Cyprus packaging fee calculator
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Cyprus publishes 14 category rates for packaging in the 2025 fee year, stated in euro per tonne, and this calculator turns your weights into an estimate of the fee. For example, Glass is priced at 27.61 EUR/tonne. A flat fee can replace the weight-based total for small volumes.
Estimate your fee
Choose the period you are reporting and the calculator picks the schedule in force, then multiplies the weight of each material you add by the published rate. It runs in your browser and stores nothing. Without JavaScript the example further down shows the same arithmetic.
Enter a weight in any row to see the estimate.
This is an estimate from published rates. Your organisation issues the invoice, and you check, sign and submit any report yourself.
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How the estimate is calculated
The calculator follows the same steps for every place, and it shows each step so you can check it against the schedule.
- Pick the schedule in force for the period you are reporting. Where a schedule is charged on an earlier supply year, the calculator uses the schedule whose data period contains your period.
- Convert each weight to the unit the rates are published in. Cyprus publishes in euro per tonne.
- Multiply each weight by the rate of its category. A category whose rate is not yet published returns not yet published, never a number.
- Add the other charges the schedule lists, if you choose to include them, and where the schedule sets a minimum, apply it or tell you that your total is below it.
- Add the lines to a total in EUR. If you ask for another currency, the calculator converts with a named published rate and says so.
What to have ready
You get the most useful estimate with these figures to hand. This page stores none of them.
- The weight of packaging you place on the market, by material and category.
- The period you are reporting, so the right schedule is chosen.
- In the few places that publish no rate table, the rate your producer responsibility organisation gave you, which you enter yourself.
- Whether you want other charges and any minimum included in the total.
- The currency you report in, if it is not EUR.
Rates for 2025 in Cyprus
The table lists every category the schedule prices, with the rate as published and the unit it is published in. Category names appear as the schedule prints them, in the language of the source.
Every rate is in euro per tonne. The calculator converts your weights before it multiplies.
| Category as published | Code | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Glass | cy-01 | 27.61 EUR/tonne |
| Carton | cy-02 | 44.78 EUR/tonne |
| Metal | cy-03 | 90.62 EUR/tonne |
| Aluminium | cy-04 | 20.31 EUR/tonne |
| PET | cy-05 | 100.60 EUR/tonne |
| HDPE | cy-06 | 100.60 EUR/tonne |
| Cardboard Liquid Containers | cy-07 | 116.61 EUR/tonne |
| Other reusable | cy-08 | 124.50 EUR/tonne |
| Other non reusable | cy-09 | 149.41 EUR/tonne |
| Corrugated carton | cy-10 | 41.14 EUR/tonne |
| Commercial plastic | cy-11 | 36.05 EUR/tonne |
| Commercial wood | cy-12 | 11.80 EUR/tonne |
| Commercial other | cy-13 | 47.76 EUR/tonne |
| Pesticides primary packaging | cy-14 | 380.00 EUR/tonne |
Fee years and data periods
Cyprus has one schedule on record. The table shows when it applies and which packaging it prices.
| Fee year | Applies from | Applies until | Priced categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 1, 2017 | open-ended | 14 |
Spread of the published rates
Rates in Cyprus differ widely between materials. Converted to one unit, the table above runs from the lowest to the highest rate as follows.
The lowest published rate in fee year 2025 is €0.0118 per kilogram, for Commercial wood.
The highest published rate in fee year 2025 is €0.38 per kilogram, for Pesticides primary packaging.
Flat fees for small volumes
For small volumes the schedule sets a flat fee that can replace the weight-based total. The calculator shows both so you can compare, and it applies a tier only when you choose it.
Modulation of fees
How fees are modulated for design or recyclability is not yet published for Cyprus, so the calculator applies the base rates and says so.
Worked example for Cyprus
A producer supplies 1,000 kg of each category below in 2025. The weights are an illustration, not a typical pack, and the arithmetic is the same the calculator performs with your own figures.
| Category as published | Quantity | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass | 1,000 kg | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €27.61 |
| Carton | 1,000 kg | 44.78 EUR/tonne | €44.78 |
| Metal | 1,000 kg | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €90.62 |
| PET | 1,000 kg | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €100.60 |
| Total | – | – | €263.61 |
The total of the 4 lines is €263.61. Other charges and any minimum are not included.
Each line is the quantity in the rate unit multiplied by the rate, rounded to the nearest cent. The total is the sum of the lines.
The same 4 lines scale with the quantity. At the smaller quantity the total is €26.36, at the worked quantity €263.61 and at the larger quantity €2,636.10; your own figures fall between or beyond these.
| Category as published | 100 kg | 1,000 kg | 10,000 kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carton | €4.48 | €44.78 | €447.80 |
| PET | €10.06 | €100.60 | €1,006.00 |
| Glass | €2.76 | €27.61 | €276.10 |
| Metal | €9.06 | €90.62 | €906.20 |
| Total | €26.36 | €263.61 | €2,636.10 |
What to watch for in Cyprus
These points come from the schedule on record, so they differ from place to place.
- Rates are per tonne, not per kilogram. A weight in kilograms is divided by 1,000 before it is multiplied.
- A flat fee tier exists for small volumes. It replaces the weight-based total only when you elect it.
- Some parts of the schedule are not yet published. They appear below as not yet published.
Units the calculator converts
The calculator converts every weight to grams first and then to the unit of the rate, so a mix of units gives the same result as one unit.
- One kilogram is 1,000 grams.
- One tonne is 1,000 kilograms.
- One pound is 453.59 grams.
- One short ton is 2,000 pounds, or 907.18 kilograms.
Not yet published for Cyprus
These parts of the schedule are not yet published in our data. We show them as not yet published, with the reason, and never as a number.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Cyprus packaging EPR fee calculated?
Each weight is converted to euro per tonne and multiplied by the rate of its category, then the lines are added. Other charges and any minimum are added only if the schedule lists them and you include them.
Which units can I enter?
Kilograms, tonnes, pounds and short tons, or a count of units where the rate is per unit. The calculator converts them before it multiplies.
Does the estimate include other charges?
The schedule on record lists no charges beyond the weight-based rates.
How current are these rates?
They are the rates for the 2025 fee year, as published by the source and last reviewed on November 4, 2026. A rate that has changed since is not reflected until the source is reviewed again.
What if my organisation gave me a different rate?
Where a place publishes a rate table, the calculator uses the published rate. Where no table exists, you enter the rate your organisation gave you for each material, and the calculator labels the line as your rate, not a published one.
Will Instica file or pay for me in Cyprus?
No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing and pay yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials. This page is information, not legal advice.
How to read these figures
Every figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. How we measure and label figures. This page is information, not legal advice.
Sources
- greendot.com.cy: packaging fees retrieved
Original wording: Glass 27,61
Original wording: Carton 44,78
Original wording: Metal 90,62
Original wording: Aluminium 20,31
Original wording: PET 100,60
Original wording: HDPE 100,60
Original wording: Cardboard Liquid Containers 116,61
Original wording: Other reusable 124,50
Original wording: Other non reusable 149,41
Original wording: Corrugated carton 41,14
Original wording: Plastic 36,05
Original wording: Wood 11,80
Original wording: Other 47,76
Original wording: Primary Pesticides Packaging that comes in contact with pesticides 380,00
Original wording: The table below shows the approved fees of the System for the years 2017-2025
Original wording: 1 0-1 100
Original wording: 2 1-2 142,5
Original wording: 3 2-5 237,5
Original wording: 4 5 -10 570
Original wording: 5 10-25 1,045
Original wording: 6 25-50 1,900
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