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Swedish Customs and Coast Guard (1925-1938)

PUBLISHED
HISTORICAL
customs-border

Record Information

Country

Sweden

Code: SE

Organization

CUSTOMS & BORDER SERVICES

CUSTOMS_BORDER

Insignia Type

CUSTOMS_BORDER

Record Details
Created
6/10/2026
Last Updated
6/10/2026
Record ID
4fce99f7...

Summary

Tullens och Kustbevakningens

Detailed Description

Kingdom of Sweden

Swedish Customs and Coast Guard

Tullens och Kustbevakningens

1925 - 1938

The 1925 uniform regulations led to a modernization of the uniform. Higher-ranking Customs officers wore their rank insignias on the lapels, while lower-ranking officers retained their insignias on cap badges, but no longer on their sleeves. In 1936, a special cap badge was introduced for Coast Guard officers serving at sea.
  • Expeditionsbud, kontorsvakt

    Dispatch Messenger, Office Guard

  • grupp XII - Expeditionsvakt, tullvakt, kustbevakningsbiträde

    group XII - Dispatch Guard, Customs Guard, Coast Guard Assistant

  • grupp XII - Tillsyningsman, kustvakt

    group XII - Inspector, Coast Guard

  • grupp XI - Förste expeditionsvakt, förste kustvakt

    group XI - First Dispatch Guard, First Coast Guard

  • grupp X - Tulluppsyningsman, kustuppsyningsman, gränsuppsyningsman

    group X - Customs Supervisor, Coastal Supervisor, Border Supervisor

  • grupp IX - Tullkontorist, tullöveruppsyningsman, kustöveruppsyningsman, gränsöveruppsyningsman

    group IX - Customs Clerk, Senior Customs Supervisor, Senior Coastal Supervisor, Senior Border Supervisor

  • Cap badge for Group I–VII

  • grupp VIII - Gränstullmästare, tullmästare

    group VIII - Border Customs Master, Customs Master

  • grupp VII - Kammarskrivare

    group VII - Chamber Clerk

  • grupp VI - Tullförvaltare klass 4, tullkassör

    group VI - Customs Administrator Class 4, Customs Treasurer

  • grupp V - Tullkontrollör, tullförvaltare klass 3

    group V - Customs Controller, Customs Administrator Class 3

  • grupp IV - Tullförvaltare klass 2, förste tullkontrollör, gränsbevakningschef

    group IV - Customs Administrator Class 2, First Customs Controller, Chief of Border Surveillance

  • grupp III - Tullförvaltare klass 1 B, tullöverkontrollör

    group III - Customs Administrator Class 1B, Senior Customs Controller

  • grupp II - Byråinspektör, tullöverinspektör, inspektör, tullbevakningschef, tullförvaltare av klass 1 A, tulldirektörsassistent, tullkommissarie

    group II - Bureau Inspector, Senior Customs Inspector, Inspector, Chief of Customs Surveillance, Customs Administrator Class 1A, Assistant Director of Customs, Customs Commissioner

  • grupp I - Kustbevakningsinspektör, tulldirektör

    group I - Coast Guard Inspector, Director of Customs

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How to Cite This Record

International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. "Swedish Customs and Coast Guard (1925-1938)". Retrieved from https://insignia-encyclopedia.org/encyclopedia/swedish-customs-and-coast-guard-1925-1938-6219

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