The product group comprises laundry detergent and stain removers.
Nordic Ecolabelling sets strict chemical requirements for environment and health as well as packaging for Nordic Swan Ecolabelled detergents and stain removers. In addition, the Nordic Ecolabelling promotes the use of sustainably produced renewable raw materials so that it will increase. At the same time, satisfactory performance must be documented through standardized testing.
The requirements include:
Environmental properties (ecotoxicity and biodegradability) of the chemicals used in the products.
Health properties of the chemicals used in the products. E.g., no use of CMR classified substances and various specifically problematic substances such as SVHCs and endocrine disruptors.
Performance testing.
Recyclable design of the packaging.
Increased use of sustainable renewable raw materials including RSPO palm oil.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *)
3,000 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of four recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 750 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
Renewal fee *)
1,500 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of four recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 375 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
Annual licence fee
Annual Nordic licence fee**)
0.3% of turnover + VAT from EUR 0–30 million
0.05% of turnover + VAT > EUR 30 million
Minimum fee for the Nordic countries
2,000 EUR annually excl. VAT
Maximum fee for the Nordic countries
No maximum fee
Annual licence fee outside the Nordic countries (for licence holders with a turnover of more than 300 000 EUR of Nordic Swan ecolabelled products, sold outside the Nordic countries)
2,000 EUR annually excl. VAT
If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.
Fee for extensions/alterations of licence
Extension/alteration of existing licence
Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 750 EUR excl. VAT will be charged per recipe.
Other types of alterations will be charged according to how long it takes to deal with the matter:
- Less than 4 hours: 375 EUR excl. VAT
- Between 4 and 8 hours: 750 EUR excl. VAT
- More than 8 hours: 1,500 EUR excl. VAT
Fees for on-site inspections
Extra fee for additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries
500 EUR excl. VAT per visit
On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe***)
1,500 EUR excl. VAT per visit
On-site inspections outside Europe***)
2,500 EUR excl. VAT per visit
Euro rate: The exchange rate of the first day of the year is used to convert amounts in Euro to national currency.
*) Micro enterprises are charged half the fee. A micro enterprise, according to our definition, is a company with a maximum of 10 employees and with a total turnover of €2 000 000 (including both ecolabelled and non-ecolabelled products).