Poland EPR

Packaging EPR in Poland: what we have verified

This page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Poland. 8 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 8 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on September 29, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on November 5, 2026.

Regime

Act of 13 June 2013 on packaging and packaging waste management (Dz.U. 2013 poz. 888, as amended), with producer responsibility organisations and the product fee

Regulator

Not yet published

Producers obliged

Yes

System

more than one producer responsibility organisation

Registration

Required

Fee schedules

1

Who is the producer in Poland

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

Transfer detail: transfer of the recycling obligation to a packaging recovery organisation (organizacja odzysku opakowań)

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 Poland 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 Poland

Thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Poland publishes 1 verified threshold and 1 not yet published.

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

Exemptions in Poland

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

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

Who registers: Packaging producers, importers, and organisations

Applies to: Not verified in national law; PPWR Art. 45(3) applies from 12 Aug 2026.

Deadlines in Poland

Poland 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 Poland.

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

Poland publishes 1 fee schedule, for fee year 2026. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.

• Poland 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.

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

Poland packaging declaration (working layout) is a csv file submitted through The producer's individual BDO account (Baza danych o produktach i opakowaniach oraz o gospodarce odpadami); on-screen entry, no upload file. 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 Poland report format page.

Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Poland

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.

Poland compared with nearby places

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

Poland read against each neighbour

Each paragraph reads Poland 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.

Poland and Germany both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run 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 Poland and 10 tonnes of tonnage in Germany, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Poland and December 31, 2026 in Germany, 141 days earlier here.

Poland and Czechia both record an obligation for packaging producers. Poland runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Czechia runs a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Poland and 2000 of revenue in Czechia, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Poland and January 1, 2023 in Czechia, 1319 days later here.

Poland and Slovakia both record an obligation for packaging producers. 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.

Poland and Lithuania both record an obligation for packaging producers. 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.

Poland and Belgium both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run 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 Poland 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.

Poland and Italy both record an obligation for packaging producers. Poland runs more than one 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.

Poland and Austria both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run 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 Poland 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 Poland and January 1, 2023 in Austria, 1319 days later here.

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

Where Poland sits among the places we cover

Counted by verified core records, Poland holds 8 of 17 and ranks 30 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are Sweden (9), Maine (9), Minnesota (9), Manitoba (8), Czechia (8) and Luxembourg (8). The places just behind it are Slovakia (8), Maryland (8), Yukon (7), Finland (7), Greece (7) and Lithuania (7).

Counting every verified record, not only the core fields, Poland holds 12 and ranks 35 of 53. Ahead of it are Latvia (14), Sweden (14), Alberta (13), Yukon (13), Norway (13) and Greece (12). Behind it are Estonia (11), Hungary (11), Luxembourg (11), Slovakia (11), France (10) and Lithuania (10).

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

Ordered by earliest verified deadline, Poland comes 30 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come 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), Malta (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Netherlands (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come 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), Slovakia (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Alberta (October 1, 2026, 50 days later).

Among places whose first threshold is also counted in packaging weight, Poland sits 8 of 13 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.

What is still open for Poland

Poland has 8 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.

The regulator

Reason recorded: Roles inferred from articles on the register and fee payment; register body was not confirmed on the current official page.

Who the rules apply to

Reason recorded: Definition article not transcribed verbatim.

The revenue basis

Reason recorded: No revenue basis was found; obligations are weight-based.

Treatment of affiliates

Reason recorded: No affiliate aggregation rule was found.

The material categories

Reason recorded: Material taxonomy not verified.

Reporting notes

Reason recorded: BDO layout not retrieved.

Labelling

Reason recorded: National labelling duty not verified.

Filing languages

Reason recorded: Language rules not verified.