This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs while trying to or selling online to other EU countries in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem. During the survey period, it was found that 35 percent of the responding companies reported that delivery costs are not a problem at all while trying to sell or selling to other EU countries.
Distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs during European online sales in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem
companies that sold their products and/or services online in another EU country in 2014 and those that used to do so or tried to do so.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following difficulties that may present itself when selling or trying to sell online to other EU countries, can you tell me if it has been a major problem, a minor problem or not a problem at all? - Delivery costs are too high"
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European Commission. (May 5, 2016). Distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs during European online sales in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/601987/italy-firms-facing-problems-with-high-delivery-costs-cross-border-e-commerce/
European Commission. "Distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs during European online sales in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem." Chart. May 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/601987/italy-firms-facing-problems-with-high-delivery-costs-cross-border-e-commerce/
European Commission. (2016). Distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs during European online sales in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/601987/italy-firms-facing-problems-with-high-delivery-costs-cross-border-e-commerce/
European Commission. "Distribution of E-commerce Companies Facing Problems with High Delivery Costs during European Online Sales in Italy in 2014, by Impact Level of Problem." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/601987/italy-firms-facing-problems-with-high-delivery-costs-cross-border-e-commerce/
European Commission, Distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs during European online sales in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/601987/italy-firms-facing-problems-with-high-delivery-costs-cross-border-e-commerce/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Distribution of e-commerce companies facing problems with high delivery costs during European online sales in Italy in 2014, by impact level of problem [Graph], European Commission, May 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/601987/italy-firms-facing-problems-with-high-delivery-costs-cross-border-e-commerce/
