Nordic fee
Fees valid from 1st January 2018
The criteria document for Biofuel pellets is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Pellets and Wood chips
- Barbeque charcoal and Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products
- Wood briquettes & firewood
A seperate fee is paid for each commodity group according to this list.
Fees for the commodity group: Pellets and wood
Type of fee |
Amount |
Application fee* |
EUR 3,000 + VAT |
Renewal fee* |
EUR 1,500 + VAT |
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 |
0.15% of Nordic Swan Ecolabel turnover + VAT from EUR 0-20 million per year
0.05% of Nordic Swan Ecolabel turnover + VAT > EUR 20 million per year
|
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.
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
Fees for the commodity groups: Barbeque charcoal, Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products together with Wood briquettes & firewood
Type of fee |
Amount |
Application fee* |
EUR 3,000 + VAT |
Renewal fee* |
EUR 1,500 + VAT |
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 350 + VAT
< 8 hours: EUR 750 + VAT
≥ 8 hours: EUR 1,500 + VAT |
Annual licence fee for Nordic region |
0.3% of turnover + VAT from EUR 0-50 million per year
0.05% of turnover + VAT > EUR 50 million per year
|
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.
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.