What will packaging EPR cost you in 2026?
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18 have a published tariff, 3 publish one operator's price list, 6 publish none — this page says so instead of inventing a figure.
One country is free here, every time, with no account and no email.
Belgium charges 90× more per kg for compostable plastics than for aluminium (2026). Basis: Compostable plastics · Aluminium (rigid, >=50um)
Start here — by country. EPR Rates covers household packaging EPR in 27 countries for 2026: 18 publish a statutory per-kg tariff, 3 one operator's price list, 6 no tariff at all. The comparison table below carries one row per country, every cell linked to the rate row it came from.
By scheme. Across 28 countries this site names 53 recycling schemes and levies; 27 countries among them run household packaging, 2 through two schemes. The scheme index lists every scheme by country; each scheme page carries its published rates and the date we last read them.
By question. Of the 27 countries in this packaging rule library, 7 publish a volume line you can fall below; 12 charge a fixed amount before the first kilogram. Do I need to register? · What will it cost? · What it costs before the first kilogram · Which route: yourself, a provider, or the marketplace?
Austria carries a caution flag: those figures are market references or otherwise not statutory national rates — see the notes below the table.
All 27 countries at a glance
| Country | Glass | Paper and cardboard | Beverage cartons | Steel | Aluminium | PET bottles (clear) | Rigid plastic | Flexible plastic | Other plastics and composites | Wood | Other materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 0.1052 | 0.1503 | 0.8080 | 0.1864 | 0.0491 | 0.3604 | 1.0161 | 1.0804 | 4.4190 | 4.4190 | 4.4190 |
| Netherlands | 0.100 | 0.017 | 0.920 | 0.360 | 0.340 | — | 1.220 | 1.320 | — | 0.015 | 0.015 |
| United Kingdom (£/t) | 205ᴮᴹ£205/tonne · amber, illustrative | 210ᴮᴹ£210/tonne · amber, illustrative | 525ᴮᴹ£525/tonne · amber, illustrative | 290ᴮᴹ£290/tonne · amber, illustrative | 270ᴮᴹ£270/tonne · amber, illustrative | — | 455ᴮᴹ£455/tonne · amber, illustrative | — | — | 450ᴮᴹ£450/tonne · amber, illustrative | 225ᴮᴹ£225/tonne · amber, illustrative |
| France | 0.02012.01 ct€/kg | 0.258125.81 ct€/kg | 0.467946.79 ct€/kg | 0.06496.49 ct€/kg | 0.243424.34 ct€/kg | 0.700070.00 ct€/kg | 0.770177.01 ct€/kg | 0.770177.01 ct€/kg | 1.4001140.01 ct€/kg | 0.258125.81 ct€/kg | 1.0501105.01 ct€/kg |
| Germany † | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | 0.035 | 0.115 | 0.533 | 0.197 | 0.040 | 0.271 | 0.748 | 1.243 | — | 0.030 | 1.243 |
| Austria ‡ | 0.108 | 0.208 | 1.020 | 0.450 | 0.480 | — | 1.040 | — | 1.140 | 0.020 | 0.200 |
| Finland | 0.0760 | 0.0790 | — | — | 0.0290 | — | 0.2140 | — | — | 0.0021 | — |
| Portugal | 0.0868 | 0.3104 | 0.5140 | 0.5219 | 0.0399 | 0.5432 | 0.5432 | 0.5432 | — | 0.0599 | 0.5799 |
| Luxembourg | 0.0203 | 0.0389 | 0.2810 | 0.0396 | 0.0151 | 0.2498 | 0.4279 | 0.7120 | 1.3973 | — | — |
| Latvia | 0.44 | 0.24 | — | 1.10 | — | — | 1.25 | — | 2.20 | — | — |
| Sweden (SEK/kg) | 2.802.8 SEK/kg | 6.676.67 SEK/kg | — | 21.4921.49 SEK/kg | 12.5912.59 SEK/kg | — | 13.4013.4 SEK/kg | — | — | 15.7015.7 SEK/kg | 15.7015.7 SEK/kg |
| Czechia (CZK/t) | 1,8521,852 CZK/tonne | 7,1527,152 CZK/tonne | 10,96710,967 CZK/tonne | 2,6112,611 CZK/tonne | 5,2205,220 CZK/tonne | 15,42015,420 CZK/tonne | 15,83915,839 CZK/tonne | 15,54615,546 CZK/tonne | 24,06624,066 CZK/tonne | 3,7543,754 CZK/tonne | 24,06624,066 CZK/tonne |
| Ireland (€/t) | 19.14€19.14/tonne | 41.60€41.6/tonne | — | 64.76€64.76/tonne | 5.14€5.14/tonne | 165.70€165.7/tonne | 165.70€165.7/tonne | 165.70€165.7/tonne | 165.70€165.7/tonne | 14.18€14.18/tonne | 324.06€324.06/tonne |
| Croatia (€/t) | 19.91€19.91/tonne | 49.77€49.77/tonne | 54.42€54.42/tonne | 29.86€29.86/tonne | 54.42€54.42/tonne | 54.42€54.42/tonne | 99.54€99.54/tonne | — | 99.54€99.54/tonne | 19.91€19.91/tonne | 19.91€19.91/tonne |
| Cyprus (€/t) | 27.61€27.61/tonne | 44.78€44.78/tonne | 116.61€116.61/tonne | 90.62€90.62/tonne | 20.31€20.31/tonne | 100.60€100.6/tonne | 100.60€100.6/tonne | — | — | — | 149.41€149.41/tonne |
| Denmark † | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary (HUF/kg) | 107107 HUF/kg | 173173 HUF/kg | — | 186186 HUF/kg | — | — | 219219 HUF/kg | — | 191191 HUF/kg | 2222 HUF/kg | 129129 HUF/kg |
| Greece † | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malta † | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poland (PLN/kg) ‡ | 0.300.3 PLN/kg | 0.700.7 PLN/kg | — | 0.800.8 PLN/kg | 1.401.4 PLN/kg | 1.001 PLN/kg | 2.702.7 PLN/kg | — | 1.701.7 PLN/kg | 0.300.3 PLN/kg | 1.001 PLN/kg |
| Estonia ‡‡ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bulgaria ‡‡ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuania ‡‡ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slovakia † | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania † | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy (€/t) | 40.00€40/tonne | 45.00€45/tonne | 115.00€115/tonne | 5.00€5/tonne | 12.00€12/tonne | 228.00€228/tonne | — | — | 724.00€724/tonne | 10.00€10/tonne | 246.00€246/tonne |
- UK values are Year 2 amber (base) fees in £ per tonne and are illustrative pending PackUK's confirmed fees.
- † Germany has no statutory tariff — licence prices are market-negotiated; see the Germany page.
- Spain's glass figure is the per-kilogram factor only — the Ecovidrio fee adds a per-unit component on top; see the Spain page.
- ‡ ARA tariff — one of several competing systems, not a statutory rate; see the Austria page.
- Swedish fees are published in SEK per kilogram and are not converted to euro; see the Sweden page.
- Czech fees are published in CZK per tonne and are not converted to euro; see the Czechia page.
- Irish fees are published in euro per tonne and are the brandholder/importer share of a fee split across the supply chain; see the Ireland page.
- Croatian rates are the statutory fee published in euro per tonne and are transitional pending the Fund's own decision; see the Croatia page.
- Cypriot fees are published in euro per tonne and the official table is still headed 2017-2025 with no 2026 revision published; see the Cyprus page.
- † Denmark has no statutory tariff — packaging EPR started on 2025-10-01 and prices are agreed with competing collective schemes; see the Denmark page.
- Hungarian fees are set by ministerial decree in forint per kilogram and are not converted to euro; see the Hungary page.
- † Greece has no published packaging tariff — HERRCO is the dominant licensed system and its contributions are set in a membership contract; see the Greece page.
- † Malta publishes no packaging tariff — compliance runs through ERA-authorised schemes that quote on request; see the Malta page.
- ‡ Polish figures are the statutory product fee in złoty per kilogram, payable only on a missed target rather than on all packaging, and are not converted to euro; see the Poland page.
- ‡‡ Estonia sets no national packaging tariff; the figures on its page are one licensed scheme's published prices and are deliberately excluded from this table — see the Estonia page.
- ‡‡ Bulgaria sets no national packaging tariff; the figures on its page are one licensed scheme's published prices and are deliberately excluded from this table — see the Bulgaria page.
- ‡‡ Lithuania sets no national packaging tariff; the figures on its page are one licensed scheme's published prices and are deliberately excluded from this table — see the Lithuania page.
- † Slovakia has no statutory packaging tariff — obligations run through authorised producer responsibility organisations (OZV) whose prices are set in service contracts and not published; see the Slovakia page.
- † Romania has no national packaging tariff — producers transfer their recycling obligations by contract to a licensed OIREP, and each organisation sets its own tarife; see the Romania page.
- Italian rates are the Contributo Ambientale CONAI in euro per tonne, banded by recyclability for paper, plastic, aluminium and bioplastic — the L1 cell shows one band per material and the full ladder is on the Italy page.
- Conditional discounts (NL, UK, FR, PT, CZ) and malus surcharges (UK, FR) apply per country — full schedules on each country page.
- Cells link to the underlying rate row.
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Sources
- BE — fostplus.be ↗ · verified 2026-09-07 · official
- NL — verpact.nl ↗ · verified 2026-09-07 · official
- GB — gov.uk ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- FR — adelphe.fr ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- ES — ecovidrio.es ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- AT — ara.at ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · market price, not statutory
- FI — rinkiin.fi ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- PT — pontoverde.pt ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- LU — valorlux.lu ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- LV — likumi.lv ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- SE — admin.npa.se ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- CZ — ekokom.cz ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- IE — repak.ie ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- HR — narodne-novine.nn.hr ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- CY — greendot.com.cy ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- HU — magyarkozlony.hu ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- PL — eli.gov.pl ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- IT — codiceimballaggio-conai.org ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
- ES — ecoembesempresas.com ↗ · verified 2026-09-16 · official
How to cite
EPR Rates (2026). Packaging EPR fees by country 2026 — 27-country rate comparison. https://eprrates.com/ · Retrieved 2026-09-17. CC BY 4.0.
@misc{eprratesindex,
title = {Packaging EPR fees by country 2026 — 27-country rate comparison},
author = {{EPR Rates}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://eprrates.com/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-17. CC BY 4.0}
}
Rate figures are extracted from the official publications listed under Sources; those source documents remain under their publishers' terms.
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