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"title": "Mailers packaging EPR Czechia: mailer box fee | Instica",
"h1": "Mailers packaging EPR Czechia: what a mailer box costs per 1,000 packs, 2026",
"description": "Worked example: 1,000 mailer boxes in Czechia carry an estimated packaging EPR fee of CZK 1,072.80 on the 2026 schedule, from published rates.",
"answer": "In Czechia, 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CZK 1,072.80 on the 2026 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of EKO-KOM price list that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit.",
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"markdown": "\n\nIn Czechia, 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CZK 1,072.80 on the 2026 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of EKO-KOM price list that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a mailer box in Czechia\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 2026 schedule of EKO-KOM price list for Czechia; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in CZK. The figures are estimates built on starting weights."
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"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)"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 mailer boxes in Czechia\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 Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Mailer box | 150 g | Sales one-way packaging: paper (paper, paperboard, corrugated board, moulded fibre, paper composite) | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1.0728 |\n\nCzechia: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size are estimated at CZK 1,072.80 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is CZK 1,072.80.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about CZK 1.0728."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 mailer boxes in Czechia\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Czechia (2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026), 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, Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Mailer box | Sales one-way packaging: paper (paper, paperboard, corrugated board, moulded fibre, paper composite) | 150 g | CZK 1,072.80 | Sales one-way packaging: paper (paper, paperboard, corrugated board, moulded fibre, paper composite) | CZK 1,072.80 |\n\nCzechia: the fee tool returns CZK 1,072.80 for 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g each).\n\nThe tool total is CZK 1,072.80.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Czechia, in CZK**\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 | CZK 643.68 | CZK 643.68 | CZK 0.6437 | CZK 0.6437 |\n| Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | 150 g | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1.0728 | CZK 1.0728 |\n| Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) | 320 g | CZK 2,288.64 | CZK 2,288.64 | CZK 2.2886 | CZK 2.2886 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Czechia\n\nOne published rate was matched to the pack in Czechia from the 2026 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: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the mailer box, Czechia 2026**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Sales one-way packaging: paper (paper, paperboard, corrugated board, moulded fibre, paper composite) | 7,152 CZK/tonne | CZK 7.152 | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1.0728 |\n\nCzechia 2026: the category “Sales one-way packaging: paper (paper, paperboard, corrugated board, moulded fibre, paper composite)” is published at 7,152 CZK/tonne."
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"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 Czechia, in CZK**\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 | CZK 643.68 | CZK 643.68 | CZK 0.6437 | CZK 0.6437 |\n| Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | 150 g | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1.0728 | CZK 1.0728 |\n| Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) | 320 g | CZK 2,288.64 | CZK 2,288.64 | CZK 2.2886 | CZK 2.2886 |\n\nEach component of the mailer box priced at every size, at the matched rates for Czechia.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Czechia, in CZK**\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: CZK 643.68 | 150 g: CZK 1,072.80 | 320 g: CZK 2,288.64 |"
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"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 Czechia publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Czechia, in CZK 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 | 7,152 CZK/tonne | CZK 1,072.80 | 7,152 CZK/tonne | CZK 1,072.80 |\n| plastic | 859 CZK/tonne | CZK 128.85 | 15,546 CZK/tonne | CZK 2,331.90 |\n| glass | 1,852 CZK/tonne | CZK 277.80 | 1,852 CZK/tonne | CZK 277.80 |\n| aluminium | 5,220 CZK/tonne | CZK 783.00 | 18,032 CZK/tonne | CZK 2,704.80 |\n| steel | 2,611 CZK/tonne | CZK 391.65 | 2,611 CZK/tonne | CZK 391.65 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 150 g, Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | Single-use plastic litter clean-up reimbursement (Section 10a): beverage containers, packets and wrappers, cups for beverages, food containers, plastic carrier bags | 859 CZK/tonne | CZK 128.85 | CZK 0.1289 |\n| plastic | Sales one-way packaging: plastics (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, other, biodegradable), soft/flexible, non-beverage and beverage | 15,546 CZK/tonne | CZK 2,331.90 | CZK 2.3319 |\n| glass | Sales one-way packaging: glass (clear, colour, composite) | 1,852 CZK/tonne | CZK 277.80 | CZK 0.2778 |\n| aluminium | Sales one-way packaging: aluminium and composite Al, rigid/hollow rigid | 5,220 CZK/tonne | CZK 783.00 | CZK 0.783 |\n| aluminium | Sales one-way packaging: aluminium and composite Al, soft/flexible | 18,032 CZK/tonne | CZK 2,704.80 | CZK 2.7048 |\n| steel | Sales one-way packaging: steel (Fe) and composite Fe | 2,611 CZK/tonne | CZK 391.65 | CZK 0.3917 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of mailer boxes costs in Czechia\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 Czechia. 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 Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 15 kg | CZK 107.28 | CZK 107.28 |\n| 500 | 75 kg | CZK 536.40 | CZK 536.40 |\n| 1,000 | 150 kg | CZK 1,072.80 | CZK 1,072.80 |\n| 5,000 | 750 kg | CZK 5,364.00 | CZK 5,364.00 |\n| 10,000 | 1,500 kg | CZK 10,728.00 | CZK 10,728.00 |\n| 50,000 | 7,500 kg | CZK 53,640.00 | CZK 53,640.00 |\n| 100,000 | 15,000 kg | CZK 107,280.00 | CZK 107,280.00 |\n| 500,000 | 75,000 kg | CZK 536,400.00 | CZK 536,400.00 |\n| 1,000,000 | 150,000 kg | CZK 1,072,800.00 | CZK 1,072,800.00 |\n\nCzechia: a single mailer box is estimated at CZK 1.0728 in packaging fees.\n\nCzechia: across all its components, a mailer box is priced at CZK 7.152 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at CZK 7.152 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."
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"markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Czechia\n\nThe rates come from the 2026 schedule of EKO-KOM price list for Czechia, effective January 1, 2026. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nCzechia: the 2026 fee schedule of EKO-KOM price list, effective January 1, 2026, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nCzechia: the schedule lists a further fee, “Annual fee under the Contract on Collective Compliance”, of 1600 CZK per year excl. VAT.\n\nCzechia: the schedule lists a further fee, “Minimum Amount”, of 2000 CZK excl. VAT.\n\nCzechia: the schedule describes its eco-modulation method as “per category”.\n\nThe schedule also lists 2 other fees, which are not part of the per-kilogram estimate on this page.\n\nThe schedule describes an eco-modulation of its rates, so the fee a producer pays can be adjusted up or down from the base rates shown here."
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"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."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a mailer box in Czechia?\n\nFor 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size, the estimated fee is CZK 1,072.80 on the 2026 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."
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"url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/latvia"
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