Registration
According to the Swedish Packaging Ordinance (2018:1462), all parties defined as a producer are to register with the Swedish EPA beginning in 2021.
A producer is defined as someone who professionally:
- brings a packaged product to Sweden;
- manufactures packaging in Sweden; or
- brings packaging to Sweden;
- fills or otherwise uses a package for the purpose of protecting, presenting or facilitating the handling of an item. Does not apply service packaging.
Information to be provided
- name; contact information; personal or corporate identification number; and
- the collection system the producer uses.
Information is provided via the e-service
As a packaging producer, you are to register in the e-service for Disclosure for Producers with Extended Producer Responsibility (EUPA). If you need to update or modify information, you can do so using the same service.
When registering in the e-service, identification occurs through electronic identification (eID). For foreign parties, foreign eID is available as an alternative. Eight European countries are currently affiliated with the eID system.
If your country is not affiliated with eID, you can instead:
- ask your collection system to make the registration for you;
- appoint a person with a valid eID who can register for you.
If your organisation’s contact information is registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office, it is automatically retrieved when the corporate identification number is entered. The same applies if you have used the e-service before, such as when you reported that you are offering electronics or batteries on the Swedish market.
The Swedish EPA is also working on a technical solution to allow existing information to be transferred from the collection systems register to the Swedish EPA’s register.
You can use the e-service to log in with your identification number as a producer and double check that the collection system has submitted correct information.
Reporting is to take place no later than 31 March of each year.
Enforcement fee
Beginning on 1 January 2021, a producer of packaging is to pay an enforcement fee to the Swedish EPA of SEK 500 annually.
Payment information is sent to the e-mail address specified in the e-service. Please double check to confirm the accuracy of the e-mail address indicated in the collection system register. If the e-mail address is not specified, the payment information will be sent to the address specified by the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
If purchase order number is required, please register under reference number using the e-service. Regarding the enforcement fee the Swedish EPA is not to be seen as a supplier as there is no agreement between the parties. This is an enforcement fee and not a sale of goods or services. The fee contains all necessary information for your payment transaction.
