stock along the river or in the later districts. The old smithies and workers' housing have period sized stairwells and doorways, with lifts fitted afterwards where they exist at all. Modern Eskilstuna is straightforward by comparison.
The load enters Sweden at Gothenburg or Malmö and runs inland to the Mälardalen. The town sits close to the main corridor between Stockholm and the west, so the final approach is short and vehicles serving the capital frequently cover it on the same run.
Usually, because of the proximity to Stockholm. A mover can often fit a consignment onto a vehicle already heading to the capital rather than scheduling a separate leg, which shortens the wait. If your dates have any flexibility, say so, because it is worth more here than in remoter parts of the country.
The standard Swedish position. Goods from the UK arrive from outside the EU and need customs clearance, and Tullverket can grant relief from duty and VAT where the conditions are met. The twelve month restriction on selling or lending the goods afterwards applies as usual.
A free enquiry matching service operated by DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD. It does not carry out removals. Each enquiry is connected with one vetted mover from our network. Network movers hold FIDI FAIM certification, audited by Ernst & Young against more than two hundred criteria, alongside memberships including BAR Overseas, IAM, EUROMOVERS and FEDEMAC.
Page last reviewed and updated 29 July 2026. Customs and registration requirements change; check tullverket.se and skatteverket.se for the current position.
Timing, insurance, accreditation and customs requirements must be confirmed by the matched mover before booking. Check tullverket.se for the current customs position.