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"title": "Poland EPR: rules, fees and deadlines",
"h1": "Poland EPR",
"description": "Poland requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Act of 13 June 2013 on packaging and packaging waste.",
"answer": "Poland requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Act of 13 June 2013 on packaging and packaging waste management (Dz.U. 2013 poz. 888, as amended). We record 1 threshold and 3 dated deadlines. 8 of 16 core rule fields are verified against primary sources.",
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"statement": "The packaging EPR regime in Poland is recorded as 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.",
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"quote": "Wprowadzający produkty w opakowaniach jest obowiązany zapewniać odzysk, w tym recykling",
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"statement": "The regulator in Poland: not yet published. Reason: Roles inferred from articles on the register and fee payment; register body was not confirmed on the current official page.",
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"quote": "No published text found at this source.",
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"statement": "In Poland, the party that carries the obligation by default is the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and first distributor.",
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"quote": "makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users",
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"statement": "Poland sets a target for recycling rate, all packaging waste: 65% by December 31, 2025.",
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"quote": "w przypadkach, o których mowa w art. 56 ust. 1 pkt 1–4, 4b, 5–10 i 14–14b – od 10 000 zł do 500 000 zł",
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"statement": "Germany carries a packaging EPR obligation.",
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"status": "verified",
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"pending": false,
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"url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/declaration-of-completeness",
"quote": "Glass: 80 tonnes",
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"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"label": null
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"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"label": null
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"unit": null,
"pending": false,
"source": {
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"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
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"source": {
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"quote": "The law permits three methods of fulfilling your obligations",
"quoteLang": "en",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"label": null
}
},
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"anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/poland#cmp-CZ-organisation",
"leafPath": "CZ.organisation",
"statement": "Czechia runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: EKO-KOM, a.s.",
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"pending": false,
"source": {
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"quote": "You can enter into a Contract on Collective Compliance with authorised packaging company",
"quoteLang": "en",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"label": null
}
},
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"value": true,
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"source": {
"url": "https://www.ekokom.cz/en/clients/statutory-obligations/",
"quote": "file a petition for registration in the List of Subjects required to recover packaging waste, within 60 days",
"quoteLang": "en",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"label": null
}
},
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"statement": "Czechia sets a revenue threshold of 2000.",
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"unit": "CZK",
"pending": false,
"source": {
"url": "https://www.ekokom.cz/en/clients/fees/",
"quote": "the Minimum Amount to the day 31.12. 2025 is set at 2 000,- CZK (excl. VAT)",
"quoteLang": "en",
"retrievedAt": "2026-09-29",
"status": "verified",
"label": null
}
},
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"unit": null,
"pending": false,
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"url": "https://www.bafu.admin.ch/en/packaging-glass",
"quote": "Since 2002, the organisation has been levying a prepaid disposal fee on all glass beverage bottles on behalf of the FOEN.",
"quoteLang": "en",
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"statement": "Switzerland sets a units threshold of 1,000.",
"value": 1000,
"unit": "beverage packages per calendar half-year",
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"url": "https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2026/358/20270101/de/html/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-2026-358-20270101-de-html.html",
"quote": "b. Herstellerinnen und Hersteller, die pro Kalenderhalbjahr weniger als 1000 Getränkeverpackungen abgeben oder einführen.",
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"id": "answer",
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"kind": "answer",
"markdown": "\n\nPoland requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Act of 13 June 2013 on packaging and packaging waste management (Dz.U. 2013 poz. 888, as amended). We record 1 threshold and 3 dated deadlines. 8 of 16 core rule fields are verified against primary sources."
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"id": "overview",
"heading": "Packaging EPR in Poland: what we have verified",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Packaging EPR in Poland: what we have verified\n\nThis 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.\n\n- **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](#regime)\n- **Regulator**: Not yet published\n- **Producers obliged**: [Yes](#obligated)\n- **System**: [more than one producer responsibility organisation](#organisation)\n- **Registration**: [Required](#registration)\n- **Fee schedules**: 1\n\nThe packaging EPR regime in Poland is recorded as 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.\n\nThe regulator in Poland: not yet published. Reason: Roles inferred from articles on the register and fee payment; register body was not confirmed on the current official page.\n\nProducers placing packaging on the market in Poland carry a packaging EPR obligation.\n\n> Wprowadzający produkty w opakowaniach jest obowiązany zapewniać odzysk, w tym recykling\n>\n> Source: Regime (https://eli.gov.pl/api/acts/DU/2013/888/text.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: pl\n\nParaphrase: The entity introducing products in packaging is obliged to ensure recovery, including recycling\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Poland: the regulator, who the rules apply to, the revenue basis, treatment of affiliates, the material categories, reporting notes, labelling, and filing languages. Each of these stays blank until a primary source is verified; we do not fill gaps from memory or from other jurisdictions."
},
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"id": "who",
"heading": "Who is the producer in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Who is the producer in Poland\n\nIn 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\n**Who is the producer in Poland, by packaging level**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer roles recorded |\n| --- | --- |\n| primary (sales) packaging | manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor |\n| secondary packaging | manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor |\n| service packaging | manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor |\n| shipping packaging | online marketplace seller, manufacturer or brand owner |\n| tertiary (transport) packaging | manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor |\n\nIn Poland, the party that carries the obligation by default is the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, and first distributor.\n\n> makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users\n>\n> Source: Producer hierarchy (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nIn Poland, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.\n\nTransfer detail: transfer of the recycling obligation to a packaging recovery organisation (organizacja odzysku opakowań)\n\nWhether affiliates are counted together in Poland: not yet published. Reason: No affiliate aggregation rule was found.\n\nThe revenue basis in Poland: not yet published. Reason: No revenue basis was found; obligations are weight-based.\n\nRoles 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."
},
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"id": "thresholds",
"heading": "Thresholds that apply in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Thresholds that apply in Poland\n\nThresholds 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.\n\n**Thresholds recorded for Poland**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [packaging weight](#threshold-ppwr-10t-simplified-reporting) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | a reduced duty applies | Below 10 t a producer submits the reduced Annex IX Part B point 2 information; a Member State may set a lower ceiling for a specific year. |\n| packaging weight | Not yet published | | |\n\nPoland sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year; effect: a reduced duty applies.\n\nBasis of the packaging weight threshold: packaging made available for the first time in the Member State.\n\n> a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nA threshold in Poland: not yet published. Reason: Whether the current law keeps a small-volume exemption was not verified."
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"id": "exemptions",
"heading": "Exemptions in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Exemptions in Poland\n\nAn 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.\n\nAn exemption in Poland: not yet published. Reason: Not verified against current consolidated text."
},
{
"id": "registration-system",
"heading": "Registration and the system in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Registration and the system in Poland\n\nRegistration 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.\n\nProducers in Poland must register. How: Waste register (BDO), art. 49 of the Waste Act of 14 December 2012.\n\nWho registers: Packaging producers, importers, and organisations\n\n> podlega, w zakresie tej działalności, wpisowi do rejestru, o którym mowa w art. 49 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 2012 r. o odpadach\n>\n> Source: Registration (https://eli.gov.pl/api/acts/DU/2013/888/text.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: pl\n\nParaphrase: is subject, as regards this activity, to entry in the register referred to in art. 49 of the Act of 14 December 2012 on waste\n\nIn Poland, the system runs through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Packaging recovery organisations (registered).\n\nApplies to: Not verified in national law; PPWR Art. 45(3) applies from 12 Aug 2026.\n\n> jest obowiązany przekazać organizacji odzysku opakowań\n>\n> Source: Organisation (https://eli.gov.pl/api/acts/DU/2013/888/text.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: pl\n\nParaphrase: is obliged to transfer to a packaging recovery organisation\n\nThe material categories in Poland: not yet published. Reason: Material taxonomy not verified."
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"id": "deadlines",
"heading": "Deadlines in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in Poland\n\nPoland 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.\n\nEvery 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.\n\n2 obligations recur on a fixed day each year rather than on a single date.\n\nSee every deadline for Poland, with its period and what it requires, on the Poland deadlines page.\n\nA 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."
},
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"id": "fees-reporting",
"heading": "Fees and reporting in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Fees and reporting in Poland\n\nPoland 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.\n\n- Poland 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.\n\nThe 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.\n\nPoland 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.\n\nColumns, material mapping and the checks a file must pass are on the Poland report format page."
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"id": "obligations",
"heading": "Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Poland\n\nLabelling in Poland: not yet published. Reason: National labelling duty not verified.\n\nLanguages in Poland: not yet published. Reason: Language rules not verified.\n\nPoland sets a target for recycling rate, all packaging waste: 65% by December 31, 2025.\n\nPoland sets a target for recycling rate, all packaging waste: 70% by December 31, 2030.\n\nPoland sets a penalty for cases in Art. 56(1) pts 1-4, 4b, 5-10 and 14-14b: PLN 10,000 to PLN 500,000 per infringement.\n\nPoland sets a penalty for cases in Art. 56(1) pts 4a, 10d-10g, 10l-10q, 14c-14f and 14h-14j: PLN 10,000 to PLN 50,000 per infringement.\n\nPoland sets a penalty for cases in Art. 56(1) pts 10a, 10b, 10h-10k, 13 and 14g: PLN 10,000 to PLN 1,000,000 per infringement.\n\nPoland sets a penalty for cases in Art. 56(1) pts 10c and 11-12a: PLN 500 to PLN 20,000 per infringement.\n\nPoland sets a penalty for cases in Art. 56(1) pts 15 and 16: PLN 40,000 to PLN 750,000 per infringement.\n\nPoland sets a penalty for cases in Art. 56(2): PLN 20,000 to PLN 750,000 per infringement.\n\nLabelling, 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."
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"id": "compare",
"heading": "Poland compared with nearby places",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Poland compared with nearby places\n\nRules 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.\n\n**Poland read against neighbouring and similar places**\n\n| Place | Producers obliged | Regulator | Registration |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) | [Yes](#cmp-DE-obligated) | [Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), which runs the LUCID Packaging Register; competent state authorities enforce](#cmp-DE-regulator) | Required |\n| Czechia | [Yes](#cmp-CZ-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| Slovakia | [Yes](#cmp-SK-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| Lithuania | [Yes](#cmp-LT-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Belgium](https://instica.com/epr/belgium) | [Yes](#cmp-BE-obligated) | [Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL)](#cmp-BE-regulator) | Required |\n| [Italy](https://instica.com/epr/italy) | [Yes](#cmp-IT-obligated) | [Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE); CONAI coordinates the consortium system](#cmp-IT-regulator) | Required |\n| [Austria](https://instica.com/epr/austria) | [Yes](#cmp-AT-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Switzerland](https://instica.com/epr/switzerland) | [Yes](#cmp-CH-obligated) | [Cantons enforce (Art 25); the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) receives the reports and mandates and supervises the glass-fee organisation (Art 14-15, 21-24)](#cmp-CH-regulator) | Not yet published |"
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"id": "compare-records",
"heading": "Records behind the comparison",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## Records behind the comparison\n\nThe regime in Germany is recorded as Packaging producer responsibility: register in LUCID, participate packaging subject to system participation in a dual system, and report volumes.\n\nGermany runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation.\n\nGermany sets a tonnage threshold of at or above 80 tonnes.\n\nGermany has a reporting deadline on June 1, 2027.\n\nThe regime in Czechia is recorded as Packaging Act No. 477/2001 Coll.: take-back and recovery of packaging waste, fulfilled individually, by contractual transfer, or through EKO-KOM.\n\nCzechia runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: EKO-KOM, a.s.\n\nCzechia sets a revenue threshold of 2000.\n\nCzechia has a deadline of another kind on January 1, 2023.\n\nThe regime in Slovakia is recorded as Extended producer responsibility under the Slovak Waste Act.\n\nSlovakia sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.\n\nSlovakia has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Lithuania is recorded as Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste Management, with registration and accounting in the GPAIS information system.\n\nLithuania sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.\n\nLithuania has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Belgium is recorded as 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).\n\nBelgium runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Fost Plus (household) and Valipac (industrial).\n\nBelgium sets a tonnage threshold of 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year.\n\nBelgium has a deadline of another kind on September 15, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Italy is recorded as Legislative Decree 152/2006, Part IV Title II (packaging and packaging waste), CONAI consortium system.\n\nItaly runs its system through registered schemes that producers join: CONAI, Comieco (paper), Corepla (plastic), Coreve (glass), Rilegno (wood), CiAl (aluminium), and Ricrea (steel).\n\nItaly sets a packaging weight threshold of 10 tonnes per calendar year.\n\nItaly has a deadline of another kind on August 12, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Austria is recorded as Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014).\n\nAustria runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA).\n\nAustria sets a packaging weight threshold of 1500 kg per calendar year.\n\nAustria has a registration deadline on January 1, 2023.\n\nThe regime in Switzerland is recorded as Verpackungsverordnung (VerpV, SR 814.621) of 24 June 2026.\n\nSwitzerland runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: VetroSwiss (glass beverage packaging advance disposal fee, mandated by BAFU), PET-Recycling Schweiz (PET beverage containers, voluntary sectoral solution), IGORA-Genossenschaft (aluminium packaging, voluntary sectoral solution), and Ferro Recycling (tinplate cans, voluntary sectoral solution).\n\nSwitzerland sets a units threshold of 1,000."
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"id": "pairs",
"heading": "Poland read against each neighbour",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Poland read against each neighbour\n\nEach 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.\n\nPoland and [Germany](#cmp-DE-obligated) 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](#cmp-DE-threshold) in Germany, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Poland and [December 31, 2026](#cmp-DE-deadline) in Germany, 141 days earlier here.\n\nPoland and [Czechia](#cmp-CZ-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Poland runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Czechia runs [a single producer responsibility organisation](#cmp-CZ-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](#cmp-CZ-threshold) in Czechia, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Poland and [January 1, 2023](#cmp-CZ-deadline) in Czechia, 1319 days later here.\n\nPoland and [Slovakia](#cmp-SK-obligated) 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.\n\nPoland and [Lithuania](#cmp-LT-obligated) 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.\n\nPoland and [Belgium](#cmp-BE-obligated) 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](#cmp-BE-threshold) in Belgium, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.\n\nPoland and [Italy](#cmp-IT-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Poland runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Italy runs [registered schemes that producers join](#cmp-IT-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.\n\nPoland and [Austria](#cmp-AT-obligated) 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](#cmp-AT-threshold) in Austria, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is August 12, 2026 in Poland and [January 1, 2023](#cmp-AT-deadline) in Austria, 1319 days later here.\n\nPoland and [Switzerland](#cmp-CH-obligated) 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](#cmp-CH-threshold) in Switzerland, so the figures cannot be compared directly."
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"id": "position",
"heading": "Where Poland sits among the places we cover",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Where Poland sits among the places we cover\n\nCounted 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](https://instica.com/epr/sweden) (9), [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) (9), [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (9), [Manitoba](https://instica.com/epr/manitoba) (8), Czechia (8) and Luxembourg (8). The places just behind it are Slovakia (8), [Maryland](https://instica.com/epr/maryland) (8), [Yukon](https://instica.com/epr/yukon) (7), [Finland](https://instica.com/epr/finland) (7), Greece (7) and Lithuania (7).\n\nCounting every verified record, not only the core fields, Poland holds 12 and ranks 35 of 53. Ahead of it are [Latvia](https://instica.com/epr/latvia) (14), [Sweden](https://instica.com/epr/sweden) (14), [Alberta](https://instica.com/epr/alberta) (13), [Yukon](https://instica.com/epr/yukon) (13), [Norway](https://instica.com/epr/norway) (13) and Greece (12). Behind it are [Estonia](https://instica.com/epr/estonia) (11), [Hungary](https://instica.com/epr/hungary) (11), Luxembourg (11), Slovakia (11), [France](https://instica.com/epr/france) (10) and Lithuania (10).\n\nAll 31 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Poland is not an outlier among its neighbours.\n\nOrdered by earliest verified deadline, Poland comes 30 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come [Italy](https://instica.com/epr/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](https://instica.com/epr/latvia) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Malta (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and [Netherlands](https://instica.com/epr/netherlands) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come [Portugal](https://instica.com/epr/portugal) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Romania](https://instica.com/epr/romania) (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Sweden](https://instica.com/epr/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](https://instica.com/epr/alberta) (October 1, 2026, 50 days later).\n\nAmong 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.\n\n**First thresholds near Poland, lowest first**\n\n| Place | First threshold | Against this page |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| [Italy](https://instica.com/epr/italy) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| Lithuania | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| Luxembourg | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| [Latvia](https://instica.com/epr/latvia) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| Malta | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| [Netherlands](https://instica.com/epr/netherlands) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| [Poland](https://instica.com/epr/poland) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | This page |\n| [Portugal](https://instica.com/epr/portugal) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| [Romania](https://instica.com/epr/romania) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| [Sweden](https://instica.com/epr/sweden) | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| Slovenia | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |\n| Slovakia | 10 tonnes per calendar year | Equal |"
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"id": "prepare",
"heading": "What to prepare for Poland",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## What to prepare for Poland\n\n1. Work out whether you are the producer for each product you sell in Poland, using the producer roles above.\n2. Compare your Poland revenue and packaging weight with each threshold in the table; keep the working.\n3. Register with Waste register (BDO), art. 49 of the Waste Act of 14 December 2012 before you report or pay.\n4. Put every dated deadline above in your calendar, with the period it covers.\n5. Collect packaging weights by material so the report file can be prepared to the format above.\n6. Sign and submit your filings yourself in the regulator's portal; Instica never stores portal credentials and never files for you.\n\nInstica measures packaging, estimates what you may owe and prepares the report file. It does not decide whether you are obliged; that stays with you and the regulator."
},
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"id": "method",
"heading": "How to read this page",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## How to read this page\n\nEvery statement on this page is generated from a verified record, and each record keeps its source address, the date we retrieved it, and, where the source is a statute or notice, the quoted text. A value marked \"not yet published\" has no verified source yet; we show the reason instead of a number.\n\nQuotes are shown in the language of the source with a labelled summary in English. The summary helps you read; the quote is what the source says. If the two ever differ, the quote governs.\n\nPoland has 8 of 16 core fields verified. The remaining 8 are listed in the overview. When one of them is published, the page changes and the \"last verified\" date moves; until then, the safest assumption is that the answer is unknown, not that it is no."
},
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"id": "gaps",
"heading": "What is still open for Poland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## What is still open for Poland\n\nPoland has 8 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.\n\n- **The regulator**: Reason recorded: Roles inferred from articles on the register and fee payment; register body was not confirmed on the current official page.\n- **Who the rules apply to**: Reason recorded: Definition article not transcribed verbatim.\n- **The revenue basis**: Reason recorded: No revenue basis was found; obligations are weight-based.\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Reason recorded: No affiliate aggregation rule was found.\n- **The material categories**: Reason recorded: Material taxonomy not verified.\n- **Reporting notes**: Reason recorded: BDO layout not retrieved.\n- **Labelling**: Reason recorded: National labelling duty not verified.\n- **Filing languages**: Reason recorded: Language rules not verified."
},
{
"id": "gaps-meaning",
"heading": "What an open field means in practice",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## What an open field means in practice\n\nA field is marked not yet published when no primary source we can cite says what it needs to say. Below, each open field for Poland is listed with the reason we recorded and what it means for a business that sells there while the field stays open.\n\n- **The regulator**: Without a named regulator we cannot point you to a portal or a contact; the national or state environment authority is the usual starting point.\n- **Who the rules apply to**: Who the rules apply to decides whether small, foreign or online sellers are in scope; until it is published, assume nothing in either direction.\n- **The revenue basis**: The revenue basis decides which sales count toward a threshold; keep revenue split by place so any basis can be applied later.\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Whether affiliates are added together affects group companies; keep group revenue and tonnage by entity.\n- **The material categories**: Material categories decide how packaging is grouped for fees; weigh and record packaging by material so any grouping can be applied.\n- **Reporting notes**: Reporting notes cover practical points such as units and rounding; keep your working in grams by material.\n- **Labelling**: Labelling rules decide whether a pack needs a mark or a sorting instruction; check pack artwork before printing a large run.\n- **Filing languages**: The filing language decides whether you need a translation of your report; confirm before you prepare the file.\n\nWe re-check open fields when a source changes and when a reviewer flags one. If you hold a primary source that answers an open field for Poland, the data-gaps page explains how to send it; we publish a field only after we can cite the source and its date."
},
{
"id": "scenarios",
"heading": "What this means for different sellers in Poland",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## What this means for different sellers in Poland\n\nBecause Poland records a packaging EPR obligation, each of the following sellers should expect to do some work. What differs is who the producer is and which threshold applies.\n\n#### A brand owner that makes or packs its own goods\n\nYou are the likeliest producer. Count the packaging you put into Poland by material, compare it with the thresholds, and register (the dataset records that registration is required). Keep the weights; every later step starts from them.\n\n#### An importer or reseller of branded goods\n\nImporters are named producers in many regimes. Check the producer roles above: if the importer is listed for a packaging level, the duty for that pack can move to you from the brand owner, and the brand owner may ask for proof that you handle it.\n\n#### A seller that ships through an online marketplace\n\nSome regimes make the marketplace answerable and some leave the duty with you. This page lists the roles recorded for Poland; where the marketplace role is not listed, assume you remain responsible and check the marketplace's own seller guidance.\n\n#### A small seller that sells only a few parcels a year\n\nCompare your figures with the 1 verified threshold above. Being under a threshold can mean no fee, a simplified report or only a registration; read the effect column, because it is not always full relief."
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"heading": "Common mistakes with Poland packaging EPR",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Common mistakes with Poland packaging EPR\n\nMost problems with packaging EPR do not come from the rule itself; they come from a few repeated slips. These are the ones to avoid when you work from the records for Poland.\n\n- Treating \"not yet published\" as \"no\". An open field means we do not know, and the safe reading is that a duty may exist.\n- Using another place's threshold. Poland sets its own figures (see the table); a neighbour's number does not carry over.\n- Measuring in the wrong unit. Thresholds are written in kilograms, tonnes or a currency; convert before you compare.\n- Counting the wrong period. The period a deadline covers is part of the rule, and the table shows it where it is published.\n- Assuming a marketplace or a supplier handles reporting. Confirm in writing who the producer is for each pack and who is responsible for submission.\n- Filing on a calendar you copied from last year. Dates move; use the dated records on this page and recheck near the deadline.\n\nThe records show what the published sources say. A decision with real exposure belongs with the regulator or a qualified adviser."
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"heading": "Questions about packaging EPR in Poland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions about packaging EPR in Poland\n\n### Do I need to take part in packaging EPR in Poland?\n\nPoland records a packaging EPR obligation for producers, with thresholds that decide who is in scope; compare your figures with the thresholds table. Whether you are the producer depends on the roles listed for each packaging level.\n\n### Who is the regulator in Poland?\n\nNo regulator is verified for Poland yet.\n\n### Is there a small-business threshold in Poland?\n\nPoland records 1 verified threshold; see the table above for the amounts and what each one changes.\n\n### When are filings due in Poland?\n\nPoland records 3 verified deadlines; they are listed with the period each covers.\n\n### Do I have to register in Poland?\n\nYes, the dataset records that registration is required in Poland.\n\n### Does Instica file my report?\n\nNo. We measure your packaging, estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file. You review it, sign it and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores regulator-portal credentials.\n\n### How do I know the data is current?\n\nEach record shows the source address and the date we retrieved it. This page was last verified on September 29, 2026.\n\n### Can I rely on this page for a decision?\n\nIt summarizes published sources to help you prepare. For a decision that carries real risk, ask the regulator or a qualified adviser."
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"markdown": "\n\n> **Estimate**: Figures here are estimates prepared from published sources, not a ruling. You review, sign and submit your own filings; Instica does not store regulator-portal credentials and does not submit for you."
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