Portugal EPR

Packaging EPR in Portugal: what we have verified

This page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Portugal. 5 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 11 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on September 29, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on November 3, 2026.

Regime

Not yet published

Regulator

Not yet published

Producers obliged

Yes

System

more than one producer responsibility organisation

Registration

Not yet published

Fee schedules

1

Who is the producer in Portugal

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

Transfer detail: individual system or integrated system via a licensed management entity (SPV is one of three)

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 Portugal 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 Portugal

Thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Portugal 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 Portugal

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

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

Applies to: See PPWR Art. 45(3); national rule not verified.

Deadlines in Portugal

Portugal records 2 deadlines, 2 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Portugal.

Every verified date we hold for Portugal falls on or before November 9, 2026, so none is still ahead. Check the regulator for the next one.

1 obligation recurs on a fixed day each year rather than on a single date.

See every deadline for Portugal, with its period and what it requires, on the Portugal 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 Portugal

Portugal 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.

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

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

Portugal packaging declaration (working layout) is a csv file submitted through Not identified; the customer signs in to the recipient's service and submits. The customer reviews, signs and submits it.

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

Portugal: packaging fees by material

Instica groups the verified rates of the 2026 Sociedade Ponto Verde (SPV) Valores Ponto Verde schedule for Portugal 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 8, 2026.

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

Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Portugal

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.

Portugal compared with nearby places

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

Portugal read against each neighbour

Each paragraph reads Portugal 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.

Portugal and Spain both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. 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.

Portugal and Belgium 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 Portugal 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.

Portugal and Italy both record an obligation for packaging producers. Portugal runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Italy runs registered schemes that producers join. 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.

Portugal and Austria 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 Portugal 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 Portugal and January 1, 2023 in Austria, 1319 days later here.

Portugal 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 Portugal and 1,000 of units in Switzerland, so the figures cannot be compared directly.

Portugal and Bulgaria 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 Portugal 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.

Portugal and Croatia both record an obligation for packaging producers. Portugal runs more than one producer responsibility organisation, while Croatia runs a government-run programme. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Portugal and Latvia both record an obligation for packaging producers. 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.

Where Portugal sits among the places we cover

Counted by verified core records, Portugal holds 5 of 17 and ranks 45 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are Estonia (6), Malta (6), Romania (6), Slovenia (6), France (5) and Hungary (5). The places just behind it are Ireland (4), Cyprus (3), Iceland (3), Newfoundland and Labrador (0), Northwest Territories (0) and Nunavut (0).

Counting every verified record, not only the core fields, Portugal holds 8 and ranks 48 of 53. Ahead of it are Ireland (9), Iceland (9), Malta (9), Romania (9), Slovenia (9) and Cyprus (8). Behind it are Newfoundland and Labrador (0), Northwest Territories (0), Nunavut (0), Prince Edward Island (0) and Liechtenstein (0).

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

Ordered by earliest verified deadline, Portugal comes 31 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come 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), Netherlands (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Poland (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come 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), Alberta (October 1, 2026, 50 days later) and United Kingdom (October 1, 2026, 50 days later).

Among places whose first threshold is also counted in packaging weight, Portugal sits 9 of 13 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.

What is still open for Portugal

Portugal has 11 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.

The regime name

Reason recorded: The consolidated text at pgdlisboa.pt returned corrupted accented characters, so no verbatim quote could be checked against it.

The regulator

Reason recorded: Agency role not confirmed by a retrieved primary quote.

Who the rules apply to

Reason recorded: Scope wording not transcribed.

The revenue basis

Reason recorded: No revenue basis found; contributions are per material and weight.

Treatment of affiliates

Reason recorded: No affiliate aggregation rule found.

Registration

Reason recorded: Article text not verbatim-checkable because of encoding; registration existence is implied by the section heading only.

The material categories

Reason recorded: Not verified.

Reporting notes

Reason recorded: Layouts not retrieved.

Labelling

Reason recorded: Not verified.

Penalties

Reason recorded: Penalty amounts not verbatim-checkable due to source encoding.

Filing languages

Reason recorded: Not verified.