Registering a foreign company
Any company carrying out electrical installation work on an installation which is not its own must register with the National Electrical Safety Board and operate a self-audit scheme before starting the work.
The easiest way to register is to use our e-service. Before starting the registration process, please work through our checklist and guide below. This will save you time and will help you ensure that the information you send us is correct.
Company registration guide and check-list
Duration of the work
When you register, you also need to state whether the company will carry out electrical installation work in Sweden temporarily or indefinitely (permanent activity). Depending on which of these applies to your company, the compliance officer is subject to different authorisation requirements.
If the work in Sweden is temporary, the compliance officer must have
- a Swedish authorisation, or
- an authorisation from another EEA country or Switzerland
If the work in Sweden is indefinite, your electrician must have a Swedish authorisation.
The electrician’s authorisation must cover the activity types the company works with.
Self-audit scheme
Before registering, the company's self-audit scheme must be completed, meaning that the routines and processes needed for the self-audits must be documented, implemented and followed up systematically and regularly. The self-audit scheme should not be submitted to the National Electrical Safety Board.
Links for registration
Activity types
When you register, you state what kinds of electrical installation work your electrical installation company carries out – these are called activity types. You can either register for all kinds of electrical installation work or just for certain kinds.
Compliance officer
When you register, you must name a compliance officer. This is an authorised electrician tasked with ensuring that your company follows the rules in §§ 23-27 of the Electrical Safety Act. If your company has more than one compliance officer, your self-audit scheme must specify which one of them is named in the registration.
Contact information
When registering, you must provide a contact person which the National Electrical Safety Board can contact in case of any questions or supervision. Prepare the name and contact details of that person before the registration.
Who should register?
You must complete a registration for each company (one official company registration number = one company = one registration).
If your places of business operate with different routines your self-audit scheme must reflect that, but all places of business in the same company are covered by the same registration. This means you register your company for all activity types even if certain activities are only carried out in one or more places of business.
You must complete a registration for each company (one official company registration number = one company = one registration).
If your places of business operate with different routines your self-audit scheme must reflect that, but all places of business in the same company are covered by the same registration. This means you register your company for all activity types even if certain activities are only carried out in one or more places of business.
Apply for authorisation
If your electrician requires a Swedish authorisation, an application can be made to the National Electrical Safety Board.
Remember it is not a requirement that everyone working in the company is an authorised electrician – but they must be covered by the company’s self-audit scheme.
Ready to register?
Have you completed the checklist? You are now ready to register your company.
E-service for company registration
Registration of foreign company
