Probably there are plenty of regulations related to safety and suitability regarding electricity, water, washing residue on dishes, etc.

Without being more specific, the only thing I can presume is that you were unwilling to follow regulations here.

I furnished and equipped my home a couple of years ago, and I had plenty of options for dishwashers, from multiple brands. Many different models at varied price points.

This tells me that serious companies have little problems to follow regulations to compete here.

This all really sounds like a "you" problem.

Yep, small biz can't compete with big business.

And to clarify, if there was a single regulatory body, it would be fine. I just didn't want to deal with each country.

Probably a shame since it was totally safe. Too much regulation causes your costs to go up and features to go down.

I don't blame your attitude here. If you can't get something, you want to come up with something that makes you feel better.

> I just didn't want to deal with each country.

Yes, the EU is not a country. Each country has their own government, with regulations of their own.

I am in favor of some sort lf EU federalization for this reason, there's a lot of redundancy.

On the other hand, you could just choose a country to operate, which is a normal thing to do. There are things I could find, for example, in France that I cannot find in the country where I live

Did you remember to put a "Don't put your cat in the dishwasher" page into the user manual of your dishwasher for the US market?