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White goods are taxed extra in Sweden
What are modern white goods made of? This is a question that is asked – not least for recycling reasons and as pure consumer information, but also by the Swedish Tax Agency. Since 2017, white goods have been taxed extra in Sweden with the so-called electronics tax of over 12 SEK per kilo measured on the weight of the entire product. The dishwasher, which weighs around 45 […]
Smeg wins prize in Compasso d'oro international award 2025
Smeg’s COF01 freestanding combi-steam oven receives an honourable mention At the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, the international jury named Smeg’s COF01 freestanding combi-steam oven one of 35 honourable mentions awarded to projects from around the world for their interpretation of the World Expo’s theme: “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. Design excellence meets technology in the kitchen – and the result […]
The electronics tax shows why Sweden is losing competitiveness
Debate: Applia and the Electronics Industry in the Althing. The green transition is highlighted as Sweden's future, but investments are paused and commitment is decreasing. Symbolic climate measures, such as the electronics tax, are slowing down development. This is written by Kent Oderud, Chairman of Applia and Pernilla Enebrink, CEO of the Electronics Industry. In practice, many of the reforms that have been launched have been characterized by a combination of high ambitions and ill-considered symbolic politics. […]
July – an exciting industry month
As life's lot is distributed differently – as it is now in July – the larger white goods are having a July at the same level as in recent years, but for the smaller household appliances it looks considerably tougher. Is the market heading in the right direction? When many Swedes relax in the beautiful weather on beaches and summer cottages, […]
Swedish Chemicals Agency: "High levels of banned substances in imports"
The Swedish Chemicals Agency recently presented its inspection report on consumer electronics for the year 2024. In this inspection project of all kinds of consumer electronics, the Swedish Chemicals Agency has checked the chemical content and labeling of 177 different products. The analyses looked for substances that are restricted in the RoHS Directive, the REACH Regulation and the POPs Regulation. Dropshipping companies worst The Swedish Chemicals Agency found in this review that products that […]
Finally an industry month with green numbers
The June figures for the industry's sell-in values in Sweden show an improvement compared to the same month last year. However, the accumulated values (YTD) during the first half of the year still do not reach the corresponding half of 2024. When we look back at the first half of the year, it is clear that the first three months remained close to the previous […]
APPLiA in P1 Wallet
What are the terms and rights that apply to consumers when purchasing white goods? Hear APPLiA's CEO Matts Spångberg in the P1 program Plånboken in the feature.
Abolish the electronics tax, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise suggests in a new report "A new chemicals policy for Sweden"”
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, which represents the business community in Sweden and brings together 60,000 companies and 48 industry and employer organizations, recently presented a proposal for a well-developed chemicals policy for Sweden. And we can read in the report that such a policy is needed. National strategies exist for other policy areas such as climate, life science, food. But for chemicals policy in Sweden, a […]
Continued market decline in May
The market for white goods and household appliances is still showing no signs of recovery. The APPLiA market’s sell-in figures for May show a continued lag compared to the previous year. In terms of value, the accumulated value of sales during the first five months of the year is now 6.9 percent below last year’s figure. It seems as if a wet blanket is covering our market and its […]
Trade wars and white goods
Trade war and white goods – We find this headline in Danish-sounding language in our sister organization – APPLiA Denmark –”s latest newsletter, where the impact of the tariff war on the white goods market is commented on. Here is the article by APPLiA-Denmark’s director Henrik Egede, translated into Swedish: “The world economy seems to have had a major spin in some washing machine since the beginning of 2025! Now comes white goods, […]
Few households take advantage of RUT deductions for appliance repairs, according to SVT's analysis - Applia calls for reforms
Although the RUT deduction for white goods repairs was introduced in 2017 to promote sustainable consumption, new statistics from the Swedish Tax Agency show that only around 88,000 deductions were made in 2024, something SVT highlights. This is a small proportion compared to the approximately two million ROT and RUT deductions that are handled annually. According to Applia Sverige, the trade association for white goods manufacturers and importers, […]
April: Worst industry month in a long time
The budding signs that the APPLiA market is recovering, which have been visible in recent months, suffered a real setback in April. In terms of value, the sell-in value for April landed down by a full 17 percent compared to the same month in 2024 and the value for the entire four-month period thus dropped to minus 7 percent. A really weak […]
