Imaging equipment

The product group covers a wide range of product types - such as printers, scanners, copiers and fax machines.

Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.

  • Criteria document Version 6.6, Valid to 30-06-2021, Published 10-01-2020
  • Application form
    Writable declarations

  • Nordic fee

    Fees valid from 1st January 2018

    Type of fee Amount
    Application fee** EUR 3,000 + VAT, however minimum EUR 1.500 per product serie*
    Renewal fee** EUR 1,500 + VAT, however minimum EUR 750 per product serie*
    More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region*** EUR 500 + VAT per visit
    Inspection visits in Europe*** EUR 1,500 + VAT per visit
    Inspection visits outside Europe*** EUR 2,500 + VAT per visit
    Extension of existing licence**** Extension of existing or changes in licence

    < 4 hours: EUR 375 + VAT
    < 8 hours: EUR 750 + VAT
    ≥ 8 hours: EUR 1,500 + VAT

    If the extension includes new product series, prices are the same as those applicable to amendments to an existing licence, however not less than EUR 1500 + VAT per product serie*
    Annual licence fee for Nordic region 0,3% of turnover + VAT per year
    Minimum fee for Nordic region EUR 2,000 + VAT per year
    Maximum fee for Nordic region EUR 100,000 + VAT per year

    Fees for sale outside the Nordic region          
    (Only if revenue > EUR 300,000 per year)

    		 EUR 2,000 + VAT per year

    * Product serie: same technology/design/materials

    ** 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.

    Published 26 September 2017, valid from 1st January 2018

    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

  • Background document Generation 6