Romania: Reasons for making purchases from foreign websites 2022

Two out of three regular e-shoppers bought from foreign websites, mainly because they were looking for better deals and to find products or brands unavailable in Romania. The European average of regular e-shoppers that bought from foreign websites was 57 percent.

What were the reasons for you to make purchases from foreign websites?

Characteristic	Share of e-shoppers
Better deals abroad	64%
Products/ brands/ website not available locally	47%
Easier and more transparent delivery/return options	23%
They speak the language	12%
Other	1%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Romania

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

348 respondents

Age group

18-70 years

Special properties

People that have already bought online from foreign websites

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

(A foreign website was defined as a website having a different domain name than your local one and/or a website being in a foreign language.)

Several answers were allowed

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