The product group covers a wide range of product types - such as indoor decorative paints and varnishes, wood stain and similar products.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
Fees valid from 1 January 2021 until further notice
Exceptions for the application fee for Indoor paint and varnishes and Outdoor paints and varnishes (from product group 097) which are counted as one commodity group may apply.
Application fee
Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *)
3,000 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of aditional recipes, 375 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
Renewal fee *)
1,500 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of aditional recipes, 188 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.
*) 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).