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.
Packaging for liquid foods is not a traditional Nordic Swan Ecolabelled product, since here it is the actual packaging that is Nordic Swan Ecolabelled, and not the product inside the packaging. The intention with the criteria is to stimulate the development of sustainable produced renewable materials and use of recycled materials in the packaging.
Nordic Swan Ecolabelled packaging for liquid foods:
Consists of minimum 90% sustainability sourced renewable materials or minimum 80% recycled material, in order to conserve the Earth's resources and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Fulfils the high requirements for chemicals, for the benefit of health aspects, as well as opportunities for recycling.
Can easier be recycled, which promotes the circular economy.
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 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 > 300 000 EUR 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.
**** 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