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Producers and importers are responsible for collecting and recycling the packaging they release on the Dutch market.
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The filing period runs until March 31, 2024.
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Why is it necessary to file a declaration?
We administer producer responsibility, on behalf of companies, as efficiently and effectively as possible. Producers and importers pay the Packaging Waste Management Fee to Verpact. We use this money to pay collection and recycling costs. This enables us to achieve the statutory recycling targets for the business sector. Together we’re working towards a world where packaging is not waste but a raw material. How do we do this? Check it out here. File declaration directly? Click here. Are you filing a declaration for the first time? If so, sign up first.
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Am I obliged to file a declaration?
Are you a producer and/or an importer and do you release in excess of 50,000 kilos of packaging per calendar year on the Dutch market? If so, you are obliged to file a declaration. This also applies if your company does not have a place of business in the Netherlands but sells to Dutch consumers (online). You are filing a declaration on behalf of a group of business operators submitting a joint declaration. This group of business operators corresponds to the VAT grouping.
Can you prove that you release less than 50,000 kilos of packaging per calendar year on the Dutch market? If so, you do not need to file a declaration, and are, therefore, not required to pay the Packaging Waste Management Fee.
Note: do you release beverage cans, plastic soda or water bottles, and/or SUP packaging on the Dutch market? Then register immediately with Verpact. Even if you bring less than 50,000 kilograms on the market per calender year.
Did you previously release more than 50,000 kilograms of packaging on the Dutch market (or do you import goods from outside the Netherlands to the Netherlands), but are you now below this threshold? Then you must file a declaration but not pay a Packaging Waste Management Fee. There is an exception for Single Use Plastics; no threshold applies to them.
Note: a check may be carried out whether you do in fact release less than 50,000 kilos of packaging per calendar year on the Dutch market. Ensure that your packaging administration is in order.
Need help?
Unsure whether you release more or less than 50,000 kilos of packaging per calendar year on the Dutch market? Then complete the online calculation tool and you will receive an indication within 10 minutes. A sample calculation can also help you to make a correct assessment. Need any further help? We are at your service.
All about rates
Different materials also have different rates.
What you need to know for your declaration
How to verify if your product constitutes packaging or not (for which you need to pay the Packaging Waste Management Fee)? Please see the Packaging Catalogue.
Packaging administration
It is important that you keep packaging administration up to date.
Survey
If you release less than 50,000 kilos of packaging per calendar year on the Dutch market, you may be selected to take part in a survey carried out by Kantar. This survey aids in recording the total amount of kilos of packaging on the Dutch market.