My friend has started a business (in Canada) distributing electronic items (GPS and Dashcams) to other countries. He currently ships inland and to India. He wants to reach out to Swedish companies and establish business. He came across some information that said he cannot send electronic goods to Sweden. Something about Lithium batteries being banned in the export list. But don’t phone companies send their products to Sweden? Don’t those have batteries too? He’s just beginning to consider expanding to European regions so any help would be appreciated?

Question: How would a business go about sending electronic goods (GPS devices and Dashcams) from Canada to Sweden?

Det här inlägget arkiverades automatiskt av Leddit-botten. Vill du diskutera tråden? Registrera dig på feddit.nu!

The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/Lima_Victor_Mike at 2023-11-06 20:17:24+00:00.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
    1·
    11 months ago

    kappsylen at 2023-11-06 20:35:59+00:00 ID: k849x44

    I would advice you to contact a logistics company that do international shipping and talk to them. There might be permits or special rules for packaging/shipping that they know about, and you might be able to ship products via them.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
    1·
    11 months ago

    oyvin at 2023-11-06 21:05:14+00:00 ID: k84f407

    Are you sure it is not the just the air freight not allowing lithium batteries - this is often a problem when ordering from the US?

    Why Canada won’t allow export of lithium batteries to Sweden you should ask a Canadian about.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
    1·
    11 months ago

    JJKBA at 2023-11-06 21:10:05+00:00 ID: k84fy5z

    I’d start and talk to Swedish customs about the import and your friend can talk to Canadian customs.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
    1·
    11 months ago

    ScanianTjomme at 2023-11-06 20:54:09+00:00 ID: k84d5et

    banned in the export list

    But don’t phone companies send their products to Sweden?

    The mobile phones we buy in Sweden aren’t exported from Canada, the are likely shipped directly from a factory in Asia to EU.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
    1·
    11 months ago

    Djungeltrumman at 2023-11-06 21:11:03+00:00 ID: k84g4db

    They’re obviously not banned, lithium batteries are classified as dangerous goods and need to be tested to be transported.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
    1·
    11 months ago

    makeererzo at 2023-11-06 21:47:45+00:00 ID: k84mfuu

    You just need to jump thru the hoops around shipping-regulation when shipping lithium batteries.

    Have him talk to his shipping-company to find out what’s required to ship the products he sells. Air-freight might be problematic so he they might have to go by ship.

    A short introduction if using DHL, but the same things would apply to others.