News 2018

• Trade and climate transition

  Published: 21 Jan 2025

  The United Nations´ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 aims for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. This article addresses the question of how trade policy can support the climate transition.

• Contact information

  Published: 16 Jan 2025

  Find employees Find out who is responsible for what: Find employees . Address National Board of Trade P.O. Box 6803 S-113 86 Stockholm Sweden Visiting address Fleminggatan 14, Stockholm, Sweden Phone and e-mail Phone: +46 8 690 48 00 E-mail: registrator@kommerskollegium.

• See afterwards from COP28: EU Green Deal and engaging with EU's global trading partners

  Published: 16 Jan 2025

  National Board of Trade Sweden arranged a seminar during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 28. The seminar discussed the EU Green Deal and the impact on EU trade relations with the rest of the world. Special focus was on how exporters in low- and middle-income countries may be affected by the EU's...

• National Board of Trade’s processing of personal data

  Published: 16 Jan 2025

  What is personal data? Personal data is any information that can be related to you as an individual, such as your name, address or email address. Why do we collect personal data? All of the National Board of Trade’s processing of personal data takes place by virtue of the applicable laws, regulations or...

• Our mission

  Published: 16 Jan 2025

  The National Board of Trade is a Swedish government agency for international trade, the EU internal market and trade policy. Our mission is to facilitate free and open trade with transparent rules as well as free movement in the EU internal market.

• Forum for Technical Regulations

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  In order to exchange information and gather opinions on technical regulations, the National Board of Trade and different stakeholders meet in the Forum for Technical Regulations. We discuss the development in the technical rules area, both within the EU and globally.

• Technical regulations

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  Companies can keep track of any draft technical regulation that is in progress in the EU member states and Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Turkey and Liechtenstein before their adoption. It is also possible for the participating countries and stakeholders to influence a notified proposal by commenting on it.

• Ongoing surveys

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  What are the Swedish interests when it comes to trade issues? Get involved and take the opportunity to influence on trading conditions and regulations! We invite companies, organisations and individuals to share their experience on obstacles and problems in trade with other countries.

• Influence on trading conditions

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  Here you get an overview on how you can influence on trading conditions through the National Board of Trade Sweden. We prepare the basis for negotiations proceeding a trade agreement. We also analyse how existing rules affect trade. In doing this, we need input from companies and civil society.

• Handla utanför EU – tullättnader genom Generalised Scheme of Preferences, GSP

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  EU ger tullättnader till ett 70-tal utvecklingsländer genom det så kallade allmänna preferenssystemet (Generalised Scheme of Preferences, GSP).

• The EU Platform Regulation – regulates rights and obligations on digital platforms and search engines

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  Since July 12, 2020, new legislation applies to digital platforms and search engines. The legislation deals with the relationship between platforms and search engines and their business users. The purpose of the Regulation is to promote fair conditions and transparency for companies using platforms and search engines.

• Swedish services regulations through the Point of Single Contact

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  Do you want to provide services within the EU and need to find out which national rules apply? The Point of Single Contact provides you with information on national rules. You can also apply for a permit, submit a registration or find the responsible authorities.

• Varuhandel inom EU och ömsesidigt erkännande

  Published: 15 Jan 2025

  Den fria rörligheten för varor innebär att du ska kunna handla fritt över gränserna. För dig och ditt företag innebär det att en vara som lagligen säljs i ett medlemsland ska få säljas i andra medlemsländer utan vidare anpassningar eller provningar (enligt principen om ömsesidigt erkännande).

• Handel och hållbar utveckling

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  FN:s Agenda 2030 är en handlingsplan som syftar till att rädda planeten, skapa fred och frihet och avskaffa fattigdom. Den lyfter fram att handel är ett viktigt instrument för att nå samtliga tre dimensioner av hållbar utveckling: ekonomisk, social och miljömässig.

• Business within the EU for EU firms

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  The conditions for trade differ depending on whether you do business within or outside the EU. The basic principles for trade differ within the EU and between the EU and the rest of the world. Within the EU, there are often also common rules. Here you will find information on what support your company can get from...

• Your country's trade in goods with Sweden

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  What goods does your country's trade with Sweden? Use our trade statistical fact sheets to find the latest trade statistics.

• Without a personal identity number in Sweden

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  If you live in Sweden without a Swedish personal identity number you may encounter problems in your everyday life. A personal identity number is often required by authorities and used by many private entities. On this page we have gathered information and suggested solutions to some of the difficulties that might...

• EU-medborgares rättigheter – yrkeskvalifikationer

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  Som EU-medborgare har du ett antal rättigheter inom EU. Om du som EU-medborgare vill arbeta i ett EU-land eller i EES-länderna Norge, Island och Liechtenstein där ditt yrke är reglerat, måste du få dina yrkeskvalifikationer (utbildning och arbetslivserfarenhet) officiellt erkända innan du kan börja arbeta.

• Register your case with SOLVIT

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  In order for SOLVIT to be able to handle a case, the circumstances of the problem need to have a cross-border element. In other words, the problem has arisen from someone (a person) or something (a product, a service or capital) having moved between two member states.

• Solvit – löser dina problem i EU

  Published: 13 Jan 2025

  Har du problem med dina kontakter med myndigheter inom EU eller i EES-länderna Norge, Island och Liechtenstein? Solvit hjälper företag och privatpersoner att ta tillvara sina rättigheter på EU:s inre marknad. Hjälpen är kostnadsfri.