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The Board’s main activity is to provide the Swedish government with analyses, recommendations and proposals on any trade policy matter.
This work is conducted within three primary domains:
The Internal Market
The Customs Union
External Trade policy
As an integral part of these duties, officials from the Board regularly participate as governmental experts in various EU committees and working groups in Brussels and Geneva.
Organization plan
The Internal Market
The Board analyses and investigates issues and problems hindering the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons in the internal market (including not only the EU but also the European Economic Area).
Within the scope of the EU information procedure for technical regulations, a member country can prevent proposals or suggest modifications of proposals from other member states on draft national regulations that are inconsistent with Community law and hinder trade. The Board fulfils this “watchdog” role for Sweden. In consultation with the parties concerned, the Board examines and tries to influence proposals for new legislation, whether put forward by Sweden or by other member states.
The Customs Union
In this area, the Board’s analyses and efforts are directed towards liberalising and simplifying the EU trade regime with regard to, amongst other things:
Customs duties
Duty suspension schemes
Rules of origin
Quotas
Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures
Trade facilitation
A substantial part of this work consists of analysing proposals from the European Commission to counter dumped or subsidized imports into the EU. Information on current EU anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures is published here on our website.
External Trade Policy
In relation to its external trade policy mandate, the Board analyses:
Negotiations within the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Accession of new WTO members
Trade policy disputes between WTO members
Global and regional integration
Bilateral trade relations between the EU and other countries and regions
This work is complemented by analyses of Sweden’s trade patterns with other countries and regions.
The Board also regularly provides statistical reports to the Swedish government and international organisations.
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