Solid fuels and firelighting products
The product group covers a wide range of product types, such as barbeque charcoal, briquettes, firelighters, firewood, pellets and wood chips.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
Nordic Fee
Fees valid from 1 January 2023
The criteria document for solid fuels and firelightning products" is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Wood pellets and wood chips
- Wood briquettes and firewood
- Barbeque charcoal, barbeque briquettes and fire ligthing products
Fees are charged per commodity group according to the price list below:
Fees for the commodity group: Wood pellets and wood chips
| Type of fee | Amount |
| Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *) | 3 114 EUR + VAT |
| Renewal fee* | 1 557 EUR + VAT |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region** | 519 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits in Europe** | 1 557 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits outside Europe** | 2 595 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Extension of existing licence*** | Extension of existing or changes in licence < 4 hours: 389 EUR + VAT < 8 hours: 778 EUR + VAT ≥ 8 hours: 1 557 EUR + VAT |
| Annual licence fee for Nordic region |
0.15% of turnover + VAT from 0 - 20 million EUR per year 0.05% of turnover + VAT > 20 million EUR per year |
| Minimum fee for Nordic region | 2 076 EUR + VAT per year |
| Maximum fee for Nordic region | No maximum fee |
|
Fees for sale outside the Nordic region |
2 076 EUR + VAT per year |
If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.
* 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 1 038 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
Fees for the commodity groups: Wood briquettes & firewood together with Barbeque charcoal, Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products
| Type of fee | Amount |
| Application fee* | 3 114 EUR + VAT |
| Renewal fee* | 1 557 EUR + VAT |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region** | 519 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits in Europe** | 1 557 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits outside Europe** | 2 595 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Extension of existing licence*** | Extension of existing or changes in licence < 4 hours: 389 EUR + VAT < 8 hours: 778 EUR + VAT ≥ 8 hours: 1 557 EUR + VAT |
| Annual licence fee for Nordic region |
0.3% of turnover + VAT from 0 - 50 million EUR per year 0.05% of turnover + VAT > 50 million EUR per year |
| Minimum fee for Nordic region | 2 076 EUR + VAT per year |
| Maximum fee for Nordic region | No maximum fee |
|
Fees for sale outside the Nordic region |
2 076 EUR + VAT per year |
If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.
* 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 1 038 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.
Fees valid from 1 January 2019
The criteria document for solid fuels and firelightning products" is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Wood pellets and wood chips
- Wood briquettes and firewood
- Barbeque charcoal, barbeque briquettes and fire ligthing products
Fees are charged per commodity group according to the price list below:
Fees for the commodity group: Wood pellets and wood chips
| Type of fee | Amount |
| Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *) | 3 000 EUR + VAT |
| Renewal fee* | 1 500 EUR + VAT |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region** | 500 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits in Europe** | 1 500 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits outside Europe** | 2 500 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Extension of existing licence*** | Extension of existing or changes in licence < 4 hours: 375 EUR + VAT < 8 hours: 750 EUR + VAT ≥ 8 hours: 1 500 EUR + VAT |
| Annual licence fee for Nordic region |
0.15% of turnover + VAT from 0 - 20 million EUR per year 0.05% of turnover + VAT > 20 million EUR per year |
| 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 |
2 000 EUR + VAT per year |
If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.
* 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
Fees for the commodity groups: Wood briquettes & firewood together with Barbeque charcoal, Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products
| Type of fee | Amount |
| Application fee* | 3 000 EUR + VAT |
| Renewal fee* | 1 500 EUR + VAT |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region** | 500 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits in Europe** | 1 500 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Inspection visits outside Europe** | 2 500 EUR + VAT per visit |
| Extension of existing licence*** | Extension of existing or changes in licence < 4 hours: 375 EUR + VAT < 8 hours: 750 EUR + VAT ≥ 8 hours: 1 500 EUR + VAT |
| Annual licence fee for Nordic region |
0.3% of turnover + VAT from 0 - 50 million EUR per year 0.05% of turnover + VAT > 50 million EUR per year |
| 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 |
2 000 EUR + VAT per year |
If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.
* 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.