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Packaging EPR fees across 26 European countries (2026)

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Belgium charges 90× more per kg for compostable plastics than for aluminium (2026). Basis: Compostable plastics · Aluminium (rigid, >=50um)

Austria carries a caution flag: those figures are market references or otherwise not statutory national rates — see the notes below the table.

Household packaging · base rates · 2026 · EUR per kg (United Kingdom: £ per tonne; Germany: no statutory tariff; Austria: ARA tariff, not statutory; Sweden: SEK per kg, not converted; Czechia: CZK per tonne, not converted; Ireland: EUR per tonne; Croatia: EUR per tonne; Cyprus: EUR per tonne; Denmark: no statutory tariff; Hungary: HUF per kg, not converted; Greece: no published tariff; Malta: no published tariff; Poland: PLN per kg, shortfall fee, not converted; Estonia: no national tariff; Bulgaria: no national tariff; Lithuania: no national tariff; Slovakia: no published tariff; Romania: no national tariff) · one row per country, material categories in columns
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 † — — — — — — — — — — —

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EPR Rates (2026). Packaging EPR fees by country 2026 — 26-country rate comparison. https://eprrates.com/ · Retrieved 2026-08-27. CC BY 4.0.
@misc{eprratesindex,
  title = {Packaging EPR fees by country 2026 — 26-country rate comparison},
  author = {{EPR Rates}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://eprrates.com/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-08-27. CC BY 4.0}
}

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