What About the Costs?

Nordic Ecolabelling is a non-profit organization. There is some government support, but there are also application and annual fees.

What are the fees for?

The ecolabelling fees are used for:

Criteria development
Developing the criteria to be met by the product is a precise, time-consuming task which must be performed exactingly and to high standards. It takes between one and three years.

Product checking
When a company applies for a licence, it usually takes three full working weeks to check all the environmental data and, through a factory visit, to check the production process.

General information
Via PR campaigns, fairs,newsletters and so on, we try to help consumers and purchaser to understand the implications of the market and to choose products displaying the Nordic Ecolabel.

Application Fee

When a company applies for an ecolabelling licence we charge an application fee. This fee covers the administration of the application and the control visit to the applicant, which must be carried out before the licence can be allocated.

In addition, the applicant have to cover travel expenses for the control visit if the manufacturing plant is outside the Nordic countries.

Annual Fee

Once the licence has been granted, there is an annual charge based on the company's turnover for the products carrying the Swan label to which the licence applies. There are different fee structures for products and for services.

Contact one of the Nordic offices to determine exactly what the fees are for your type of product or service.