{ "schema": "instica-epr-page/1", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium", "twins": { "md": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium.md", "json": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium.json" }, "key": "I:bag:BE", "family": "I", "locale": "en", "lang": "en-US", "title": "Bags packaging EPR Belgium: paper bag fee, 2027 | Instica", "h1": "Bags packaging EPR Belgium: what a paper bag costs per 1,000 packs, 2027", "description": "Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Belgium carry an estimated packaging EPR fee of €7.52 on the 2027 schedule, from published rates.", "answer": "In Belgium, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €7.52 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Fost Plus Packaging EPR rates (household) that fit each part of the pack. 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"Packaging EPR rates", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "other-minimum-contribution", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#other-minimum-contribution", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.other_fees[minimum-contribution]", "statement": "Belgium: the schedule lists a further fee, “Minimum contribution”, of 100 EUR per year.", "value": "100", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration", "quote": "The minimum contribution is EUR 100.", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-02", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-02", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-02]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “Paper-cardboard” is published at 0.1503 EUR/kg.", "value": "0.1503", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", 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"quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-size-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[bag:BE:small]", "statement": "Belgium: 1,000 paper bags of the Small (lunch bag) size (20 g) are estimated at €3.01.", "value": 3.01, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-size-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[bag:BE:medium]", "statement": "Belgium: 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) are estimated at €7.52.", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-size-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[bag:BE:large]", "statement": "Belgium: 1,000 paper bags of the Large (shopping bag with handles) size (110 g) are estimated at €16.53.", "value": 16.53, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-run-1000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-run-1000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[bag:BE:1000]", "statement": "Belgium: 1,000 paper bags are estimated at €7.52 in packaging fees.", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-run-10000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-run-10000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[bag:BE:10000]", "statement": "Belgium: 10,000 paper bags are estimated at €75.15 in packaging fees.", "value": 75.15, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-run-100000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-run-100000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[bag:BE:100000]", "statement": "Belgium: 100,000 paper bags are estimated at €751.50 in packaging fees.", "value": 751.5, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-pack", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-pack", "leafPath": "calc.I.pack[bag:BE]", "statement": "Belgium: a single paper bag is estimated at €0.0075 in packaging fees.", "value": 0.007515, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-blended", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-blended", "leafPath": "calc.I.blended[bag:BE]", "statement": "Belgium: across all its components, a paper bag is priced at €0.1503 per kilogram of packaging.", "value": 0.1503, "unit": "EUR per kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-paper", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-option-paper", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:BE:paper]", "statement": "Belgium: 50 g of paper and board is estimated at €7.52 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 0.1503 EUR/kg.", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-plastic", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-option-plastic", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:BE:plastic]", "statement": "Belgium: 50 g of plastic is estimated at €63.61 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 1.2721 EUR/kg.", "value": 63.61, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "PE films 1,08041,2721", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-glass", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-option-glass", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:BE:glass]", "statement": "Belgium: 50 g of glass is estimated at €5.26 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 0.1052 EUR/kg.", "value": 5.26, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Glass0,10520,1052", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-aluminium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-option-aluminium", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:BE:aluminium]", "statement": "Belgium: 50 g of aluminium is estimated at €154.55 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 3.0910 EUR/kg.", "value": 154.55, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Beverage capsules - aluminium3,55253,0910", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-steel", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-option-steel", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:BE:steel]", "statement": "Belgium: 50 g of steel is estimated at €16.55 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 0.3310 EUR/kg.", "value": 16.55, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Steel0,18640,3310", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "hist-be-2026", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#hist-be-2026", "leafPath": "calc.I.history[bag:BE:BE-2026]", "statement": "Belgium: on the 2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size were priced at €7.52.", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "hist-be-2027", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#hist-be-2027", "leafPath": "calc.I.history[bag:BE:BE-2027]", "statement": "Belgium: on the 2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size were priced at €7.52.", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-matrix-1-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[bag:BE:bag:small]", "statement": "Belgium: a bag of 20 g in the Small (lunch bag) size is estimated at €3.01 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 3.01, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-matrix-1-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[bag:BE:bag:medium]", "statement": "Belgium: a bag of 50 g in the Medium (grocery bag) size is estimated at €7.52 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-matrix-1-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[bag:BE:bag:large]", "statement": "Belgium: a bag of 110 g in the Large (shopping bag with handles) size is estimated at €16.53 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 16.53, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-tool", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#calc-tool", "leafPath": "calc.I.tool[bag:BE]", "statement": "Belgium: the fee tool returns €7.52 for 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g each).", "value": 7.52, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Paper-cardboard0,15030,1503", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-19", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-19", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-19]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “PE films” is published at 1.2721 EUR/kg.", "value": "1.2721", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "PE films 1,08041,2721", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-20", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-20", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-20]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “PP films” is published at 2.1425 EUR/kg.", "value": "2.1425", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "PP films 2,20952,1425", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-21", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-21", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-21]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “Other plastic films” is published at 2.1425 EUR/kg.", "value": "2.1425", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Other plastic films2,20952,1425", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-01", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-01", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-01]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “Glass” is published at 0.1052 EUR/kg.", "value": "0.1052", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Glass0,10520,1052", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-26", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-26", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-26]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “Beverage capsules - aluminium” is published at 3.0910 EUR/kg.", "value": "3.0910", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Beverage capsules - aluminium3,55253,0910", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-be-03", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/belgium#rate-be-03", "leafPath": "fees.BE-2027.rates[be-03]", "statement": "Belgium 2027: the category “Steel” is published at 0.3310 EUR/kg.", "value": "0.3310", "unit": "eur_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/packaging-epr-rates", "quote": "Steel0,18640,3310", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } } ], "sections": [ { "id": "answer", "heading": null, "kind": "answer", "markdown": "\n\nIn Belgium, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €7.52 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Fost Plus Packaging EPR rates (household) that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit." }, { "id": "what", "heading": "What this page estimates for a paper bag in Belgium", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a paper bag in Belgium\n\nThe paper bag on this page is a kraft or white paper bag that carries a product out of a shop or holds it inside a parcel. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2027 schedule of Fost Plus Packaging EPR rates (household) for Belgium; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in EUR. The figures are estimates built on starting weights." }, { "id": "anatomy", "heading": "What is in a paper bag", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What is in a paper bag\n\nThe bag is one paper component. Handles, window patches and inner coatings are not weighed separately in the starting estimate, so weigh a finished bag if yours has them.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: bag (paper, 50 g).\n\n- **Bag**: paper, 50 g (Instica starting estimate)" }, { "id": "worked-example", "heading": "Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Belgium", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Belgium\n\nOne paper bag of the Medium (grocery bag) size weighs 50 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 paper bags in Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Bag | 50 g | Paper-cardboard | €7.52 | €0.0075 |\n\nBelgium: 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size are estimated at €7.52 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is €7.52.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about €0.0075." }, { "id": "tool", "heading": "What the fee tool returns for 1,000 paper bags in Belgium", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 paper bags in Belgium\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Belgium (2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027), 1,000 paper bags give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Bag | Paper-cardboard | 50 g | €7.52 | Paper-cardboard | €7.52 |\n\nBelgium: the fee tool returns €7.52 for 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g each).\n\nThe tool total is €7.52.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (lunch bag) | 20 g | €3.01 | €3.01 | €0.003 | €0.003 |\n| Medium (grocery bag) | 50 g | €7.52 | €7.52 | €0.0075 | €0.0075 |\n| Large (shopping bag with handles) | 110 g | €16.53 | €16.53 | €0.0165 | €0.0165 |" }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Which published rates were matched in Belgium", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Belgium\n\nOne published rate was matched to the pack in Belgium from the 2027 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Bag, 50 g: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the bag, Belgium 2027**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Paper-cardboard | 0.1503 EUR/kg | €0.1503 | €7.52 | €0.0075 |\n\nBelgium 2027: the category “Paper-cardboard” is published at 0.1503 EUR/kg." }, { "id": "sizes", "heading": "How size changes the fee for a paper bag", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a paper bag\n\nThe weight of a paper bag depends on its size. The table prices each of the 3 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 paper bags by size in Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (lunch bag) | 20 g | €3.01 | €3.01 | €0.003 | €0.003 |\n| Medium (grocery bag) | 50 g | €7.52 | €7.52 | €0.0075 | €0.0075 |\n| Large (shopping bag with handles) | 110 g | €16.53 | €16.53 | €0.0165 | €0.0165 |\n\nEach component of the paper bag priced at every size, at the matched rates for Belgium.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Small (lunch bag) | Medium (grocery bag) | Large (shopping bag with handles) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Bag | 20 g: €3.01 | 50 g: €7.52 | 110 g: €16.53 |" }, { "id": "options", "heading": "What if the paper bag used another material?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What if the paper bag used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the paper bag, weighing 50 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that Belgium publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Belgium, in EUR per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 0.1503 EUR/kg | €7.52 | 0.1503 EUR/kg | €7.52 |\n| plastic | 1.2721 EUR/kg | €63.61 | 2.1425 EUR/kg | €107.13 |\n| glass | 0.1052 EUR/kg | €5.26 | 0.1052 EUR/kg | €5.26 |\n| aluminium | 3.0910 EUR/kg | €154.55 | 3.0910 EUR/kg | €154.55 |\n| steel | 0.3310 EUR/kg | €16.55 | 0.3310 EUR/kg | €16.55 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 50 g, Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | PE films | 1.2721 EUR/kg | €63.61 | €0.0636 |\n| plastic | PP films | 2.1425 EUR/kg | €107.13 | €0.1071 |\n| plastic | Other plastic films | 2.1425 EUR/kg | €107.13 | €0.1071 |\n| glass | Glass | 0.1052 EUR/kg | €5.26 | €0.0053 |\n| aluminium | Beverage capsules - aluminium | 3.0910 EUR/kg | €154.55 | €0.1546 |\n| steel | Steel | 0.3310 EUR/kg | €16.55 | €0.0166 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too." }, { "id": "volume", "heading": "What a larger run of paper bags costs in Belgium", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of paper bags costs in Belgium\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (grocery bag) paper bag in Belgium. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the paper bag in Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 5 kg | €0.75 | €0.75 |\n| 500 | 25 kg | €3.76 | €3.76 |\n| 1,000 | 50 kg | €7.52 | €7.52 |\n| 5,000 | 250 kg | €37.58 | €37.58 |\n| 10,000 | 500 kg | €75.15 | €75.15 |\n| 50,000 | 2,500 kg | €375.75 | €375.75 |\n| 100,000 | 5,000 kg | €751.50 | €751.50 |\n| 500,000 | 25,000 kg | €3,757.50 | €3,757.50 |\n| 1,000,000 | 50,000 kg | €7,515.00 | €7,515.00 |\n\nBelgium: a single paper bag is estimated at €0.0075 in packaging fees.\n\nBelgium: across all its components, a paper bag is priced at €0.1503 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at €0.1503 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table." }, { "id": "history", "heading": "How the fee for paper bags has moved on Belgium schedules", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## How the fee for paper bags has moved on Belgium schedules\n\nBelgium has published 2 per-mass fee schedules that price this pack. The same Medium (grocery bag) paper bags are priced on each below, with the same weights and the same matching rules, so only the published rates differ.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by schedule, Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Schedule | Effective from | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack | Change in the lowest fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 2026 | January 1, 2026 | €7.52 | €7.52 | €0.0075 | - |\n| 2027 | January 1, 2027 | €7.52 | €7.52 | €0.0075 | 0% |\n\nBelgium: on the 2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size were priced at €7.52.\n\nBelgium: on the 2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size were priced at €7.52.\n\nThe same matched categories on each Belgium schedule, per kilogram; a dash means the schedule does not publish that category.\n\n**Matched rates per kilogram by schedule, Belgium, in EUR**\n\n| Category | 2026 (2026-01) | 2027 (2027-01) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Paper-cardboard | €0.1503 | €0.1503 |" }, { "id": "schedule", "heading": "The fee schedule behind these figures for Belgium", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Belgium\n\nThe rates come from the 2027 schedule of Fost Plus Packaging EPR rates (household) for Belgium, effective January 1, 2027. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nBelgium: the 2027 fee schedule of Fost Plus Packaging EPR rates (household), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nBelgium: the schedule lists a further fee, “Minimum contribution”, of 100 EUR per year.\n\nThe schedule also lists one other fee, which is not part of the per-kilogram estimate on this page." }, { "id": "levers", "heading": "Ways to lower the fee on a paper bag", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a paper bag\n\nPaper weight is the lever with the most effect: a lighter grammage lowers the mass that every fee schedule multiplies.\n\nA plain, uncoated bag is usually read as ordinary paper, while a plastic lining or laminated window can move a bag into a different, often dearer, category.\n\nTwisted paper handles weigh little, but cord or ribbon of another material can be reported on its own line by some programmes.\n\nSellers who ship in paper bags often buy them by the thousand, which makes the per-1,000 figure on this page the natural unit for comparing suppliers." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions sellers ask", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a paper bag in Belgium?\n\nFor 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size, the estimated fee is €7.52 on the 2027 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.\n\n### Is this the amount I will pay?\n\nNo. It is an estimate for the packaging alone. Registration fees, flat fee bands, eco-modulation and thresholds sit outside the per-kilogram figure. Instica prepares the data; you check, sign and submit it, and Instica never stores regulator login details." }, { "id": "estimate", "heading": "How these figures are made", "kind": "boilerplate", "markdown": "\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is computed from a sourced fee schedule and from starting weights that Instica labels as estimates, and each carries its data quality. The customer signs and submits the report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. 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