The general principle under Swedish law is that documents and information in Courts and public authorities – for instance customs authorities – are available for the public unless the Secrecy Act (Act 1980:100) prescribes that, in specified and rather narrowly defined cases, the documents/information shall be kept secret. Chapter 9 of that Act contains a number of provisions on "Secrecy with Regard to Private Persons' Personal and Economic Relations". Thus, for instance, Article 2 of that Chapter provides that secrecy applies to activities relating to customs inspections as regards private persons' personal and economic relations.
