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Pouches packaging EPR Spain: what a stand-up pouch costs per 1,000 packs, 2027

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In Spain, 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size (12 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €6.36 to €15.36 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit.

Diagram of a stand-up pouch with the EPR fee per 1,000 packs in Spainstand-up pouch: Pouch (plastic film) 12 g; Fee by material option (per 1,000 packs · EUR): paper and board 1.40, plastic 6.36, glass 0.45, aluminium 0.48, steel 2.36stand-up pouch · Weight by component (g)Pouchplastic film12 gFee by material option · per 1,000 packs · EURper 1,000 packs · EUR02468paper and board1.40plastic6.36glass0.45aluminium0.48steel2.36
Source: Spain 2027 fee schedule, retrieved 2026-10-22

What this page estimates for a stand-up pouch in Spain

The 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 2027 schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio for Spain; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in EUR. The figures are estimates built on starting weights.

What is in a stand-up pouch

The pouch is one flexible plastic component. A zip, spout or valve is part of the same weighed unit in the starting estimate.

Starting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: pouch (plastic film, 12 g).

Pouch
plastic film, 12 g (Instica starting estimate)

Worked example: 1,000 stand-up pouches in Spain

One 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.

Fee for 1,000 stand-up pouches in Spain, in EUR
ComponentWeight eachMatched published rateFee per 1,000 packsFee per pack
Pouch12 gPlastic bags (UNE standard) to Plastic film and flexibles, SUP€6.36 to €15.36€0.0064 to €0.0154

Spain: 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size are estimated at €6.36 to €15.36 in packaging fees.

Added together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is €6.36 to €15.36.

Divide by 1,000 for a single pack: about €0.0064 to €0.0154.

What the fee tool returns for 1,000 stand-up pouches in Spain

Entered into the public fee tool for Spain (2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027), 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.

Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, Spain, in EUR
ComponentCategory at the lowest rateWeightFeeCategory at the highest rateFee
PouchPlastic bags (UNE standard)12 g€6.36Plastic film and flexibles, SUP€15.36

Spain: the fee tool returns €6.36 at the lowest matched rates and €15.36 at the highest for 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size (12 g each).

The tool total is €6.36 at the lowest matched rates and €15.36 at the highest.

Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Spain, in EUR
SizeWeight eachTotal, lowest ratesTotal, highest ratesPer pack, lowestPer pack, highest
Packet (about 1 to 2 oz)4 g€2.12€5.12€0.0021€0.0051
Medium (about 8 to 12 oz)12 g€6.36€15.36€0.0064€0.0154
Large (about 2 lb)25 g€13.25€32.00€0.0133€0.032

Which published rates were matched in Spain

3 published rates were matched to the pack in Spain from the 2027 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.

Pouch, 12 g: 3 matched rates

Rates matched to the pouch, Spain 2027
CategoryPublished ratePer kilogramFee per 1,000 packsFee per pack
Plastic bags (UNE standard)0.530 EUR/kg€0.53€6.36€0.0064
Plastic film and flexibles1.269 EUR/kg€1.269€15.23€0.0152
Plastic film and flexibles, SUP1.280 EUR/kg€1.28€15.36€0.0154

Spain 2027: the category “Plastic bags (UNE standard)” is published at 0.530 EUR/kg.

Spain 2027: the category “Plastic film and flexibles” is published at 1.269 EUR/kg.

Spain 2027: the category “Plastic film and flexibles, SUP” is published at 1.280 EUR/kg.

How size changes the fee for a stand-up pouch

The 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.

Fee for 1,000 stand-up pouches by size in Spain, in EUR
SizeWeight eachFee per 1,000 packs, lowest ratesFee per 1,000 packs, highest ratesPer pack, lowestPer pack, highest
Packet (about 1 to 2 oz)4 g€2.12€5.12€0.0021€0.0051
Medium (about 8 to 12 oz)12 g€6.36€15.36€0.0064€0.0154
Large (about 2 lb)25 g€13.25€32.00€0.0133€0.032

Each component of the stand-up pouch priced at every size, at the matched rates for Spain.

Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Spain, in EUR
ComponentPacket (about 1 to 2 oz)Medium (about 8 to 12 oz)Large (about 2 lb)
Pouch4 g: €2.12 to €5.1212 g: €6.36 to €15.3625 g: €13.25 to €32.00

What if the stand-up pouch used another material?

Suppose 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 Spain publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.

Same weight, different material, Spain, in EUR per 1,000 packs
MaterialLowest published rateFee per 1,000 packs at that rateHighest published rateFee per 1,000 packs at that rate
paper and board0.117 EUR/kg€1.400.128 EUR/kg€1.54
plastic0.530 EUR/kg€6.361.280 EUR/kg€15.36
glass0.03761 EUR/kg€0.450.03761 EUR/kg€0.45
aluminium0.040 EUR/kg€0.480.040 EUR/kg€0.48
steel0.197 EUR/kg€2.360.197 EUR/kg€2.36
Every matched rate of the other materials at 12 g, Spain, in EUR
MaterialCategoryPublished rateFee per 1,000 packsFee per pack
paper and boardPaper and cardboard, non-SUP0.117 EUR/kg€1.40€0.0014
paper and boardPaper and cardboard, SUP (with plastic content)0.128 EUR/kg€1.54€0.0015
glassGlass (weight factor)0.03761 EUR/kg€0.45€0.0005
aluminiumAluminium, beverage cans0.040 EUR/kg€0.48€0.0005
steelSteel, beverage cans0.197 EUR/kg€2.36€0.0024

A fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too.

What a larger run of stand-up pouches costs in Spain

Fees 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 Spain. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.

Fee by run size for the stand-up pouch in Spain, in EUR
PacksTotal weightFee at the lowest ratesFee at the highest rates
1001.2 kg€0.64€1.54
5006 kg€3.18€7.68
1,00012 kg€6.36€15.36
5,00060 kg€31.80€76.80
10,000120 kg€63.60€153.60
50,000600 kg€318.00€768.00
100,0001,200 kg€636.00€1,536.00
500,0006,000 kg€3,180.00€7,680.00
1,000,00012,000 kg€6,360.00€15,360.00

Spain: a single stand-up pouch is estimated at €0.0064 to €0.0154 in packaging fees.

Spain: across all its components, a stand-up pouch is priced at €0.53 to €1.28 per kilogram of packaging.

Taken as a whole, the pack is priced at €0.53 to €1.28 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.

Flat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table.

How the fee for stand-up pouches has moved on Spain schedules

Spain has published 2 per-mass fee schedules that price this pack. The same Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) stand-up pouches are priced on each below, with the same weights and the same matching rules, so only the published rates differ.

Fee per 1,000 packs by schedule, Spain, in EUR
ScheduleEffective fromFee per 1,000 packs, lowest ratesFee per 1,000 packs, highest ratesPer packChange in the lowest fee
2026January 1, 2026€7.03€15.05€0.0070 to €0.0150-
2027January 1, 2027€6.36€15.36€0.0064 to €0.0154-9.6%

Spain: on the 2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026, 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size were priced at €7.03 to €15.05.

Spain: on the 2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027, 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size were priced at €6.36 to €15.36.

The same matched categories on each Spain schedule, per kilogram; a dash means the schedule does not publish that category.

Matched rates per kilogram by schedule, Spain, in EUR
Category2026 (2026-01)2027 (2027-01)
Plastic bags (UNE standard)€0.586€0.53
Plastic film and flexibles€1.243€1.269
Plastic film and flexibles, SUP€1.254€1.28

The fee schedule behind these figures for Spain

The rates come from the 2027 schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio for Spain, effective January 1, 2027. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.

Spain: the 2027 fee schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.

Spain: the schedule lists a further fee, “Ecovidrio glass tariff, unit factor”, of 0.00533 EUR per glass packaging unit excl. VAT.

Spain: the schedule describes its eco-modulation method as “percentage”.

The schedule also lists one other fee, which is not part of the per-kilogram estimate on this page.

The 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.

Ways to lower the fee on a stand-up pouch

Film thickness sets the weight, so a thinner structure that still protects the product is the most direct way to lower a mass-based fee.

Single-material films are easier to sort for recycling, and several programmes publish different rates for them than for multilayer laminates.

A pouch that is sold with a paper outer box carries two packaging components, and the box is priced on its own page.

Pouches are light, so the fee per pack is small, but the fee per 1,000 packs adds up for a product sold in volume.

Questions sellers ask

How much is the EPR fee for a stand-up pouch in Spain?

For 1,000 stand-up pouches of the Medium (about 8 to 12 oz) size, the estimated fee is €6.36 to €15.36 on the 2027 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.

Is this the amount I will pay?

No. 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.

How these figures are made

Our reviewers.

Sources

  1. ecoembesempresas.com: Ecoembes Precios2027 retrieved
    Original wording: Precios 2027 Envases domésticos
    Original wording: 0,03761 0,00533 + €/ud
    Original wording: Bolsas UNE 0,530
    Original wording: Flexible 1,269
    Original wording: Flexible SUP 1,280
    Original wording: Envases no SUP 0, 117
    Original wording: Latas de bebidas 0,040
    Original wording: Latas de bebidas 0, 197
    Original wording: Envases SUP (con contenido plástico) 0, 128
  2. serviciosaempresas.ecovidrio.es retrieved
    Original wording: A partir de enero de 2025 se aplicará una penalización del 50 % sobre la tarifa base en caso de que los envases de vidrio
  3. ecoembesempresas.com: Ecoembes Precios2026 retrieved
    Original wording: Plástico film y flexibles Bolsas UNE 0,586 €/kg
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