Sweden: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

Sweden has modernized its defense materiel regulations following NATO membership, introducing significant changes to export controls, manufacturing permits, and security protocols. The reforms balance streamlined processes for defense industry cooperation with strengthened oversight mechanisms, particularly affecting main contractors' responsibilities and technology secrecy provisions.

EU-kommissionen genomför en utvärdering av förordningen om produkter med dubbla användningsområden för att bedöma om reglerna fungerar effektivt och enhetligt. Utvärderingen omfattar hur regelverket påverkar företag, forskning och internationell handel, samt om det har hållit jämna steg med den tekniska och geopolitiska utvecklingen. Det öppna samrådet stänger den 15 oktober 2026 och ger svenska företag möjlighet att på

Sweden is modernizing its military equipment regulatory framework in response to NATO membership and evolving security needs. The reforms introduce revised licensing guidelines that prioritize allied defense capabilities, new exemptions for subcontractors, expanded reporting requirements, and a shift in firearms manufacturing oversight from defense to civilian authorities.

It is being reported that Sweden's Security Service, Säpo, conducted an operation in December involving raiding premises...

After a Russian vessel had engine trouble and entered Swedish territorial waters, Swedish Customs boarded the vessel and commenced...

The Swedish Police have issued a report on sanctions compliance in the country, concluding that trade flows to countries neighbouring Russia suggests...