First availability
You are responsible for the packaging of all goods you make available, for the first time, in the Netherlands because you produce or import these goods.

Disposal when importing
These are all forms of packaging released after importing the products. Here, it is immaterial whether these goods are discarded in your own warehouse or that of your customer.

You add packaging
Do you add packaging, for example during repackaging or production and is it intended for a Dutch consumer? You must include these kilograms in your declaration.

You are responsible for correctly determining the weights. The simplest and most reliable method is to weigh the empty packaging yourself, divided up according to the category of material. Your purchaser can help you by setting out in the purchase contract exactly how the products are packaged and the applicable weights, or arranging for such.

Do you use data of third parties? If so, you are obliged to verify this.

Generally, no. Suppliers often use different definitions and their specifications do not contain sufficient detail. You are ultimately responsible for correctly determining the weights. The simplest and most reliable method is to weigh the empty packaging yourself, divided up according to the category of material.

The easiest way of setting up your packing administration depends on your organisation. Via our packaging administration guide, we can help you get started. Prefer personal support? We are at your service. Call Account support 085-401 26 60 or send an e-mail to info@afvalfondsverpakkingen.nl.

You file a declaration about:

•    The packaging around the imported products.
•    The transport packaging you add and/or arrange to be added.

Likely unable to obtain a reliable statement from your suppliers? Identify the weights yourself by weighing the packaging. How many times you have to weigh them and how depends on your packing administration.

For additionally acquired packaging you can conveniently weigh the empty packaging yourself and retrieve the number of units via the annual statement from your supplier. Ensure that this annual statement is part of your file.

You file a declaration for packaging if it is being released on the Dutch market for the first time. Do you use a box twice or more, for example? You are only required to declare the box once. What matters is that the box has entered into free circulation.

So, if you receive import goods in a box and use the same box again to send other goods, you will file a declaration once for this box.

Do you buy second-hand boxes? It is important that you know for definite if they have already entered into free circulation in the Netherlands (if so, you do not have to file a declaration) or that it concerns foreign boxes or stock boxes from a warehouse and, therefore, not yet entered into free circulation (in this case, you will file a declaration).

No. If you release on the market less than 50,000 kilos of packaging you do not have to file a declaration. It is important that you assess on an annual basis whether you still release less than 50,000 kilos of packaging on the market.

You might be contacted to take part in a quick survey which is carried out to generate a full picture of the packaging on the Dutch market.

An exception being the plastic bottles and cans which come under the deposit scheme and packaging that falls under de SUP regulation. 

No. You only file a declaration for packaging you use as such. The empty boxes constitute an end product. The packaging around the boxes (for shipping for example) counts as packaging.

Afvalfonds Verpakkingen has a single declaration entity that corresponds to the VAT grouping. If you are part of a tax entity for VAT, one of the companies of the tax entity will file a declaration for all.

No. All operations carried out by a logistics provider on your behalf are taken into account in your declaration. Therefore, it is important for you to know precisely which packaging your provider adds. Unpacking, repackaging, plastic wrap, etc. also come under your responsibility.

Does it merely concern repackaging and/or labelling of goods? Then the contract packer is your logistics provider and all packaging here is taken into account in your declaration. If your provider does more, assembling goods for example, the provider is a producer and must file the declaration themselves.

Yes. As soon as you file a declaration or notification, an acceptability check is done. In addition, you may be selected for verification. We will come to you and carry out a check often together with an independent accountant. Amongst other things, evidence of your declaration forms part of this inspection and we check the declaration in terms of correctness and completeness. So, it is important that you keep the packing administration in order.

Ook voor goederen die u invoert, bent u verplicht om ervoor te zorgen dat de verpakking voldoet aan de wettelijke eisen, en aangifte te doen. Nadat de PPWR is ingegaan, moeten leveranciers verplicht de relevante informatie (testmethoden, afwezigheid van schadelijke stoffen, de in de verpakking gebruikte materialen en gewichten) verstrekken. We hebben een e-learningmodule opgesteld. Deze vindt u op deze pagina.

De afvalbeheerbijdrage wordt geheven over alle verpakkingen die in Nederland op de markt worden gebracht. De reden hierachter is dat al deze verpakkingen ook weer afval worden, en dat hierover berekend dient te worden welk aandeel is gerecycled.

Omdat er aan de inzameling en recycling van verpakkingen die bij bedrijven terecht komen, lagere kosten verbonden zijn, is er een regeling bedrijfsverpakkers. Producenten en importeurs die meer dan 82% van hun verpakkingen afzetten in een bedrijfsmatige omgeving, kunnen hier mogelijk gebruik van maken.

Ook voor goederen die u invoert, bent u verplicht om ervoor te zorgen dat de verpakking voldoet aan de wettelijke eisen, en aangifte te doen. Nadat de PPWR is ingegaan, moeten leveranciers verplicht de relevante informatie (testmethoden, afwezigheid van schadelijke stoffen, de in de verpakking gebruikte materialen en gewichten) verstrekken.

Nee, deze informatie is nog niet beschikbaar. Er zijn conceptvereisten opgenomen in Bijlage VII (de conformiteitscheck zelf) en Bijlage VIII (de conformiteitsverklaring) op de website: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2023-0319-AM-532-532_EN.pdf.

Ja, zodra hier meer over bekend is zullen wij u informeren.