“eCommerce is positive and has increased the range of goods available to many people. But there must be a level playing field in terms of competition. The challenges currently associated with eCommerce and the Chinese platforms are huge, and have implications with regard to potentially dangerous products and negative impacts on our competitiveness. This new national strategy will boost our market surveillance and demonstrate that we take the problems encountered by Swedish businesses and consumers seriously,” says Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa.

Swedish Customs and a total of 13 market surveillance agencies will be involved in implementing the strategy. Alongside the strategy, the responsible government agencies will also be tasked with increasing their collaboration at both national and EU level on the challenges associated with the increase in eCommerce.