What does distance selling mean?
Distance selling covers offers for sale, hire, or hire purchase made online or through other remote channels where the potential customer cannot physically access the product.
distance selling
A regulatory term referring to the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase of products, online or through other means of distance sales.
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Official definitions by source
ESPR
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase of products, online or through other means of distance sales, whereby the potential customer cannot physically access the product;
Reference: Article 2, point 56
Practical application
This term matters when digital product information and market-access responsibilities must work for e-commerce and remote sales channels.
Minespider commentary
For Minespider, distance selling is a digital-channel term linking online offers to product compliance evidence.
Common confusions
- Assuming the everyday meaning of distance selling is enough without checking the official source definition.
- Using distance selling as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
- Confusing distance selling with a neighboring legal actor or responsibility term without checking how the source allocates obligations.