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Open Trade Gate Sweden

We support companies from developing countries to export to Sweden and the European Union. We assist you with rules, procedures and market information.

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Studies of the Swedish market

Food Ingredients

Sweden is a prospective market for food ingredients from developing countries. Some ingredients are sourced directly, mainly by large importers. Prospective ingredients are turmeric, groundnuts, carrageenan and guar gum.

Green Coffee Beans

Sweden is one of the largest coffee consumers in the world. The Swedish market is dominated by four big coffee roasters. However, micro roasters are becoming more and more frequent across the country.

Financial Technology (fintech)

Sweden represents an attractive market for both fintechs and their servicing companies. The key catalyst for the rise of disruptive fintechs in the mature Swedish financial industry has been the rapid development of its ICT services sector.

Sport articles

The Scandinavian sports equipment retail market had total revenues of 4.57 billion euro in 2020, with a growth rate of 3.5% between 2016 and 2020.

Spices

The size of the Swedish market for spices is estimated at about 12,500 tonnes in 2020. Demand for spices in the Swedish market is increasing.

Natural ingredients for cosmetics

Swedish imports of natural ingredients for cosmetics are growing. The Scandinavian beauty trend favours natural products that are sustainably sourced.

IT services

Sweden is the birthplace of many well-known global tech brands in various sectors that play a leading role in the world. It is an ever-growing industry with a great need for expertise.

Fresh fruit and vegetables

Sweden is a large importer of fruit and vegetables, with a turnover of more than 900 million euros a year, making up 19 percent of the total grocery sales.

Superfoods

Healthy natural foods, such as quinoa, have gone from being a niche product to a mainstream product and can be found in most supermarkets rather than in niche health stores.

Textiles

Sweden has a renowned fashion and home textiles industry, fronted by international giants like H&M and IKEA.

Processed food

The Swedish food market was worth USD 32.3 billion in 2021. Sweden’s growing season is relatively short, thus the country relies on imports of foods.

Trading with Sweden

Sweden is a member state of the European Union, which is a customs union with a common trade policy. As such, it shares a common trade and customs policy with the other member states.

How it all works

When exporting to Sweden, compliance with both Swedish and EU trade rules and regulations is required.