diff --git a/app/api/import/sie/parse/route.ts b/app/api/import/sie/parse/route.ts
index a18961bb..e02e2155 100644
--- a/app/api/import/sie/parse/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/import/sie/parse/route.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
       if (periodDuplicate) {
         return NextResponse.json({
           error: 'duplicate_period',
-          message: `En SIE-import för perioden ${parsed.stats.fiscalYearStart} – ${parsed.stats.fiscalYearEnd} finns redan (importerad ${periodDuplicate.imported_at ? new Date(periodDuplicate.imported_at).toLocaleDateString('sv-SE') : 'okänt datum'})`,
+          message: `En SIE-import för ett överlappande räkenskapsår (${periodDuplicate.fiscal_year_start} – ${periodDuplicate.fiscal_year_end}) finns redan (importerad ${periodDuplicate.imported_at ? new Date(periodDuplicate.imported_at).toLocaleDateString('sv-SE') : 'okänt datum'})`,
           importId: periodDuplicate.id,
         }, { status: 409 })
       }
diff --git a/lib/import/sie-import.ts b/lib/import/sie-import.ts
index db7ac3f4..8d4f1166 100644
--- a/lib/import/sie-import.ts
+++ b/lib/import/sie-import.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export async function checkDuplicateImport(
 /**
  * Check if a completed SIE import already exists for the same fiscal year period.
  * Prevents importing two different SIE files that cover the same accounting period,
- * which would create duplicate verifikationer violating BFNAR 2013:2.
+ * which would create duplicate verifikationer violating BFL 4:1 (löpande bokföring).
  * Only blocks on status='completed' — failed/pending imports don't prevent retries.
  */
 export async function checkDuplicatePeriodImport(
@@ -113,13 +113,16 @@ export async function checkDuplicatePeriodImport(
   fiscalYearStart: string,
   fiscalYearEnd: string
 ): Promise<SIEImport | null> {
+  // Range overlap check: start <= other_end AND end >= other_start.
+  // Two imports whose räkenskapsår overlap would produce duplicate
+  // verifikationer, violating BFL 4:1 (löpande bokföring).
   const { data } = await supabase
     .from('sie_imports')
     .select('*')
     .eq('company_id', companyId)
-    .eq('fiscal_year_start', fiscalYearStart)
-    .eq('fiscal_year_end', fiscalYearEnd)
     .eq('status', 'completed')
+    .lte('fiscal_year_start', fiscalYearEnd)
+    .gte('fiscal_year_end', fiscalYearStart)
     .limit(1)
     .maybeSingle()
 
@@ -1334,7 +1337,7 @@ export async function executeSIEImport(
     )
     if (periodDuplicate) {
       result.errors.push(
-        `En SIE-import för perioden ${fiscalYearStart} – ${fiscalYearEnd} finns redan (ID: ${periodDuplicate.id})`
+        `En SIE-import för ett överlappande räkenskapsår (${periodDuplicate.fiscal_year_start} – ${periodDuplicate.fiscal_year_end}) finns redan`
       )
       return result
     }