# What is service packaging?
Last verified: November 3, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/service-packaging
service packaging means: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. The Instica dataset lists service packaging in 1 jurisdiction, including Belgium.
## What does service packaging mean?
This is the definition Instica uses for service packaging in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it.
service packaging: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
> Companies that produce or import service packaging in order to put it on the Belgian market.
>
> Source: fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en
## Where does service packaging apply?
service packaging appears in the rules of 1 jurisdiction in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule.
**Jurisdictions where service packaging applies**
| Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Belgium](https://instica.com/epr/belgium) | Yes | Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) | verified Sep 29, 2026 |
## Belgium: the rules behind the term
13 sourced rules for Belgium. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published.
In Belgium, packaging producer duties rest on Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020; enforced by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC/IVC-CIE) (Source: valipac.academy, retrieved September 29, 2026).
The regulator named for Belgium is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) (Source: valipac.academy, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Producers that place packaging on the market in Belgium carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In Belgium, a tonnage threshold applies: 300 tonne single-use packaging per year (put on the market; 100 tonnes for companies packaging in Belgium); it triggers registration (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Belgium recognises this exemption: Reusable packaging carries no contribution; only the information obligation applies It applies without a separate application (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In Belgium, a reporting deadline falls 28 February for packaging put on the market the previous year, covering previous calendar year (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In Belgium, a deadline of another kind falls on September 15, 2026 (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In Belgium, a deadline of another kind falls on August 12, 2026 (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In Belgium, a registration deadline falls on August 12, 2026 (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026).
In Belgium, a reporting deadline falls 1 June each year, for the preceding full calendar year (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Belgium lists 1 penalty rule, the first for late annual declaration (Fost Plus contract) of 1% of the previous declaration contribution per month of delay (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
Belgium sets 1 recycling target, the first on household plastic recycling at 70% by 2030 (65% in 2023) (Source: valipac.academy, retrieved November 3, 2026).
In Belgium, revenue tests use none (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026).
> The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020.
>
> Source: valipac.academy (https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en
## Which terms are related to service packaging?
1 related term help explain service packaging. Each links to its own entry.
- [household packaging](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/household-packaging)
## Which Instica pages use service packaging?
This jurisdiction page puts service packaging into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees.
- [Belgium EPR rules](https://instica.com/epr/belgium)
- [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe)
## More questions
### What does service packaging mean?
service packaging means: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. It applies in Belgium.
## How to read these figures
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## Facts on this page
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- service packaging: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#glossary-service-packaging-definition](#glossary-service-packaging-definition)
Value: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Companies that produce or import service packaging in order to put it on the Belgian market. (en)
- In Belgium, packaging producer duties rest on Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020; enforced by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC/IVC-CIE) (Source: valipac.academy, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-regime](#be-regime)
Value: Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020; enforced by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC/IVC-CIE) · Source: https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020. (en)
- The regulator named for Belgium is Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) (Source: valipac.academy, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-regulator](#be-regulator)
Value: Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) · Source: https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: The Interregional Packaging Commission is responsible for the enforcement of the Cooperation Agreement. (en)
- Producers that place packaging on the market in Belgium carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-obligated](#be-obligated)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Does your company put household packaging on the market? Then you have an obligation to report on this packaging to the government. (en)
- Belgium organises producer duties through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Fost Plus (household), Valipac (industrial) (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-organisation](#be-organisation)
Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: This representative must (1) be established in Belgium and (2) be registered with EPRiBEL. (en)
- Producers must register in Belgium; the registry is EPRiBEL producer register (formerly IVC-CIE); Fost Plus registers members collectively (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-registration](#be-registration)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Companies that are not members of Fost Plus or another recognised EPR organisation can register directly through EPRiBEL (en)
- In Belgium, a tonnage threshold applies: 300 tonne single-use packaging per year (put on the market; 100 tonnes for companies packaging in Belgium); it triggers registration (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-thresholds-prevention-plan-300t](#be-thresholds-prevention-plan-300t)
Value: 300 · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: companies that put at least 300 tonnes of single-use packaging on the market annually (en)
- Belgium recognises this exemption: Reusable packaging carries no contribution; only the information obligation applies It applies without a separate application (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-exemptions-reusable-packaging](#be-exemptions-reusable-packaging)
Value: reusable-packaging · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: You do not pay any contribution for reusable packaging in your declaration. (en)
- In Belgium, a reporting deadline falls 28 February for packaging put on the market the previous year, covering previous calendar year (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-deadlines-annual-declaration](#be-deadlines-annual-declaration)
Value: 28 February for packaging put on the market the previous year · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: The deadline for the annual declaration is always 28 February for the packaging that you put on the market the previous year. (en)
- In Belgium, a deadline of another kind falls on September 15, 2026 (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-deadlines-declaration-amend-2025](#be-deadlines-declaration-amend-2025)
Value: September 15, 2026 · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Exceptionally, you can still amend your 2025 declaration until 15 September this year. (en)
- In Belgium, a deadline of another kind falls on August 12, 2026 (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-deadlines-ppwr-application](#be-deadlines-ppwr-application)
Value: August 12, 2026 · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: It shall apply from 12 August 2026. (en)
- In Belgium, a registration deadline falls on August 12, 2026 (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-deadlines-ppwr-authorised-representative](#be-deadlines-ppwr-authorised-representative)
Value: August 12, 2026 · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: shall appoint, by written mandate, an authorised representative for the extended producer responsibility in each Member State where (en)
- In Belgium, a reporting deadline falls 1 June each year, for the preceding full calendar year (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-deadlines-ppwr-annex-ix-annual](#be-deadlines-ppwr-annex-ix-annual)
Value: 1 June each year, for the preceding full calendar year · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year (en)
- Belgium lists 1 penalty rule, the first for late annual declaration (Fost Plus contract) of 1% of the previous declaration contribution per month of delay (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-penalties](#be-penalties)
Value: 1 · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: you risk a fine amounting to 1% of the contribution from your previous declaration per month of delay (en)
- Belgium sets 1 recycling target, the first on household plastic recycling at 70% by 2030 (65% in 2023) (Source: valipac.academy, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#be-targets](#be-targets)
Value: 1 · Source: https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: For household plastic packaging, the rates must be 65% in 2023 and 70% in 2030. (en)
- In Belgium, revenue tests use none (Source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#be-revenue-scope](#be-revenue-scope)
Value: none · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Depending on the declaration system that you choose, the rates are applied per kg or per unit. (en)
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## Sources
1. eur-lex.europa.eu (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> It shall apply from 12 August 2026. (en)
2. valipac.academy (https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> The new version of the Cooperation Agreement has been in force since 5 March 2020. (en)
3. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> This representative must (1) be established in Belgium and (2) be registered with EPRiBEL. (en)
4. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Companies that produce or import service packaging in order to put it on the Belgian market. (en)
5. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> You do not pay any contribution for reusable packaging in your declaration. (en)
6. valipac.academy (https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> The Interregional Packaging Commission is responsible for the enforcement of the Cooperation Agreement. (en)
7. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Does your company put household packaging on the market? Then you have an obligation to report on this packaging to the government. (en)
8. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/blog/ppwr-insights-8-mandatory-registration-in-producer-register-fost-plus-handles-it-for-you), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Companies that are not members of Fost Plus or another recognised EPR organisation can register directly through EPRiBEL (en)
9. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> companies that put at least 300 tonnes of single-use packaging on the market annually (en)
10. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> The deadline for the annual declaration is always 28 February for the packaging that you put on the market the previous year. (en)
11. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Exceptionally, you can still amend your 2025 declaration until 15 September this year. (en)
12. eur-lex.europa.eu (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> shall appoint, by written mandate, an authorised representative for the extended producer responsibility in each Member State where (en)
13. eur-lex.europa.eu (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year (en)
14. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> you risk a fine amounting to 1% of the contribution from your previous declaration per month of delay (en)
15. valipac.academy (https://valipac.academy/en/modules/gaining-a-better-understanding-of-the-legislation/belgian-legislative-framework/), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
> For household plastic packaging, the rates must be 65% in 2023 and 70% in 2030. (en)
16. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/declaration), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Depending on the declaration system that you choose, the rates are applied per kg or per unit. (en)
## Cite this page
Instica, “What is service packaging?”, https://instica.com/epr/glossary/service-packaging, last verified 2026-11-03, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.
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- Last verified: November 3, 2026
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