Furniture and fitments

The product group covers a wide range of product types - such as chairs, tables, couches, office furniture, beds, mattresses, interior doors and kitchen/ bathroom fittings.

Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. See also our Buildings and building materials portal

Criteria document - version 4.15.pdf

Fees valid from 1st January 2018

The criteria document for furniture and fitments is a document for three separate product sub-groups:

Beds
Furniture
Fitments

Fees are to be paid separately for each sub-group according to this table:

Type of fee	Amount
Application fee*	EUR 3,000 + VAT
Renewal fee*	EUR 1,500 + VAT
More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region**	EUR 500 + VAT per visit
Inspection visits in Europe**	EUR 1,500 + VAT per visit
Inspection visits outside Europe**	EUR 2,500 + VAT per visit
Extension of existing licence***	Extension of existing or changes in licence < 4 hours: EUR 375 + VAT < 8 hours: EUR 750 + VAT ≥ 8 hours: EUR 1,500 + VAT
Annual licence fee for Nordic region	0,3% of turnover + VAT per year
Minimum fee for Nordic region	EUR 2,000 + VAT per year
Maximum fee for Nordic region	EUR 100,000 + VAT per year
Fees for sale outside the Nordic region (Only if revenue > EUR 300,000 per year)	EUR 2,000 + VAT per year

* When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below EUR 2 million.

** Where audits requires more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1,000€ per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.

*** As for an extension of or amendments to a licence, time consumed in connection with the review process will be invoiced according to the extent of the required task. We make a distinction between entirely administrative tasks that last less than 1 hour, and all other tasks that last between 1 and 4 hours, between 4 and 8 hours and more than 8 hours.

The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
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