{"id":1542131,"date":"2025-07-01T12:03:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/?p=1542131"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:08:10","slug":"avskaffa-elektronikskatten-foreslar-svenskt-naringsliv-i-ny-rapport-en-ny-kemikaliepolitik-for-sverige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/avskaffa-elektronikskatten-foreslar-svenskt-naringsliv-i-ny-rapport-en-ny-kemikaliepolitik-for-sverige\/","title":{"rendered":"Abolish the electronics tax, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise suggests in a new report &quot;A new chemicals policy for Sweden&quot;\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>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 comprehensive approach is lacking, according to the report. Now the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise wants to remedy this.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SN-rapport-tabell.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1542134\" style=\"width:800px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SN-rapport-tabell.png 606w, https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SN-rapport-tabell-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Source: Confederation of Swedish Enterprise \/ excerpt from the report<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A complete transillumination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report from the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise is, to say the least, a complete introduction to a new chemicals policy and the proposals for change are based on two overarching assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Protecting human health and supporting a toxic-free environment<\/em><\/strong><em>: by reducing exposure to hazardous substances, both people and the environment are protected. A high level of protection creates security and is in line with the EU&#039;s chemicals strategy.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Promote the competitiveness of the business sector for the good of society and people<\/em><\/strong><em>: chemicals are crucial for industrial production, innovation and societal development. Policy needs to create the conditions for investment, supply, recycling and transition.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>23 concrete proposals for &quot;action&quot;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report reviews no less than 23 different proposals that could form the framework for a new, much-needed chemicals policy in Sweden and that would meet the objectives presented by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. These include, for example, proposals that simplify processes for companies and increase the possibilities for more effective monitoring by responsible authorities and to achieve better &quot;flow&quot; in chemicals issues through greater Swedish involvement in the EU and, for example, to appoint a chemicals coordinator in the Government Offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Proposal No. 13 \u2013 abolish the electronics tax<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the proposals in the report specifically addresses the electronics tax for white goods, vacuum cleaners and home electronics. In the report we read the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Content of proposals<\/em><\/strong><em>: The Swedish electronics tax, also known as the chemicals tax, is a special regulation in Sweden with questionable social benefit. It is a tax that has been shown to lack the intended control effect of reducing hazardous substances in products.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Operationalization:<\/em><\/strong><em> Abolish the tax as soon as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Consequences<\/em><\/strong><em>: Better competitiveness for Swedish companies in a global market, reduced regulatory burden and burdensome administration, and better incentives for more circular business models.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the proposal is justified in the report in this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beyond direct legislation, the Swedish electronics tax, also known as the chemicals tax, is a special regulation in Sweden with questionable environmental benefits. It is a tax that has proven to lack the intended steering effect to phase out bromine, chlorine and phosphorus in electronics and white goods as well as functional chemicals used in flame retardants to meet product safety requirements. The tax is also an obstacle to, for example, trade in used goods from abroad, as the tax constitutes a larger proportion of the price compared to new goods.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The collective assessment of the Swedish business community has always been that the tax should never have been introduced and that it should be abolished urgently. Restrictions on chemicals should preferably be handled at the EU level through REACH and also the RoHS and WEEE directives when it comes to electronics specifically.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Do what makes a difference right away<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of the proposals in the report can be decided and started immediately, require limited investigative efforts and have a rapid impact. They also address bottlenecks in the current system, are relatively uncontroversial and can deliver results within months rather than years, the report says. Here are some of these necessary \u201dquick action\u201d proposals that can be implemented immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em>Give clear assignments to the Swedish Chemicals Agency and other relevant authorities: New guidance function and increased dialogue with the business community. Creates better support for implementing legislation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <em>Expand resources for supervision and guidance: Improves regulatory compliance, legal certainty and competitive neutrality. Has an immediate impact on companies and regulators.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2022 Start assignments on simplified administration and reporting review. <u>Abolish the electronics tax<\/u>: Reduces the burden on businesses directly.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Download the report in its entirety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you who want to get an overview of what needs to be done with Swedish chemicals policy, the full report from the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise is available for download here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.svensktnaringsliv.se\/sakomraden\/hallbarhet-miljo-och-energi\/en-ny-kemikaliepolitik-for-sverige_1232044.html\">A new chemicals policy for Sweden<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"tebab-block-person_grid aligncenter layout-small\">\n    <div class=\"contained\">\n        <div class=\"grid\">\n            <div class=\"person-card\">\n    \n            <div class=\"featured_image\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kent-Oderud_1_1_webb-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kent-Oderud_1_1_webb-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kent-Oderud_1_1_webb-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kent-Oderud_1_1_webb.png 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>        <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"top\">\n                            <div class=\"title\">\n                    APPLiA Sweden                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \n        <h3>Kent Oderud<\/h3>\n\n                    <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                President            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"links\">\n            \n                            <a href=\"mailto:kent.oderud@applia-sverige.se\">\n                    <div class=\"icon icon-envelope\"><\/div> kent.oderud@applia-sverige.se                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organisationen Svenskt N\u00e4ringsliv, som f\u00f6retr\u00e4der n\u00e4ringslivet i Sverige och som samlar 60.000 f\u00f6retag och 48 bransch- och arbetsgivarorganisationer, presenterade nyligen ett f\u00f6rslag till en genomarbetad kemikaliepolitik f\u00f6r Sverige. Och en s\u00e5dan beh\u00f6vs kan vi l\u00e4sa i rapporten. Nationella strategier finns f\u00f6r andra politikomr\u00e5den s\u00e5som klimat, life science, livsmedel. Men f\u00f6r kemikaliepolitiken i Sverige saknas ett [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1542136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1542131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elektronikskatten"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1542131"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1542137,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542131\/revisions\/1542137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1542136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1542131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1542131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applia-sverige.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1542131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}