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Welcome to our Heckscher-Ohlin Conference, 11 May 2023

The park Kungsträdgården

The Swedish government agency for international trade, the EU internal market and trade policy.

The effectiveness of environmental goods provisions

In this report we empirically investigate whether regional trade agreements that include environmental goods provisions, affect trade flows of environmental goods.

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Innovation, AI, Technical Regulation and Trade

In this report we study the challenges that digital innovation creates for technical regulation. How do Artificial Intelligence and cyber vulnerabilities change the way industrial goods are regulated?
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Trade rules for a circular economy - how used batteries can contribute to the green transition

In the future, cars, trucks, and other vehicles will almost only be powered by electricity instead of fossil fuels. We have examined the challenges of regulations for exporting and importing used batteries, which are often classified as waste.
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Green Services in the Single Market

This report shows the role of services, and how they can contribute to the green transition, with focus on the EU. However, there are barriers to trade in these services, barriers that the EU and the Member States should try to eliminate.

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Perspectives on the Economic Effects of FDI and Investment Screening

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key driver of economic growth and welfare. This analysis discusses how security and economic concerns should be balanced when deciding on a foreign direct investment screening mechanism.
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EU Trade Defence – The unintended effects of anti-dumping measures

When the EU imposes anti-dumping measures, the idea is to mitigate harm for firms in the EU. However, this new analysis from government agency National Board of Trade Sweden, shows that the production and sales of European companies do not increase.
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An EU trade policy for geopolitical ends

Do geopolitical considerations require an EU trade policy that limits trade and economic integration to a greater extent than today? In light of increased geopolitical tensions, the National Board of Trade has analysed the connection between trade...
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Trade policy and policy for responsible business conduct

This report provides an overview of reasons why increased coherence between trade policy and policies to promote responsible business conduct creates synergies leading to more responsible, transparent, and resilient global value chains and in turn a...
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Improving economic resilience through trade

How should trade policy be designed to improve economic resilience? These are questions discussed by the National Board of Trade Sweden in a new report.
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Report: Trade and Gender Equality

This report describes differences for men and women as employees, entrepreneurs and consumers and discusses how trade policy could make a difference.
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Who Uses the EU’s Free Trade Agreements?

In this report, access to customs data on all the import transactions from South Korea undertaken by Swedish importers during a sample period allows us to open the ‘black box’ of company behaviour.

EU rights

We work actively to ensure a properly functioning internal market with free movement of goods, services, capital and persons.

EU citizens' right of free movement

What does it come down to in real life?

Problem-solving in the EU

Our SOLVIT center helps individuals and businesses solve problems related to the EU’s free movement.

Personal identity number

How to handle some situations without a personal identity number in Sweden.
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Import & export

We help companies find information, solve problems and influence legislation in the field of international trade.

Business within the EU

Learn how the conditions for trade differ depending on if it is done within or outside the EU.

Business outside the EU

Use free tools to facilitate your business with countries outside the EU and learn what principles characterise international trade.
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Development cooperation

We contribute to the integration of our partner countries in international trade by strengthening their negotiation capacity and their ability to establish a regulatory framework.

Bilateral and regional projects

Our projects are tailored to meet the challenges of our cooperating partners.

Trade Academy

Provides comprehensive knowledge of modern trade and trade regulations, as well as expertise in analysing, formulating and implementing trade policy.

Open Trade Gate Sweden

Supports companies in developing countries interested in exporting to Sweden and the EU.
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