Bulgaria EPR threshold

Packaging EPR in Bulgaria: what we have verified

This page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Bulgaria. 10 of 15 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 5 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on November 4, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on November 4, 2026.

Regime

Bulgarian Waste Management Act: extended producer responsibility for packaging, met through a recovery organisation or the product fee

Regulator

Not yet published

Producers obliged

Yes

System

more than one producer responsibility organisation

Registration

Not yet published

Fee schedules

1

Who is the producer in Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, packaging EPR obliges producers to organise or fund the collection and recycling of the packaging they place on the market. The sections below set out who counts as the producer, which thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, and what has to be filed.

The producer hierarchy decides who answers for a pack when several businesses touch it. For Bulgaria, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.

Transfer detail: contract with a recovery organisation

Roles matter because an online seller, an importer and a brand owner can each be the producer for the same pack, and a pack is counted once. If you sell into Bulgaria through a marketplace, check whether the marketplace or you are recorded as the obligated party. Confirm who is responsible for reporting.

Thresholds that apply in Bulgaria

Thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Bulgaria publishes 1 verified threshold.

Basis of the tonnage threshold: reported quantity.

Exemptions in Bulgaria

An exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Bulgaria lists 1 exemption in the dataset. Some apply automatically; others only apply if you ask the regulator for them, usually within a window.

Registration and the system in Bulgaria

Registration is where an obligation becomes visible to the regulator. The records below show whether Bulgaria asks producers to register, with whom, and which organisation or scheme carries the collection and recycling system.

Applies to: Producers not established in Bulgaria that first make packaging available there, from 12 August 2026 under PPWR Art 45(3); national rule not verified

Deadlines in Bulgaria

Bulgaria records 4 deadlines, 4 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Bulgaria.

Every verified date we hold for Bulgaria falls on or before November 9, 2026, so none is still ahead. Check the regulator for the next one.

2 obligations recur on a fixed day each year rather than on a single date.

See every deadline for Bulgaria, with its period and what it requires, on the Bulgaria deadlines page.

A deadline is a date the regulator published, not a date we set. We can estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file; you sign and submit it in the regulator's own portal.

Fees and reporting in Bulgaria

Bulgaria publishes 1 fee schedule, for fee year 2026. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.

• Bulgaria 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.

The report you file is a defined file or form. Bulgaria records 1 format; we prepare the file to that specification and you upload it yourself.

Bulgaria packaging declaration (working layout) is a csv file submitted through Not identified; the customer signs in to the recipient's service and submits. The customer reviews, signs and submits it.

Columns, material mapping and the checks a file must pass are on the Bulgaria report format page.

Bulgaria: packaging fees by material

Instica groups the verified rates of the 2026 ECOPACK Bulgaria licence fees schedule for Bulgaria into 8 material classes. For each class the table gives the lowest and highest published rate in EUR per kilogram and the unweighted mean in EUR per tonne, with a link to the source the rates were read from, retrieved September 29, 2026.

The same material classes in the 15 jurisdictions that publish a per-weight schedule in EUR, Bulgaria included. For each class the table gives the mean here, the median of the other jurisdictions, the rank of Bulgaria (1 is the highest) and the jurisdiction with the highest mean.

Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Bulgaria

Labelling note: Persons under ЗУО Art 14(1) mark every package they place on the market with: (1) the identification number and/or abbreviation per Annex 2; (2) the recycling and material mark per Annex 3; (3) the separate-collection mark per Annex 4 (Art 5(1)). The marking is clear, legible and durable (Art 5(2)); placed on the heaviest component or on the label (Art 5(3)); no other identification signs are used (Art 5(4)).

Labelling, language, target and penalty rules are the parts of a regime that are easiest to miss. A report filed in the wrong language or a pack without a required mark can cost as much as a late payment, so read each of these against your own products.

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Rules do not stop at a border. A business that sells into Bulgaria usually sells into its neighbours too, and the thresholds and deadlines differ. The table reads Bulgaria against the places closest to it that have verified data.

Bulgaria read against each neighbour

Each paragraph reads Bulgaria against one place from the table above, using only records verified for both. A part is left out when either side is not yet published.

Bulgaria and Greece both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per year of tonnage in Bulgaria and 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Romania, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Bulgaria and Belgium both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per year of tonnage in Bulgaria and 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage in Belgium, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Bulgaria and Italy both record an obligation for packaging producers. Bulgaria runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Italy runs registered schemes that producers join. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per year of tonnage in Bulgaria and 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Italy, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Bulgaria and Austria both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per year of tonnage in Bulgaria and 1500 kg per calendar year of packaging weight in Austria, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Bulgaria and January 1, 2023 in Austria, 1319 days later here.

Bulgaria and Switzerland both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per year of tonnage in Bulgaria and 1,000 of units in Switzerland, so the figures cannot be compared directly.

Bulgaria and Spain both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per year of tonnage in Bulgaria and 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Spain, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Bulgaria and Croatia both record an obligation for packaging producers. Bulgaria runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Croatia runs a government-run programme. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Where Bulgaria sits among the places we cover

Counted by verified core records, Bulgaria holds 10 of 17 and ranks 12 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are Italy (12), California (12), Austria (11), British Columbia (11), Switzerland (11) and Colorado (11). The places just behind it are New Brunswick (10), Québec (10), Spain (10), Croatia (10), Latvia (10) and Norway (10).

Counting every verified record, not only the core fields, Bulgaria holds 17 and ranks 14 of 53. Ahead of it are Québec (21), British Columbia (20), California (20), Minnesota (19), Germany (18) and Maryland (18). Behind it are Czechia (17), Denmark (17), Colorado (17), Maine (17), New Brunswick (16) and Nova Scotia (16).

All 31 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Bulgaria is not an outlier among its neighbours.

Ordered by earliest verified deadline, Bulgaria comes 13 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come Washington (March 1, 2026, 164 days earlier), Ontario (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier), Québec (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier), Maryland (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier), Minnesota (May 31, 2026, 73 days earlier) and Belgium (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come Cyprus (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Denmark (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Estonia (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Spain (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Finland (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and France (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day).

Among places whose first threshold is also counted in tonnage, Bulgaria sits 1 of 1 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.

What is still open for Bulgaria

Bulgaria has 5 of 15 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.

The revenue basis

Reason recorded: No revenue test verified.

Treatment of affiliates

Reason recorded: Not stated on the fetched pages.

Registration

Reason recorded: Statutory registry not fetched.

Reporting notes

Reason recorded: No published file layout.

Filing languages

Reason recorded: Ecopack site offers Bulgarian and English; no statutory language rule found.