What does Market Surveillance Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 ask of online marketplaces?

Only offer products that have a responsible person established in the union.

Do export controls rules apply to an online marketplace?

Name: ExploreWorldAI Engine
Price: 9 EUR
Availability: InStock

Short answer

Only when the marketplace ships the goods itself. When the seller is the exporter, the licence duty stays with the seller.

Read against the registers 2026-08-26.

Who the role is

A platform where a third party sells to a buyer: the platform carries duties of its own, next to the seller's.

All duties for online marketplace

What the topic covers

China controls what leaves the country by item and by end use. The EU side in our register is the market access and surveillance layer that the same goods meet on arrival.

Export controls compared: China and the EU market side

Duties the EU acts name for this role

Market Surveillance Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, Article 4: Only offer products that have a responsible person established in the union.

The rows behind the answer

European Union

Market Surveillance Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2019/1020: Goods entering the Union market need a reachable responsible person and documentation on request.

United States

No US row in our register for this topic. That is a gap in the register, not a statement that no rule exists.

China

Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China: Control lists, licensing and end user duties for controlled items leaving China.
Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items: Licensing procedure and control list handling for dual use items.

Where companies usually start

Check the item against the control list before quoting a delivery date.
Record the end use statement with the order, not in a mailbox.
Name the EU responsible person for the same goods in the same file.

This page reads published registers and describes common practice. It is not legal advice and it is not a compliance verdict.