Europe (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Swedish regulators found electrical products marketed as EU-based were drop-shipped from China and technical defects ahead of Christmas inspections.
All twenty of the goods that the Swedish National Electrical Safety Board examined from businesses claiming to operate in the EU were found to be hazardous. Each has a technological flaw that might cause fire or electric shock.
The review examined 19 distinct businesses that the authorities believe use “dropshipping” to sell electrical goods. In other words, when a consumer purchases a product, it is delivered from other trading platforms like the Chinese Temu, Shein, or AliExpress. This means that an operator sells things that it does not hold in store.
“They appeared to be operating within Europe, but when we had the electrical products delivered to us, they were usually from a completely different sender. Mainly Chinese,
says Per Samuelsson, head of department at the Swedish National Electrical Safety Board.
Eighteen of the twenty-two products that the authority purchased were delivered. From USB chargers to electric shavers and kettles, none of the items complied with EU safety regulations.
Sweden’s official authority for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electrical safety is the Swedish official Electrical Safety Board.
What specific technical defects were detected in the electronics?
Swedish controllers at Elsäkerhetsverket linked severe specialized blights in all 18 drop- packed electrical products from China audited in late 2025, including incapability to repel heat, threat of melting shells leading to fire, and implicit for electric shock.
Common particulars like USB dishes, light sources, lighting institutions, hair dryers, nippers, and kettles failed EU safety norms, with no product meeting conditions for sequestration, overheating forestallment, or mechanical continuity.
The November 2025 review targeted dropshipping via social media and platforms like Temu and AliExpress, where merchandisers falsely claimed EU operations; pre-Christmas warnings stressed fire and shock hazards ahead of vacation peak.
