Switzerland–Sweden freight: services and trade framework
Sweden is an advanced Scandinavian economy with a strong high-tech, automotive (Volvo, Scania) and pharmaceutical sector. Stockholm and Gothenburg are the main economic centres. The country is an important market for Swiss precision exports.
Bilateral CH–Sweden trade is significant in the pharmaceutical, machinery and precision instruments sectors. EU member since 1995.
Services offered by Franzosini SA for Sweden
- Road transport FTL/LTL
- Groupage
- Customs clearance
- Distribution
Specific regulations and requirements
- Livsmedelsverket: food products authorisation
- Läkemedelsverket: pharmaceutical registration
- Kemikalieinspektionen: REACH compliance and national chemical restrictions
- Packaging tax and producer responsibility (FTI)
Trade framework and agreements
- Switzerland–EU Bilateral Agreements (Bilaterals I and II)
- PEM Convention (Pan-Euro-Mediterranean) for origin cumulation
- EFTA–EU Free Trade Agreement (1972)
- TIR Convention for customs transit