Deposit
Deposits are applied to glass (beer) bottles, small plastic bottles (up to 1 liter), large plastic bottles (1 liter up to and including 3 liters), and as of April 1st, 2023, also to tin cans.
Rates for deposit glass
Deposits on glass are not legally required and the system is maintained by the fillers themselves. In addition, the bottles are used several times.
This means that glass bottles with a deposit fall under the category of reusable packaging. For this type of packaging, the system contribution is only due the first time the packaging is placed on the market (in 2024, this will be 1,5 cents per bottle). However, you should also report the total sales of bottles (including first use), so that we can calculate the reuse (number of cycles).
| Material | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Reusable packaging, 1st use | 1,5 cent per kilo | 1 cent per kilo |
| Reusable packaging, total sales | - | - |
Rates plastic bottles
The deposit system features various financial components which are taken into consideration by Verpact. This scheme entered into effect on 1 July 2021.
For bottles made of PET (most bottles), there will be an obligation from 2025 for the mininium use of post-consumer recycled raw materials of 30%. Post-consumer means that the plastic has already circulated on the market and has subsequently been collected and recycled. Production waste does not fall under this category.
Therefore, you report both the recycled material used (post-consumer) as well as the primary (virgin) plastic used for PET. The same rate applies to both.
For deposit packaging, you pay the following rates:
- The producer fee, via Verpact to Statiegeld Nederland
- the deposit, via Verpact to Statiegeld Nederland
- The system fee, to Verpact
- SUP-component, to Verpact (Note: If the cap is not attachted to the bottle, there will be a seperate SUP- component of 0,23 cent per bottle). The SUP component only applies to large and small returnable bottles.
| Type of deposit packaging | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Small returnable bottles (up to 1 liter) | ||
| Producer fee | 1,4 cent per bottle | 1,4 cent per bottle |
| Deposit | 15 cent per bottle | 15 cent per bottle |
| System fee | 1,5 cent per kg | 1 cent per kg |
| SUP component | 0,23 cent per bottle | 0,23 cent per bottle |
| Large returnable bottles (1 liter or more) | ||
| Producer fee | 1,6 cent per bottle | 1,6 cent per bottle |
| Deposit | 25 cent per bottle | 25 cent per bottle |
| System fee | 1,5 cent per kg | 1 cent per kg |
| SUP component | 0,23 cent per bottle | 0,23 cent per bottle |
| Deposit cans (from april 1, 2023) | ||
| Producer fee | 0,2 cent per can | 0,2 cent per can |
| Deposit | 15 cent per blikje | 15 cent per can |
| System fee | 1,5 cent per kg | 1 cent per kg |
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Note: these financial components are invoiced separately. All invoices are sent by Verpact.
Note: even if you release on the Dutch market less than 50,000 kilos of returnable bottles per calendar year, all financial components apply.
For products containing 100% juice, the deposit obligation does not apply. Juice producers can now take part voluntarily in the deposit system if the bottles meet conditions for recycling. Conditions are attached to this extension pertaining to 100% juices. See the Statiegeld Nederland website for further information.
Deposit on tin cans
As of april 1, 2023, a legal deposit obligation applies to metal drinks packaging with contents of three litres or less released on the Dutch market. Check out the website of Statiegeld Nederland for more information.
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