The product group covers a wide range of product types, such as adhesives, fillers, primers, sealants, self-levelling products, industrial paints and exterior paints and varnishes.
A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled chemical building product will be amongst the least environmentally impacting products in its group and the ecolabel indicates that the product fulfils strict environmental requirements.
The requirements are based on an assessment of the life cycle of the product and imposed on raw materials, production, use, performance and waste. The lower impact of chemical building products on health and the environment is achieved by means of a reduced use of chemicals that are harmful to health and the environment and lower emissions to air and water.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
The criteria document for chemical building products is an overall document for the commodity groups:
Adhesives, sealants and fillers
Anti corrosion for industrial and infrastructure applications
Impregnating agents for tiles, stone and concrete
Other industrial paints and varnishes
Outdoor paints and varnishes
Fees are charged per commodity group according to the price list below. Exceptions apply to Outdoor paints and varnishes and Indoor paints and varnishes (from product group 096) which are counted as one commodity group.
Fees valid from 1 January 2023
Application fee
Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *)
3 114 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of aditional recipes, 389 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
Renewal fee *)
1 557 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of eight recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of aditional recipes, 194,5 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
Annual licence fee
Annual Nordic licence fee**)
0.3% of turnover + VAT from 0 – 30 million EUR
0.05% of turnover + VAT > 30 million EUR
Minimum fee for the Nordic countries
2 076 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)
2 076 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, 389 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: 389 EUR excl. VAT
- Between 4 and 8 hours: 778 EUR excl. VAT
- More than 8 hours: 1557 EUR excl. VAT
Fees for on-site inspections
Extra fee for additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries
519 EUR excl. VAT per visit
On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe***)
1557 EUR excl. VAT per visit
On-site inspections outside Europe***)
2595 EUR excl. VAT per visit
*) 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).
***) There is an extra fee of 1 038 EUR per day if the inspection takes more than one day.
Fees valid from 1 January 2021
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 0 – 30 million EUR
0.05% of turnover + VAT > 30 million EUR
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, 375 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: 1500 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***)
1500 EUR excl. VAT per visit
On-site inspections outside Europe***)
2500 EUR excl. VAT per visit
*) 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).