The product group includes among others prams, strollers, car seats, carriers, nursing pillows and changing mats, i.e., products with textiles where the child has close contact with the textile when the product is used.
The materials included in a Nordic Swan Ecolabelled baby product with textiles must meet strict environmental and chemical requirements. This means that there is a ban on using a number of substances. In addition, there are requirements for both safety and quality.
The requirements include among others:
Environmental and health aspects of the used chemicals in the textile. Among other things there is prohibition of substances that may cause cancer, cause genetic defects or damage fertility and prohibition of halogenated flame retardants, fluorinated substances and nano particles.
Environmental and health aspects of filler materials, metal, rubber and plastic.
For cotton, at least 50% must be organic cotton or 100% cotton that conforms to standards for limited use of pesticides (IPM cotton).
Test of safety and quality.
Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
The product group comprises baby products, where the surface in contact with the child is of textile and where the child has skin contact or other close contact with the textile on using the product.
The criteria document for baby products with textile is an overall document for the commodity groups:
Group 1
Prams/strollers, push chairs and baby joggers
Carry cots
Other fitting for prams/strollers and push chairs (pram harnesses, head protection in prams, pram harnesses, pram upholstery, mosquito net, waterproof cape for prams ect.)
Bicycle trailers (with textile)
Kombination products of the above products
Group 2
Changing mats/-cushions/-pillows
Carry/sleeping bags/play rugs/-mats (not covered by the EU's Toy directive)
Nursing pillows/cot bumpers/baby nests
Group 3
Baby chairs with textile in the form of recliners, sedan chairs, bouncy chairs
Baby carriers, baby slings
Baby jumping swings
Infant travel beds
Group 4
Car seats
Fees are charged per commodity group according to the price list below.
Type of fee
Amount
Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *)
3 000 EUR + VAT per product group**
Renewal fee*
1 500 EUR + VAT per product group**
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****
The price of extensions with new products: 2 000 EUR + VAT per product**
0.3% of turnover + VAT per year for 0 - 50 million EUR.
0.05% of turnover + VAT per year for < 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
(If revenue > EUR 300,000 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.
** Products that are very similar in material and function and located in the same product group will be chargeable as one product.
*** 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