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Start an online business in Sweden
The steps the government of Sweden sets for a new business that sells online, each linked to the official page that runs it, then the steps to open your store. Read from the official sources on October 14, 2026.
Set up your business in Sweden
The steps in the order most new sellers take them. Each is read from the official page linked under it.
1. Choose a legal form
Skatteverket names enskild näringsverksamhet (sole trader) and aktiebolag (limited company) among its business forms.
2. Register the business
Registration is done through the e-services at verksamt.se, run by Bolagsverket, Skatteverket and Tillväxtverket; a sole trader registers with Skatteverket, an aktiebolag first with Bolagsverket.
3. Get your tax number
Skatteverket grants F-skatt approval and, on VAT registration, issues a momsregistreringsnummer (VAT number).
4. Check when you must register for VAT
Skatteverket states a Swedish business is VAT exempt if annual turnover is at most 120 000 kronor, applying from 1 januari 2025.
5. Follow the rules for selling online
Konsumentverket explains the information duties for distance contracts under the distansavtalslagen, including the 14 day ångerrätt.
Open your store in Sweden
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Sweden. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Sweden, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Sweden- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Sweden. Tanqory adds no transaction fee; Stripe charges its own rate.
- Shipping labels
DHL Express and Easyship, bought in your admin, with the customs declaration sent with each label for parcels that cross a border.
What stays with you
- Registering the business and choosing its legal form. Tanqory does not register a business for you.
- Registering for VAT, filing returns and paying the tax authority.
- Licences or permits your products need in Sweden.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Sweden can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Sweden
Which legal form should I choose in Sweden?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Sweden can take. Your choice decides how you register, how you are taxed and whether your own money is kept apart from the business, so an adviser in Sweden is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Sweden?
A tax entry for Sweden with collecting off, card payments through your own Stripe account, and DHL Express and Easyship labels you buy in your admin. You change any of it in Settings.
Does Tanqory file my VAT return?
No. Your store works out and charges VAT at checkout and keeps a record of every order. You register, file and pay the tax authority yourself, or through your accountant.
What do I have to tell buyers when I sell online in Sweden?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Sweden must get before and after they order. Put that information on your store before your first sale.
How current are these steps?
Each was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the official page is the authority, so open it before you act.
How we checked
Each step on this page was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. The store facts come from Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup.
- Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup
- verksamt.se
- www.skatteverket.se
- www.skatteverket.se
- www.skatteverket.se
- www.konsumentverket.se
Open your store in Sweden today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.