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"title": "Pouches packaging EPR Czechia: stand-up pouch fee | Instica",
"h1": "Pouches packaging EPR Czechia: what a stand-up pouch costs per 1,000 packs, 2026",
"description": "Worked example: 1,000 stand-up pouches in Czechia carry an estimated EPR fee of CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 (2026 schedule).",
"answer": "In Czechia, 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size (12 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 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.",
"lastVerified": "2026-11-04",
"dateModified": "2026-11-04",
"dataset": {
"version": "v1-281284b7e7c1",
"licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
"licenceLine": "Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page."
},
"cite": "Instica, “Pouches packaging EPR Czechia: what a stand-up pouch costs per 1,000 packs, 2026”, https://instica.com/epr/pouch/czechia, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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"statement": "Czechia: 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.",
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"url": "https://www.ekokom.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Price_list_valid_from_1_1_2026.pdf",
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"statement": "Czechia: the schedule lists a further fee, “Annual fee under the Contract on Collective Compliance”, of 1600 CZK per year excl. VAT.",
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"url": "https://www.ekokom.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Price_list_valid_from_1_1_2026.pdf",
"quote": "Fee under the Contract on Collective Compliance of Part III Art. VII. Par. 2 of the General Terms and Conditions 1 600 CZK / year",
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"statement": "Czechia: the schedule lists a further fee, “Minimum Amount”, of 2000 CZK excl. VAT.",
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"quote": "the Minimum Amount to the day 31.12. 2025 is set at 2 000,- CZK (excl. VAT)",
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"statement": "Czechia: the schedule describes its eco-modulation method as “per category”.",
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"url": "https://www.ekokom.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Price_list_valid_from_1_1_2026.pdf",
"quote": "Discount on 1 tonne of recycled PET beverage bottles 2) 6 525 CZK / t",
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"statement": "Czechia 2026: the category “Single-use plastic litter clean-up reimbursement (Section 10a): beverage containers, packets and wrappers, cups for beverages, food containers, plastic carrier bags” is published at 859 CZK/tonne.",
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"statement": "Czechia 2026: the category “Sales one-way packaging: plastics (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, other, biodegradable), soft/flexible, non-beverage and beverage” is published at 15,546 CZK/tonne.",
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"statement": "Czechia: a pouch of 12 g is estimated at CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 per 1,000 packs, at CZK 0.86 to CZK 15.55 per kilogram.",
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"statement": "Czechia: 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Packet (about 1 to 2 oz) size (4 g) are estimated at CZK 3.44 to CZK 62.18.",
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"statement": "Czechia: 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Large (about 2 lb) size (25 g) are estimated at CZK 21.48 to CZK 388.65.",
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"statement": "Czechia: 10,000 stand-up pouches are estimated at CZK 103.08 to CZK 1,865.52 in packaging fees.",
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"statement": "Czechia: 100,000 stand-up pouches are estimated at CZK 1,030.80 to CZK 18,655.20 in packaging fees.",
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"statement": "Czechia: a single stand-up pouch is estimated at CZK 0.0103 to CZK 0.1866 in packaging fees.",
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"statement": "Czechia: a pouch of 12 g in the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size is estimated at CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 per 1,000 packs.",
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"statement": "Czechia: a pouch of 25 g in the Large (about 2 lb) size is estimated at CZK 21.48 to CZK 388.65 per 1,000 packs.",
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"markdown": "\n\nIn Czechia, 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size (12 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 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 stand-up pouch in Czechia\n\nThe stand-up pouch on this page is a flexible stand-up pouch of layered plastic film that holds food, supplements, pet treats or powders. 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 stand-up pouch\n\nThe pouch is one flexible plastic component. A zip, spout or valve is part of the same weighed unit in the starting estimate.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: pouch (plastic film, 12 g).\n\n- **Pouch**: plastic film, 12 g (Instica starting estimate)"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 stand-up pouches in Czechia\n\nOne stand-up pouch of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size weighs 12 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 stand-up pouches in Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Pouch | 12 g | Single-use plastic litter clean-up reimbursement (Section 10a): beverage containers, packets and wrappers, cups for beverages, food containers, plastic carrier bags to Sales one-way packaging: plastics (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, other, biodegradable), soft/flexible, non-beverage and beverage | CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 | CZK 0.0103 to CZK 0.1866 |\n\nCzechia: 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size are estimated at CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about CZK 0.0103 to CZK 0.1866."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 stand-up pouches in Czechia\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Czechia (2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026), 1,000 stand-up pouches 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| Pouch | Single-use plastic litter clean-up reimbursement (Section 10a): beverage containers, packets and wrappers, cups for beverages, food containers, plastic carrier bags | 12 g | CZK 10.31 | Sales one-way packaging: plastics (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, other, biodegradable), soft/flexible, non-beverage and beverage | CZK 186.55 |\n\nCzechia: the fee tool returns CZK 10.31 at the lowest matched rates and CZK 186.55 at the highest for 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size (12 g each).\n\nThe tool total is CZK 10.31 at the lowest matched rates and CZK 186.55 at the highest.\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| Packet (about 1 to 2 oz) | 4 g | CZK 3.44 | CZK 62.18 | CZK 0.0034 | CZK 0.0622 |\n| Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) | 12 g | CZK 10.31 | CZK 186.55 | CZK 0.0103 | CZK 0.1866 |\n| Large (about 2 lb) | 25 g | CZK 21.48 | CZK 388.65 | CZK 0.0215 | CZK 0.3887 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Czechia\n\n2 published rates were 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#### Pouch, 12 g: 2 matched rates\n\n**Rates matched to the pouch, Czechia 2026**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 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 0.859 | CZK 10.31 | CZK 0.0103 |\n| Sales one-way packaging: plastics (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, other, biodegradable), soft/flexible, non-beverage and beverage | 15,546 CZK/tonne | CZK 15.546 | CZK 186.55 | CZK 0.1866 |\n\nCzechia 2026: the category “Single-use plastic litter clean-up reimbursement (Section 10a): beverage containers, packets and wrappers, cups for beverages, food containers, plastic carrier bags” is published at 859 CZK/tonne.\n\nCzechia 2026: the category “Sales one-way packaging: plastics (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, other, biodegradable), soft/flexible, non-beverage and beverage” is published at 15,546 CZK/tonne."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a stand-up pouch\n\nThe weight of a stand-up pouch 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 stand-up pouches 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| Packet (about 1 to 2 oz) | 4 g | CZK 3.44 | CZK 62.18 | CZK 0.0034 | CZK 0.0622 |\n| Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) | 12 g | CZK 10.31 | CZK 186.55 | CZK 0.0103 | CZK 0.1866 |\n| Large (about 2 lb) | 25 g | CZK 21.48 | CZK 388.65 | CZK 0.0215 | CZK 0.3887 |\n\nEach component of the stand-up pouch 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 | Packet (about 1 to 2 oz) | Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) | Large (about 2 lb) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Pouch | 4 g: CZK 3.44 to CZK 62.18 | 12 g: CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 | 25 g: CZK 21.48 to CZK 388.65 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## What if the stand-up pouch used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the stand-up pouch, weighing 12 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 85.82 | 7,152 CZK/tonne | CZK 85.82 |\n| plastic | 859 CZK/tonne | CZK 10.31 | 15,546 CZK/tonne | CZK 186.55 |\n| glass | 1,852 CZK/tonne | CZK 22.22 | 1,852 CZK/tonne | CZK 22.22 |\n| aluminium | 5,220 CZK/tonne | CZK 62.64 | 18,032 CZK/tonne | CZK 216.38 |\n| steel | 2,611 CZK/tonne | CZK 31.33 | 2,611 CZK/tonne | CZK 31.33 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 12 g, Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | Sales one-way packaging: paper (paper, paperboard, corrugated board, moulded fibre, paper composite) | 7,152 CZK/tonne | CZK 85.82 | CZK 0.0858 |\n| glass | Sales one-way packaging: glass (clear, colour, composite) | 1,852 CZK/tonne | CZK 22.22 | CZK 0.0222 |\n| aluminium | Sales one-way packaging: aluminium and composite Al, rigid/hollow rigid | 5,220 CZK/tonne | CZK 62.64 | CZK 0.0626 |\n| aluminium | Sales one-way packaging: aluminium and composite Al, soft/flexible | 18,032 CZK/tonne | CZK 216.38 | CZK 0.2164 |\n| steel | Sales one-way packaging: steel (Fe) and composite Fe | 2,611 CZK/tonne | CZK 31.33 | CZK 0.0313 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of stand-up pouches 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 8 to 12 oz) stand-up pouch in Czechia. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the stand-up pouch in Czechia, in CZK**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 1.2 kg | CZK 1.03 | CZK 18.66 |\n| 500 | 6 kg | CZK 5.15 | CZK 93.28 |\n| 1,000 | 12 kg | CZK 10.31 | CZK 186.55 |\n| 5,000 | 60 kg | CZK 51.54 | CZK 932.76 |\n| 10,000 | 120 kg | CZK 103.08 | CZK 1,865.52 |\n| 50,000 | 600 kg | CZK 515.40 | CZK 9,327.60 |\n| 100,000 | 1,200 kg | CZK 1,030.80 | CZK 18,655.20 |\n| 500,000 | 6,000 kg | CZK 5,154.00 | CZK 93,276.00 |\n| 1,000,000 | 12,000 kg | CZK 10,308.00 | CZK 186,552.00 |\n\nCzechia: a single stand-up pouch is estimated at CZK 0.0103 to CZK 0.1866 in packaging fees.\n\nCzechia: across all its components, a stand-up pouch is priced at CZK 0.859 to CZK 15.546 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at CZK 0.859 to CZK 15.546 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 stand-up pouch\n\nFilm thickness sets the weight, so a thinner structure that still protects the product is the most direct way to lower a mass-based fee.\n\nSingle-material films are easier to sort for recycling, and several programmes publish different rates for them than for multilayer laminates.\n\nA pouch that is sold with a paper outer box carries two packaging components, and the box is priced on its own page.\n\nPouches are light, so the fee per pack is small, but the fee per 1,000 packs adds up for a product sold in volume."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a stand-up pouch in Czechia?\n\nFor 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size, the estimated fee is CZK 10.31 to CZK 186.55 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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