Nordic Swan Ecolabelled durable wood is an alternative to conventionally impregnated wood and is recognized by:
no heavy metals or biocides are added
problem-free as waste
produced from wood from sustainable forestry
has sufficient biological durability
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
Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *)
3 000 EUR + VAT. Inspection of two wood types/treatment methods is included in the application fee. For inspection of aditional treatment methods/wood types, 15 000 SEK excl. VAT per types/methods will be charged.
Renewal fee*
1 500 EUR + VAT. Inspection of two wood types/treatment methods is included in the fee. For inspection of aditional treatment methods/wood types, 7 500 SEK excl. VAT per types/methods will be charged.
More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region**
If the extension includes new formulations/recipes, prices are the same as those applicable to amendments to an existing licence, however not less than 1 500 EUR + VAT per formulations/recipe.
Annual licence fee for Nordic region
0.3% of turnover + VAT per year from 0 - 50 million EUR.
0.05% of turnover + VAT per year > 50 million EUR.
Minimum fee for Nordic region
2 000 EUR + VAT per year
Maximum fee for Nordic region
No maximum fee
Fees for sale outside the Nordic region
(Only if revenue > EUR 300,000 per year)
2 000 EUR + 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 2 million EUR.
** Where audits requires more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1 000 EUR 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. All information given on this site is subject to a disclaimer for errors and omissions