Netherlands EPR

Packaging EPR in Netherlands: what we have verified

This page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Netherlands. 9 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 7 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

Besluit beheer verpakkingen 2014 (Packaging Management Decree) with the Verpact waste-management contribution

Regulator

Not yet published

Producers obliged

Yes

System

a single producer responsibility organisation

Registration

Required

Fee schedules

2

Who is the producer in Netherlands

In Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.

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 Netherlands 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 Netherlands

Thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Netherlands publishes 2 verified thresholds.

Basis of the packaging weight threshold: packaging made available for the first time in the Member State.

Basis of the packaging weight threshold: packaging placed on the Dutch market or discarded after import.

Exemptions in Netherlands

An exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Who registers: Producers and importers above the threshold

Renewal: declaration every year

Applies to: Not required by the Decree; PPWR Art. 45(3) authorised-representative rules apply from 12 Aug 2026.

Deadlines in Netherlands

Netherlands records 3 deadlines, 3 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Netherlands.

Every verified date we hold for Netherlands 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 Netherlands, with its period and what it requires, on the Netherlands 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 Netherlands

Netherlands publishes 2 fee schedules, for fee years 2026 and 2027. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.

• Netherlands 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.
• Netherlands 2027 fees: rates by material for fee year 2027.

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

Netherlands packaging declaration (working layout) is a csv file submitted through Verpact online portal (aangifte and opgaaf). The customer signs in and submits. The customer reviews, signs and submits it.

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

Netherlands: packaging fees by material

Instica groups the verified rates of the 2027 Verpact (Stichting Afvalfonds Verpakkingen) Afvalbeheerbijdrage Verpakkingen schedule for Netherlands 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 October 22, 2026.

Instica holds 2 schedules for Netherlands priced in the same currency, from 2026 to 2027. The table gives the unweighted mean per tonne of each material class in each schedule, and the change from the earliest schedule in which the class appears to the latest.

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

Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Netherlands

Labelling note: Marking is optional. If the producer or importer states the packaging material on the packaging or its label using abbreviations and number codes, Decision 97/129/EC applies, and the marking must be clearly visible, legible and durable (Art 2(3)-(4)). Deposit-bearing packaging must carry an indication of the deposit (Art 15(1)).

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.

Netherlands compared with nearby places

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

Netherlands read against each neighbour

Each paragraph reads Netherlands 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.

Netherlands and Belgium both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Belgium runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Netherlands 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.

Netherlands and Germany both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Germany runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Netherlands and 10 tonnes of tonnage in Germany, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Netherlands and December 31, 2026 in Germany, 141 days earlier here.

Netherlands and Italy both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Italy runs registered schemes that producers join. Registration is required in both. The first threshold is the same in both, 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Netherlands and Austria both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Austria runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Netherlands 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 Netherlands and January 1, 2023 in Austria, 1319 days later here.

Netherlands and Switzerland both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Switzerland runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Netherlands and 1,000 of units in Switzerland, so the figures cannot be compared directly.

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

Netherlands and Spain both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Spain runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first threshold is the same in both, 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Netherlands and Croatia both record an obligation for packaging producers. Netherlands runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Croatia runs a government-run programme. Registration is required in both. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Where Netherlands sits among the places we cover

Counted by verified core records, Netherlands holds 9 of 17 and ranks 23 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are Latvia (10), Norway (10), Washington (10), Nova Scotia (9), Germany (9) and Denmark (9). The places just behind it are Sweden (9), Maine (9), Minnesota (9), Manitoba (8), Czechia (8) and Luxembourg (8).

Counting every verified record, not only the core fields, Netherlands holds 15 and ranks 26 of 53. Ahead of it are Nova Scotia (16), Saskatchewan (16), Switzerland (16), Croatia (16), Spain (15) and Italy (15). Behind it are Manitoba (14), Finland (14), Latvia (14), Sweden (14), Alberta (13) and Yukon (13).

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

Ordered by earliest verified deadline, Netherlands comes 29 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come Ireland (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Italy (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Lithuania (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Luxembourg (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Latvia (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Malta (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come Poland (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Portugal (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Romania (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Sweden (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Slovenia (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Slovakia (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day).

Among places whose first threshold is also counted in packaging weight, Netherlands sits 7 of 13 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.

What is still open for Netherlands

Netherlands has 7 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.

The regulator

Reason recorded: The decree names 'Onze Minister'; the executing agency was not verified against a primary page.

Transfer of the obligation

Reason recorded: Whether and how the obligation can be transferred to a service provider or authorised representative was not found on the retrieved pages.

The revenue basis

Reason recorded: The obligation is weight-based; no revenue basis is stated on the retrieved pages.

The material categories

Reason recorded: Material list read from Verpact 2026 news; the catalogue itself was not retrieved.

Reporting notes

Reason recorded: Verpact declaration layout not retrievable.

Penalties

Reason recorded: The penalty follows from three chained instruments (BBV, Wm, WED); no single source text states the penalty for a BBV breach, and the fourth-category euro amount was not fetched.

Filing languages

Reason recorded: Portal language rules not verified.