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Market access
Distributing a product |
Market access procedures |
Organizing goods transport |
Identifying a supplier |
Standards |
Intellectual Property
Distributing a product
- Evolution of the sector
- The distribution networks in Finland are more and more integrated. The increase of the consumers' purchasing power has boosted sales. However, evolution of big malls and hypermarkets in the sector has made the survival of small companies and boutiques more difficult. Limited opening hours are considered to be a hindering factor in the sector .
- Market shares
- Goods may be sold through an agent, distributor, established wholesaler, or selling directly to retail organizations. The main sectors of the Finnish economy are dominated by oligopolies. Consumables for everyday use are marketed by an integrated system of distribution dominated by three big groups: Kesko, the S Group (SOK) and Tradeka which control more than 90% of the markets in the country.
- Organizations in the retail sector
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Federation of Finnish Commerce
 We can identify professional tradeshows on your sector.
Market access procedures
- International Conventions
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Member of World Trade Organisation
Member of OECD
Party to the Kyoto protocol
Party to the Washington convention on International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
Party to the Basel convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their disposal
Party to the Montreal protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer
Wassenaar arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies
Party of the International coffee agreement 2001
- International economic cooperation
- Finland is a member of European Union and European Monetary Union. The EU is firmly committed to the promotion of open and fair trade with all its trading partners and has multilateral agreements and bilateral agreements trade agreements with several countries.
- Non tariff barriers
- In accordance with its European Union
membership, Finland applies the EU rules that are in
force in all European Union countries. While the EU has a rather
liberal foreign trade policy, there is a certain number of
restrictions, especially on farm products, following the implementation
of the CAP
(Common Agricultural Policy): the application of compensations on
import and export of farm products, aimed at favoring the development
of agriculture within the EU, implies a certain number of control and
regulation systems for the goods entering the EU territory. Restrictions apply to certain items such as
products containing alcohol, pharmaceuticals, narcotics and dangerous drugs, explosives, etc. Beef cattle
bred on hormones is forbidden to import. The BSE crisis (often
called the "mad cow disease") urged the European Authorities to
strengthen phytosanitary measures to make sure of the quality of meats
entering and circulating in the EU territory. The principle of
precaution is now widespread: in case of doubt, the import is
prohibited until proof is made of the non-harmfulness of products.
- Customs duties and taxes on imports
- The duties for non-European
countries are relatively low, especially for manufactured goods 2.61% or 4.17%. However, textile and clothing items still have high
duties and quotas. Click here to access the European Online Customs Tariff Database (TARIC).
- Customs classification
- Finland, like most member states of the European Community, bases its Harmonized Tariff Schedule on the TARIC (Integrated Tariff of the European Community) which is issued by the Commission and the Member States for the purpose of applying Community measures relating to import and exports, and when necessary to trade between member states. The TARIC also serves as a basis for the working tariffs and tariff file of Finland and other Member States.
- Import procedures
- A customs declaration for imported goods is submitted on the SAD form (Single administrative document), for VAT levy. It will become mandatory to submit summary declarations electronically within the entire EU territory as of 1 July 2009.
- Importing samples
- May qualify for duty free entry if:
- They are of negligible value (EUR 6 or less);
- They are for solicitation of orders for the goods of the kind represented by the sample;
- There is not more than one sample of each style or quality in a consignment;
- The goods are supplied directly from abroad;
- They will be consumed or destroyed during demonstration and are packaged and properly marked in a manner which precludes their being used as other than samples, examples: foodstuffs, non alcoholic beverages, perfumes and chemical products.
- For further information
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Finnish Customs
Ministry of Employment and Economy
We can indicate you which are the customs duties applied to your product.
Find out the local taxes that apply to your product.
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