Assisting exporters – Open Trade Gate Sweden

Do you represent a company from a developing country and want to start exporting to Sweden? Feel free to contact Open Trade Gate Sweden for any queries on exporting to Sweden or product-specific requirements regarding your product. All our services are free of charge.

We assist exporters in developing countries

We will reply in a user-friendly format and respond to all queries. If a query concerns an area that we do not cover, we provide the contact details to the appropriate organisation.

We take exporters to trade fairs

Open Trade Gate Sweden participates in selected European trade fairs, taking companies from developing countries to meet with Swedish and European buyers. Prior to these events, the companies receive extensive training in presenting their businesses and products to Swedish and European buyers.

We organise webinars

At Open Trade Gate Sweden´s webinars, you receive practical information on EU requirements and standards. We also provide product-specific information for the targeted sectors and facts about Sweden and the Swedish market as well as consumer demands and trends.

See our previous webinars

We answer your questions on rules and requirements

Our services include answering questions from exporters in developing countries and from Swedish importers interested in importing from those countries. We answer in a user-friendly format, tailor-made for the exporter. We answer all the questions we receive, and if a question concerns an area we do not cover, we provide the exporter with contact information concerning the appropriate organisation.

If the enquiry is too general for us to answer, we will get back to you for more details. All the questions we receive are answered, and if a question concerns an area we do not cover, we provide the contact details to the appropriate organisation or provide information on a generic level with relevant links and suggestions.

You can reach us by email or telephone. We cooperate with visiting delegations and embassies in Stockholm and provide training in Sweden and abroad. We also participate in seminars and conferences held by other organisations.

The answer to an enquiry usually covers

  • General customs procedures and documents.
  • The customs tariff that the Swedish importer must pay for the product.
  • Any reduction of the customs tariff through a preferential agreement.
  • Any certificate of origin required to benefit from such an agreement.
  • The value-added tax (VAT) applicable for the product on the Swedish market.
  • Product-specific requirements, for example, regarding labelling and packaging.
  • More information on exporting to Sweden and the EU

We help out if you run into problems

We also help exporters who encounter problems when trying to export to Sweden. Any obstacle reported to Open Trade Gate Sweden is analysed, and should we find that a requirement or procedure is unjust or too bureaucratic, we act on this information and contact the relevant authorities and ministries in Sweden in order to try to solve the problem.

Some of the most common barriers to trade are:

  • technical barriers to trade (technical regulations, administrative and other non-compulsory provisions)
  • dumped and subsidised imports
  • quantitative import restrictions (quotas)
  • complicated procedures for the registration of a new business.

We collaborate with business support organisations

Open Trade Gate Sweden provides technical assistance through long-term projects in the field of export promotion.

Open Trade Gate Sweden’s work aims to contribute to the integration of our partner countries in international trade by strengthening the capacity of exporters directly or by supporting export promotion organisations in their work with their member companies.

These projects include trainings on rules and regulations and the Swedish market. It can also include market linkages activities, such as matchmaking activities and trade fair participation.

We work with a partner organisation, such as the official export promotion organisation or the Chamber of Commerce. Together, we decide the focus and target group of the project, on the basis of the need of the organisation and exporters.

We can also provide information to incoming delegations visiting Sweden.

Open Trade Gate Sweden works with all developing countries as defined by the OECD: OECD list of aid-recipient countries

We partner up – make use of our partners

We partner with organisations in our field. As an exporter you can benefit greatly from our partner cooperation. It gives you an opportunity to make use of our partners' services. Through them you find relevant online tools and platforms aimed at helping you to enhance your exports and to understand different European markets.

Contacts

Amanda Söderlund
08 690 4928
name.surname@kommerskollegium.se

Anamaria Deliu
08 690 4913
name.surname@kommerskollegium.se

Constanza Mac-Donald
08 690 4949
name.surname@kommerskollegium.se

Linda Rydén
08 690 4851
name.surname@kommerskollegium.se

Ljiljana Rsumovic
08 690 4885
name.surname@kommerskollegium.se

Oscar Tollin
08 690 4874
name.surname@kommerskollegium.se

Or email us on:
OTGS@kommerskollegium.se

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