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"The table below shows the approved fees of the System for the years 2017-2025", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-1", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-1", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-1]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-1” (0 to 1) is €100.00.", "value": "100", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "1 0-1 100", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-2", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-2", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-2]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-2” (1 to 2) is €142.50.", "value": "142.5", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": 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"https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "6 25-50 1,900", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-10", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-10", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-10]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Corrugated carton” is published at 41.14 EUR/tonne.", "value": "41.14", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-07", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-07", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-07]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Cardboard Liquid Containers” is published at 116.61 EUR/tonne.", "value": "116.61", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Cardboard Liquid Containers 116,61", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-1-mailer-box", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-1-mailer-box", "leafPath": "calc.I.fee[mailer:CY:mailer-box]", "statement": "Cyprus: a mailer box of 150 g is estimated at €6.17 to €17.49 per 1,000 packs, at €0.04 to €0.12 per kilogram.", "value": 6.17, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-total", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-total", "leafPath": "calc.I.fee[mailer:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size are estimated at €6.17 to €17.49 in packaging fees.", "value": 6.17, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-size-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[mailer:CY:small]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) size (90 g) are estimated at €3.70 to €10.49.", "value": 3.7, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-size-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[mailer:CY:medium]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g) are estimated at €6.17 to €17.49.", "value": 6.17, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-size-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[mailer:CY:large]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) size (320 g) are estimated at €13.16 to €37.32.", "value": 13.16, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": 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"calc-run-100000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-run-100000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[mailer:CY:100000]", "statement": "Cyprus: 100,000 mailer boxes are estimated at €617.10 to €1,749.15 in packaging fees.", "value": 617.1, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-pack", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-pack", "leafPath": "calc.I.pack[mailer:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: a single mailer box is estimated at €0.0062 to €0.0175 in packaging fees.", "value": 0.006171, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-blended", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-blended", "leafPath": "calc.I.blended[mailer:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: across all its components, a mailer box is priced at €0.0411 to €0.1166 per kilogram of packaging.", "value": 0.0411, "unit": "EUR per kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-paper", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-option-paper", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:CY:paper]", "statement": "Cyprus: 150 g of paper and board is estimated at €6.17 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 41.14 EUR/tonne.", "value": 6.17, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-plastic", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-option-plastic", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:CY:plastic]", "statement": "Cyprus: 150 g of plastic is estimated at €15.09 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 100.60 EUR/tonne.", "value": 15.09, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "PET 100,60", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-glass", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-option-glass", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:CY:glass]", "statement": "Cyprus: 150 g of glass is estimated at €4.14 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 27.61 EUR/tonne.", "value": 4.14, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Glass 27,61", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-aluminium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-option-aluminium", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:CY:aluminium]", "statement": "Cyprus: 150 g of aluminium is estimated at €3.05 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 20.31 EUR/tonne.", "value": 3.05, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Aluminium 20,31", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-steel", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-option-steel", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:CY:steel]", "statement": "Cyprus: 150 g of steel is estimated at €13.59 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 90.62 EUR/tonne.", "value": 13.59, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Metal 90,62", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-matrix-1-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[mailer:CY:mailer-box:small]", "statement": "Cyprus: a mailer box of 90 g in the Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) size is estimated at €3.70 to €10.49 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 3.7, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-matrix-1-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[mailer:CY:mailer-box:medium]", "statement": "Cyprus: a mailer box of 150 g in the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size is estimated at €6.17 to €17.49 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 6.17, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-matrix-1-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[mailer:CY:mailer-box:large]", "statement": "Cyprus: a mailer box of 320 g in the Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) size is estimated at €13.16 to €37.32 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 13.16, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-tool", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#calc-tool", "leafPath": "calc.I.tool[mailer:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: the fee tool returns €6.17 at the lowest matched rates and €17.49 at the highest for 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g each).", "value": 6.17, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Corrugated carton 41,14", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-05", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-05", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-05]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “PET” is published at 100.60 EUR/tonne.", "value": "100.60", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "PET 100,60", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-06", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-06", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-06]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “HDPE” is published at 100.60 EUR/tonne.", "value": "100.60", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "HDPE 100,60", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-01", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-01", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-01]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Glass” is published at 27.61 EUR/tonne.", "value": "27.61", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Glass 27,61", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-04", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-04", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-04]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Aluminium” is published at 20.31 EUR/tonne.", "value": "20.31", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Aluminium 20,31", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-03", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/cyprus#rate-cy-03", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-03]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Metal” is published at 90.62 EUR/tonne.", "value": "90.62", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Metal 90,62", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } } ], "sections": [ { "id": "answer", "heading": null, "kind": "answer", "markdown": "\n\nIn Cyprus, 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €6.17 to €17.49 on the 2025 schedule. The range comes from the published rates 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 mailer box in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a mailer box in Cyprus\n\nThe mailer box on this page is a corrugated cardboard box that an order travels in to the customer. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2025 schedule of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees for Cyprus; 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 mailer box", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What is in a mailer box\n\nThe mailer is one corrugated component. Tape, labels and void fill are separate packaging items and are not weighed here.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: mailer box (corrugated board, 150 g).\n\n- **Mailer box**: corrugated board, 150 g (Instica starting estimate)" }, { "id": "worked-example", "heading": "Worked example: 1,000 mailer boxes in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 mailer boxes in Cyprus\n\nOne mailer box of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size weighs 150 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 mailer boxes in Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Mailer box | 150 g | Corrugated carton to Cardboard Liquid Containers | €6.17 to €17.49 | €0.0062 to €0.0175 |\n\nCyprus: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size are estimated at €6.17 to €17.49 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is €6.17 to €17.49.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about €0.0062 to €0.0175." }, { "id": "tool", "heading": "What the fee tool returns for 1,000 mailer boxes in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 mailer boxes in Cyprus\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Cyprus (2025 schedule, effective January 1, 2017), 1,000 mailer boxes 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, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Mailer box | Corrugated carton | 150 g | €6.17 | Cardboard Liquid Containers | €17.49 |\n\nCyprus: the fee tool returns €6.17 at the lowest matched rates and €17.49 at the highest for 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g each).\n\nThe tool total is €6.17 at the lowest matched rates and €17.49 at the highest.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) | 90 g | €3.70 | €10.49 | €0.0037 | €0.0105 |\n| Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | 150 g | €6.17 | €17.49 | €0.0062 | €0.0175 |\n| Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) | 320 g | €13.16 | €37.32 | €0.0132 | €0.0373 |" }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Which published rates were matched in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Cyprus\n\n2 published rates were matched to the pack in Cyprus from the 2025 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Mailer box, 150 g: 2 matched rates\n\n**Rates matched to the mailer box, Cyprus 2025**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Corrugated carton | 41.14 EUR/tonne | €0.0411 | €6.17 | €0.0062 |\n| Cardboard Liquid Containers | 116.61 EUR/tonne | €0.1166 | €17.49 | €0.0175 |\n\nCyprus 2025: the category “Corrugated carton” is published at 41.14 EUR/tonne.\n\nCyprus 2025: the category “Cardboard Liquid Containers” is published at 116.61 EUR/tonne." }, { "id": "sizes", "heading": "How size changes the fee for a mailer box", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a mailer box\n\nThe weight of a mailer box 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 mailer boxes by size in Cyprus, 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 (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) | 90 g | €3.70 | €10.49 | €0.0037 | €0.0105 |\n| Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | 150 g | €6.17 | €17.49 | €0.0062 | €0.0175 |\n| Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) | 320 g | €13.16 | €37.32 | €0.0132 | €0.0373 |\n\nEach component of the mailer box priced at every size, at the matched rates for Cyprus.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) | Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Mailer box | 90 g: €3.70 to €10.49 | 150 g: €6.17 to €17.49 | 320 g: €13.16 to €37.32 |" }, { "id": "options", "heading": "What if the mailer box used another material?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What if the mailer box used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the mailer box, weighing 150 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that Cyprus publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Cyprus, 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 | 41.14 EUR/tonne | €6.17 | 116.61 EUR/tonne | €17.49 |\n| plastic | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €15.09 | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €15.09 |\n| glass | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €4.14 | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €4.14 |\n| aluminium | 20.31 EUR/tonne | €3.05 | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €13.59 |\n| steel | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €13.59 | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €13.59 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 150 g, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | PET | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €15.09 | €0.0151 |\n| plastic | HDPE | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €15.09 | €0.0151 |\n| glass | Glass | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €4.14 | €0.0041 |\n| aluminium | Aluminium | 20.31 EUR/tonne | €3.05 | €0.003 |\n| aluminium | Metal | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €13.59 | €0.0136 |\n| steel | Metal | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €13.59 | €0.0136 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too." }, { "id": "volume", "heading": "What a larger run of mailer boxes costs in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of mailer boxes costs in Cyprus\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 (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) mailer box in Cyprus. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the mailer box in Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 15 kg | €0.62 | €1.75 |\n| 500 | 75 kg | €3.09 | €8.75 |\n| 1,000 | 150 kg | €6.17 | €17.49 |\n| 5,000 | 750 kg | €30.86 | €87.46 |\n| 10,000 | 1,500 kg | €61.71 | €174.92 |\n| 50,000 | 7,500 kg | €308.55 | €874.58 |\n| 100,000 | 15,000 kg | €617.10 | €1,749.15 |\n| 500,000 | 75,000 kg | €3,085.50 | €8,745.75 |\n| 1,000,000 | 150,000 kg | €6,171.00 | €17,491.50 |\n\nCyprus: a single mailer box is estimated at €0.0062 to €0.0175 in packaging fees.\n\nCyprus: across all its components, a mailer box is priced at €0.0411 to €0.1166 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at €0.0411 to €0.1166 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": "schedule", "heading": "The fee schedule behind these figures for Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Cyprus\n\nThe rates come from the 2025 schedule of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees for Cyprus, effective January 1, 2017. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nCyprus: the 2025 fee schedule of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees, effective January 1, 2017, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-1” (0 to 1) is €100.00.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-2” (1 to 2) is €142.50.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-3” (2 to 5) is €237.50.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-4” (5 to 10) is €570.00.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-5” (10 to 25) is €1,045.00.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-6” (25 to 50) is €1,900.00.\n\nThe schedule also lists 6 flat fee bands for small producers. They can replace the per-kilogram fee and are not part of the estimate on this page." }, { "id": "levers", "heading": "Ways to lower the fee on a mailer box", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a mailer box\n\nCorrugated board is heavier than folding board, so box size is the lever: a box that fits the product closely weighs less.\n\nMany schedules give corrugated cardboard its own line, and some publish a lower rate for it than for other paper because of its high recycling rate.\n\nVoid fill, tape and inserts are priced as their own packaging, so a light mailer with heavy fill may cost more in total than a snug box.\n\nOnline sellers ship in mailers that they buy and fill themselves, so the shipping box is usually the seller’s own packaging." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions sellers ask", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a mailer box in Cyprus?\n\nFor 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size, the estimated fee is €6.17 to €17.49 on the 2025 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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