If the same rules for e-commerce were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?*
Industrial sectors
Yes, defininetly
Yes, to some extend
No, not really
No, definitely not
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companies that sold their products and/or services online in another EU country in 2014 and those that used to do it, tried to do it, are trying to do it or are considering it
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question:
"If the same rules for e-commerce between your company and customers were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?"
The survey was carried out in 26 member states of the European Union. Malta and Cyprus were excluded from the survey.
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Expectation of increased sales through EU-wide harmonized rules for ecommerce 2014
This statistic shows the likeliness of increased sales or starting online sales through EU-wide harmonized rules for ecommerce by industry sector in the year 2014. In 2014, a share of ** percent of responding companies in the manufacturing sector replied that they would definitely increase their online sales in other EU countries or start selling in these countries.
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European Commission. (May 1, 2015). If the same rules for e-commerce were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/461689/expectation-of-increased-sales-through-eu-wide-harmonized-rules-for-ecommerce/
European Commission. "If the same rules for e-commerce were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?*." Chart. May 1, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/461689/expectation-of-increased-sales-through-eu-wide-harmonized-rules-for-ecommerce/
European Commission. (2015). If the same rules for e-commerce were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/461689/expectation-of-increased-sales-through-eu-wide-harmonized-rules-for-ecommerce/
European Commission. "If The Same Rules for E-commerce Were Applied in All Eu Member States, Do You Think That Your Firm Would Start or Increase Its Online Sales in Other Eu Countries?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2015, /statistics/461689/expectation-of-increased-sales-through-eu-wide-harmonized-rules-for-ecommerce/
European Commission, If the same rules for e-commerce were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/461689/expectation-of-increased-sales-through-eu-wide-harmonized-rules-for-ecommerce/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
If the same rules for e-commerce were applied in all EU member states, do you think that your firm would start or increase its online sales in other EU countries?* [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/461689/expectation-of-increased-sales-through-eu-wide-harmonized-rules-for-ecommerce/
