International trade in services - quarterly

This is where foreign trade in services and items for the balance of payments, for which we have no other sources, is reported. The latter includes, among other things, trade in goods with foreign countries where the goods do not physically enter Denmark.

Companies typically spend 1 hour on this survey.

Guide to Submission of Data and Service codes (PDF)

Guide to Submission of Data and Service codes (PDF)
Quick guide: International Trade in Services (PDF)
Service Codes (PDF)
Country Codes (PDF)

To report you need MitID Erhverv. Read more about MitID Erhverv.

Reporting is done online via the reporting system IDEP. You can choose to enter data manually in the online form or import data using a statistics-specific Excel file (UHT Excel Line/UHT Multi Excel).

Reporting via IDEP must be done in WHOLE DANISH KRONER.

Data import 'UHT Excel Line/UHT Multi Excel' via IDEP

Companies that trade with many different countries and service types (or wish to extract the information from their accounting system) can use the option to import a statistics-specific Excel file.

Note: Only the original Excel file from Statistics Denmark may be completed and uploaded. The structure and format of the Excel file must not be altered.

IDEP guides

Manually reporting (PDF)
Third party declarations (PDF)
Replacement declarations (PDF)

Data import guides

UHT Excel Line: Report via file upload for one period for one company (PDF)
UHT Multi Excel: Report via file upload covering multiple CVR/SE numbers and/or periods (PDF)

Excel file examples

UHT Excel Line
UHT Multi Excel - quarterly

Report digitally with MitID Erhverv. Owners of sole proprietorships can also report using their private MitID for business.

Reports are submitted online via the IDEP reporting system.

NB: Only the original spreadsheet from Statistics Denmark (UHT Excel Line) can be completed and uploaded. The structure and format of the spreadsheet cannot be changed.

1) Complete and upload the 'UHT Excel Line' spreadsheet in IDEP

Download UHT Excel Line file example

1. Fill in the spreadsheet above and save it on your PC.
2. Click on Start reporting above.
3. Log in with MitID Erhverv.
4. Click on [+] Create a declaration.
5. Choose survey: International trade in services.
6. Choose declaration type: Import data from file.
7. Choose period: Statistical period.
8. Click Continue.
9. Select import format: UHT Excel Line.
10. Click Choose file and locate the file on your PC or tablet, then click Upload.
11. Under 'Sheet name choose Data if you are using the template from Statistics Denmark.
12. Click Proceed with import.
13. If the data is correct, click Can be approved in the ‘Status’ column.
14. Click Go to declaration list.
15. Click Approve and continue to Yes, send declaration.

Report digitally with MitID Erhverv. Owners of sole proprietorships can also report using their private MitID for business purposes.

Reports are submitted online via the IDEP reporting system.

NB: Only the original spreadsheet from Statistics Denmark (UHT Multi Excel) can be completed and uploaded. The structure and format of the spreadsheet cannot be changed.

2) Complete and upload the ‘UHT Multi Excel’ spreadsheet in IDEP

Download UHT Multi Excel file example - quarterly

1. Fill in the spreadsheet above and save it on your PC.
2. Click on Start reporting above.
3. Log in with MitID Erhverv.
4. Click on [+] Create a new declaration.
5. Click on Multi import.
6. Select import format: UHT Multi Excel.
7. Click on Choose file... and find the completed spreadsheet on your PC or tablet - then click on Upload.
8. Select 'Sheet name' and choose Data if you are using the template from Statistics Denmark.
9. Click Proceed with import.
10. If the data is correct, click Can be approved in the ‘Status’ column.
11. Click Go to declaration list.
12. Click Approve and continue to Yes, send declaration.

Detailed guidance for reporting via UHT Multi Excel - data import (PDF)

Report digitally using MitID Erhverv. Owners of sole proprietorships can also report using their personal MitID for business purposes.

Reports are submitted online via the IDEP reporting system.

3) Enter data manually in IDEP

1. Click Start reporting above.
2. Log in with MitID Erhverv.
3. Click [+] Create a declaration.
4. Choose survey: International trade in services.
5. Select declaration type: Manual data entry.
6. Choose period: Statistical period.
7. Click Continue.
8. Click Add, and enter information for each individual service code.
9. Select: SAVE – and continue or SAVE – and stop.
10. Click Approve and continue to Yes, send declaration.

Detailed guidance for manual data entry (PDF)

Report digitally using MitID Erhverv. Owners of sole proprietorships can also report using their personal MitID for business purposes.

Reports are submitted online via the IDEP reporting system.

4) Nil declaration for the period

1. Click Start reporting above.
2. Log in with MitID Erhverv.
3. Click [+] Create a declaration.
4. Select declaration: International trade in services.
5. Select declaration type: No international trade in services during the period.
6. Select: Statistical period.
7. Click Continue.
8. Finish by clicking Submit report.

It is mandatory to report foreign trade in services if such trade occurs, cf. Sections 9a and 10 of the Danish Statistics Act.

If the company's foreign trade in services is expected to be less than DKK 5 million for the whole of 2026, it is possible to report this as a single report for the whole year when the company receives a request for reporting for the first quarter. This allows the company to avoid having to report the trade every quarter.

Please note that the company may later be made liable retroactively if its VAT report shows that its foreign trade in services exceeds DKK 5 million in 2026. Please also note that the company may be made liable again from 2027, when it will again be necessary to report current or expected trade.

Reporting is mandatory by law

EU legislation obliges Denmark to produce a number of business statistics.

The Act on Statistics Denmark §§ 8–12a obliges companies to report data for statistical purposes.

How many companies are required to report?

Each year, Statistics Denmark requests approximately 2,500 companies to submit mandatory quarterly reports for this statistic.

How are companies selected?

Companies with the highest expected foreign trade in services must report monthly. Companies in the sample with lower levels of foreign trade in services report quarterly.

Criteria for sample selection and updates - in Danish (PDF)

Total international trade in services below DKK 5 million per year.

It is mandatory to report foreign trade in services if such trade occurs, cf. Sections 9a and 10 of the Danish Statistics Act.

If the company's foreign trade in services is expected to be less than DKK 5 million for the whole of 2026, it is possible to report this as a single report for the whole year when the company receives a request for reporting for the first quarter. This allows the company to avoid having to report the trade every quarter.

Please note that the company may later be made liable retroactively if its VAT report shows that its foreign trade in services exceeds DKK 5 million in 2026. Please also note that the company may be made liable again from 2027, when it will again be necessary to report current or expected trade.

Read more about data collection from businesses 

Companies typically spend 1 hour on this survey – including getting access, retrieving information, entering data and, in some cases, contacting our support.