Office and hobby supplies

The product group covers a wide range of product types - such as pens, highlighters, markers, whiteboard pens, erasers, pencils, tape and adhesive.

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    Application form

  • Nordic fee

    Fees valid from 1st January 2018

    The office and hobby supplies document is an overall document for the product groups:

    - Writing instruments and erasers
    - Tape and glue
    - Hobby paint

    A special fee is charged for each product group according to the following list

    Type of fee Amount
    Application fee* EUR 3,000 + VAT per product group
    Renewal fee* EUR 1,500 + VAT per product group
    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
    Annual licence fee for Nordic region 0,3% of turnover + VAT per year
    Minimum fee for Nordic region EUR 2,000 + VAT per year per product group
    Maximum fee for Nordic region EUR 100,000 + VAT per year per product group

    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.

    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.
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