The product group covers primary packaging of carboard, plastic, aluminum and glass, which is used for liquid pre-packaged food and beverages such as milk, soups and yogurt.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. See also our Paper, pulp and printing portal.
0.3% of turnover + VAT per year from EUR 0-50 million.
0.05% of turnover + VAT per year > EUR 50 million
Minimum fee for Nordic region
EUR 2,000 + 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)
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.
**** Please note that when a "brand-owner" is a licensee, the turnover is counted on their purchasing volume and not on sales, since "brand-owners" selling composite products to retail stores make it impossible to determine the sales price for individual packaging parts.
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