If your company is an obligated packaging producer, by law you need to be affiliated to an approved producer responsibility organisation and through it report the packaging volumes you put on the Swedish market. As an affiliated producer to Näringslivets Producentansvar, we help you with your packaging reporting and submit your report to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. In our customer portal you will find flexible and efficient processes and systems for reporting.
Not sure if your company has producer responsibility? Get answers in the Frequently Asked Questions section on this page or contact us.
As a company with producer responsibility, you need to report packaging volumes for all types of packaging you introduce to the Swedish market. The packaging types to be reported to Näringslivets Producentansvar include paper and cardboard packaging (including corrugated cardboard), plastic, metal, glass (coloured and clear), wood, as well as 'other packaging materials' (such as ceramics and textiles). Additionally, you need to specify the 'type' of producer you are (e.g., a filler) and whether the declared packaging is for private use or not.
If your company is an obligated packaging producer, you must be registered with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and report packaging volumes to them. As an affiliated customer to Näringslivets Producentansvar, we manage the reporting to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency for you. No later than March each year, you need to log in to our customer portal and confirm the volumes to be transferred to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
There are several methods for calculating packaging volumes. Here are some suggestions: use your sales statistics, use your purchased volumes of packaging materials, use your own calculation model or create a calculation model together with us.
You report to the EPA once per year via Näringslivets Producentansvar. We will keep track of the date for you. For reporting to Näringslivets Producentansvar, we send you reporting documentation every month or quarter, depending on the volume of your packaging materials.
The main principles are as follows:
Quarterly reporting
A company whose packaging fees are below SEK 120,000/calendar year reports quarterly, the month after a completed quarter (i.e. April, July, October, and January) unless otherwise agreed.
Monthly reporting
A company whose packaging fees exceed SEK 120,000/calendar year reports monthly, after the end of the month.
We will notify via email, in good time before reporting deadline. The packaging must be reported to Näringslivets Producentansvar no later than the 25th of the month after a completed reporting period.
Volumes are reported to us monthly or quarterly, not later than the 25th day of the month after the end of the reporting period. Payment terms are 30 days after invoice date, and overdue reporting will be subject to a late fee in accordance with the applicable agreement. Late payments will be charged interest in accordance with the reference rate of the Swedish Interest Act.
| Reporting | Reporting deadlines | Payment terms |
| Monthly | The 25th in following month | 30 days after invoice date |
| Q1 | April 25 | 30 days after invoice date |
| Q2 | July 25 | 30 days after invoice date |
| Q3 | October 25 | 30 days after invoice date |
| Q4 | January 25 in following year | 30 days after invoice date |
Your company has producer responsibility if you:
Yes. You are an obligated packaging producer regardless of whether the product or packaging is from an EU or non-EU country.
If you manufacture or import packaging that is not service packaging, these must be reported by the filler (your customers). You only report the packaging you fill yourself and the packaging in which your imported goods are shipped.
Read more about service packaging in chapter 2.2. of Näringslivets Producentansvar’s Instructions.
No. In order to avoid that all stores, catering services, restaurants, pizzerias, hot dog stands, pastry shops, laundries, growers, berry pickers, egg producers and more should become affiliated to us because they provide a point-of-sale packaging, special conditions are applied, in accordance with current legislation. These packages are filled at the time of sale and are called service packaging. Common for them is that they are reported by the packaging manufacturer or importer. For other packaging, it is always the filler that has the producer responsibility and must report the packaging.
Producer responsibility is a statutory obligation. Producer responsibility is based on the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP). If your company introduces packaging to the Swedish market, you, as the producer, have a legal and financial responsibility for the collection and recycling of the packaging. Producer responsibility is the foundation of the collection and recycling system for packaging in Sweden.
The basic idea behind producer responsibility is to reduce the amount of waste, but also to ensure that any waste that is generated is recycled and used to make new products.
In the ordinace on producer responsibility for packaging, Chapter 8, Section 2, the following definition serves as the basis for reporting packaging for private use:
“In this chapter, packaging intended for private use refers to packaging normally used by private individuals or intended for use by both private individuals and businesses.”
An example of packaging considered intended for private use is a one-liter milk carton. Whether the milk carton is purchased and used by employees at a company or used by private individuals, it is considered packaging intended for private use. However, a larger milk carton (e.g., 10 liters) is not considered packaging intended for private use. This is because it is assumed to be intended for use by a business (e.g., in large kitchens or other restaurant operations) and not by private individuals.
