Guides for exporters

There are several organisations working with issues related to exports from developing countries to EU and Sweden. Some of them publish reports and guides that may be useful when researching the rules and regulations that apply for these markets. We have gathered a few guides published by other organisations that may be interesting for companies wanting to export to the Swedish and the EU market.

The Swedish Chambers of Commerce – Market reports of the Swedish market 

The Swedish Chambers offer information about the Swedish market through a number of sector specific guides. They also offer general information about the Scandinavian market in "Exporting to Scandinavia" and publications such as “From Contact to Contract”. All guides can be downloaded free of charge after registering at their website.

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations - Manuals on Regulations and Certification for Agricultural Exports 

FAO has published manuals explaining the objectives, scope, advantages and constraints of a selection of voluntary private certification programmes. The manuals also give a brief overview of the main categories of import regulations that exporters of agricultural products have to meet when they export to major markets.

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Grolink - Organic Exporter Guide (focus on Africa)

Grolink is a Swedish consultancy company working with development programmes for organic agriculture. Within the Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa Programme (EPOPA) they have published an organic guide for exporters in Africa.

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