Sweden extended producer responsibility

Packaging EPR in Sweden: what we have verified

This page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Sweden. 9 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 7 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on September 29, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on October 22, 2026.

Regime

Förordning (2022:1274) om producentansvar för förpackningar (Ordinance on producer responsibility for packaging, as amended, including SFS 2026:1462), with producer responsibility organisations approved by the Swedish EPA

Regulator

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)

Producers obliged

Yes

System

more than one producer responsibility organisation

Registration

Required

Fee schedules

3

Who is the producer in Sweden

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

Transfer detail: engage an approved producer responsibility organisation

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 Sweden 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 Sweden

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

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

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

Who registers: Each producer, or a producer agent appointed by written power of attorney

Renewal: notify changes without delay

Applies to: A producer not established in Sweden may appoint an agent (7 §, 'får utse'); PPWR Art. 45(3) makes it mandatory for some from 12 Aug 2026.

Deadlines in Sweden

Sweden 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 Sweden.

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

Sweden publishes 3 fee schedules, for fee years 2026 and 2027. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.

• Sweden 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.
• Sweden 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.
• Sweden 2027 fees: rates by material for fee year 2027.

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

Sweden 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 Sweden report format page.

Sweden: packaging fees by material

Instica groups the verified rates of the 2027 Näringslivets Producentansvar i Sverige AB (NPA) förpackningsavgifter schedule for Sweden into 9 material classes. For each class the table gives the lowest and highest published rate in SEK per kilogram and the unweighted mean in SEK per tonne, with a link to the source the rates were read from, retrieved October 22, 2026.

Instica holds 3 schedules for Sweden priced in the same currency, from 2026 to 2027. The table gives the unweighted mean per tonne of each material class in each schedule, and the change from the earliest schedule in which the class appears to the latest.

Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Sweden

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.

Sweden compared with nearby places

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

Sweden read against each neighbour

Each paragraph reads Sweden 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.

Sweden and Norway both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) in Sweden and Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet) next door. 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 Sweden and 0 kg of packaging weight in Norway, so the figures cannot be compared directly.

Sweden and Finland both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, August 12, 2026.

Sweden and Belgium both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) in Sweden and Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL) next door. 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 Sweden 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.

Sweden and Italy both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) in Sweden and Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE); CONAI coordinates the consortium system next door. Sweden 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.

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

Sweden and Switzerland both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) in Sweden and 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) next door. Both run more than one producer responsibility organisation. The first thresholds are measured differently: 10 tonnes per calendar year of packaging weight in Sweden and 1,000 of units in Switzerland, so the figures cannot be compared directly.

Sweden 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 Sweden 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.

Sweden and Spain both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) in Sweden and Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Assessment next door. Both run more than one producer responsibility 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.

Where Sweden sits among the places we cover

Counted by verified core records, Sweden holds 9 of 17 and ranks 24 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are Norway (10), Washington (10), Nova Scotia (9), Germany (9), Denmark (9) and Netherlands (9). The places just behind it are Maine (9), Minnesota (9), Manitoba (8), Czechia (8), Luxembourg (8) and Poland (8).

Counting every verified record, not only the core fields, Sweden holds 14 and ranks 30 of 53. Ahead of it are Spain (15), Italy (15), Netherlands (15), Manitoba (14), Finland (14) and Latvia (14). Behind it are Alberta (13), Yukon (13), Norway (13), Greece (12), Poland (12) and Estonia (11).

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

Ordered by earliest verified deadline, Sweden comes 33 of 41, on August 12, 2026. Before it come 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), Poland (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Portugal (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Romania (August 12, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come 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), United Kingdom (October 1, 2026, 50 days later), Germany (December 31, 2026, 141 days later) and California (January 1, 2027, 142 days later).

Among places whose first threshold is also counted in packaging weight, Sweden sits 11 of 13 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.

What is still open for Sweden

Sweden has 7 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.

The revenue basis

Reason recorded: No revenue basis in the ordinance; obligation applies per packaging.

Treatment of affiliates

Reason recorded: No affiliate aggregation rule found.

The material categories

Reason recorded: Reporting category list not verified.

Reporting notes

Reason recorded: Layout not retrieved.

Labelling

Reason recorded: 3 kap. not read in detail.

Penalties

Reason recorded: The ordinance refers to Ordinance (2012:259) on environmental sanction fees; amounts were not retrieved.

Filing languages

Reason recorded: Not verified.