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Frequently asked questions Waste Management Fee from Waste Fund Foundation
Have a question about Waste Contribution?
Below are frequently asked questions about the new waste fees and what the impact is on the use of packaging. Chances are your question is already listed here. Can't find the answer you're looking for here? Then please contact us.
{'faq': [{'answer': 'Paardekooper has developed a flowchart. It can be found ' 'below.\n' '1. For packaging with a brand/logo or name of a Dutch ' 'party, this party (the brand owner) must pay the fee. ' '
\n' '2. For so-called Sales Point Packaging (for example, ' 'drinking cups, food containers or bags), the supplier ' 'pays the fee. If we are your supplier, we will pay.
\n' '3. For a pre-packaged product, the person who offers it ' 'on the Dutch market for the first time pays the fee.
\n' '\n' 'Important: these rules only apply to packaging placed ' 'on the market in the Netherlands.', 'question': 'Who pays the Waste Management Fee from 1 January 2023?'}, {'answer': 'Verpact [Waste Funds] uses the following description: ' 'This is packaging that, by its nature, is intended to be ' 'filled at the point of sale. In other words, packaging ' 'that is filled with a product or used to hold a product, ' 'at the time of sale, and at the point of sale. For ' 'example, bags, food containers and drinking cups. For ' '2023, the Afvalfonds [Waste Funds] has worked with ' 'various trade associations to draw up an exhaustive list ' 'of packaging that has been designated as point-of-sale ' 'packaging. The list can be found here.
Cutlery and ' 'straws do not count as packaging.', 'question': 'What is sales point packaging?'}, {'answer': 'From 1 January 2023, external packaging will be regarded ' 'as part of the main packaging. This means the party ' 'responsible for paying the fee for the packaging is also ' 'responsible for the fee for the external packaging.', 'question': 'What are the rules for external packaging from 1 ' 'January 2023?'}, {'answer': 'They have become much clearer (since January 2023), but ' 'some questions remain. As soon as more information is ' 'available, we will of course share it.', 'question': 'Are the Waste Management Fees rules already completely ' 'clear?Hide'}, {'answer': 'If the total weight exceeds 50,000 kg, you are obliged to ' 'submit a declaration and pay the Waste Management Fee. ' 'You can read exactly how this works on Verpact [Waste ' 'Funds] site. \n' '\n' 'Important note: there is no exemption for articles that ' 'fall under the SUP. The SUP surcharge must be calculated ' 'from 1 item. In this case, the Waste Management Fee must ' 'also be paid (per kg), even if the limit of 50,000 kg is ' 'not reached.', 'question': 'From what annual weight of supplied packaging materials ' 'are you obliged to submit a declaration for the ' 'Packaging Waste Management Fee?'}, {'answer': 'No, there are no minimum weights or minimum quantities. ' 'You are obliged to declare SUP products at all times, and ' 'you subsequently pay the applicable rate.', 'question': 'Is there a minimum weight or minimum quantity ' 'declaration for packaging that falls under the SUP ' 'regulations; Single Use Plastic products?'}, {'answer': '
The rates can be found at: https://www.verpact.nl/nl/tarieven ' '\n' '
\n' '\n' 'These include the following amounts: For paper and ' 'cardboard this is: €0.012 per kg. For plastics (regular ' 'rate) this is – €1.050 per kg. \n' 'Please note: the rates can change annually.', 'question': 'What are the Waste Management Fee rates?'}, {'answer': 'Yes, the communicated rates will be increased by 21% VAT ' 'by Verpact [Waste Funds]', 'question': 'Does VAT have to be paid on the Waste Management Fee?'}, {'answer': 'Up to 31 December 2022, Paardekooper only paid a fee for ' 'the external packaging. Because the amounts involved are ' 'limited, and the allocation at product level is complex, ' 'these amounts have never been included in the prices of ' 'individual products.', 'question': 'How much has Paardekooper paid so far (up to 31 ' 'December 2022) in Waste Management Fees?'}, {'answer': 'If products are marketed in the Netherlands and ' 'subsequently exported abroad, the Waste Management Fee is ' 'not due – provided more than 50,000 kg of packaging has ' 'been exported – and this can be reclaimed from Verpact ' '[Waste Funds] by filling in a form.', 'question': 'What if the packaging is marketed in the Netherlands ' 'and then exported abroad?'}], 'icon': 'fas fa-trash', 'title': 'Waste Management Fee'}
Waste Management Fee
1. For packaging with a brand/logo or name of a Dutch party, this party (the brand owner) must pay the fee.
2. For so-called Sales Point Packaging (for example, drinking cups, food containers or bags), the supplier pays the fee. If we are your supplier, we will pay.
3. For a pre-packaged product, the person who offers it on the Dutch market for the first time pays the fee.
Important: these rules only apply to packaging placed on the market in the Netherlands.
The rates can be found at: https://www.verpact.nl/nl/tarieven
These include the following amounts: For paper and cardboard this is: €0.012 per kg. For plastics (regular rate) this is – €1.050 per kg. Please note: the rates can change annually.
Waste Management Fee
Q1. Who pays the Waste Management Fee from 1 January 2023? show hide
Paardekooper has developed a flowchart. It can be found below. 1. For packaging with a brand/logo or name of a Dutch party, this party (the brand owner) must pay the fee. 2. For so-called Sales Point Packaging (for example, drinking cups, food containers or bags), the supplier pays the fee. If we are your supplier, we will pay. 3. For a pre-packaged product, the person who offers it on the Dutch market for the first time pays the fee. Important: these rules only apply to packaging placed on the market in the Netherlands.
Q2. What is sales point packaging? show hide
The Afvalfonds [Waste Funds] uses the following description: This is packaging that, by its nature, is intended to be filled at the point of sale. In other words, packaging that is filled with a product or used to hold a product, at the time of sale, and at the point of sale. For example, bags, food containers and drinking cups. For 2023, the Afvalfonds [Waste Funds] has worked with various trade associations to draw up an exhaustive list of packaging that has been designated as point-of-sale packaging. The list can be found here.
Cutlery and straws do not count as packaging.Q3. What are the rules for external packaging from 1 January 2023? show hide
From 1 January 2023, external packaging will be regarded as part of the main packaging. This means the party responsible for paying the fee for the packaging is also responsible for the fee for the external packaging.
Q4. Are the Waste Management Fees rules already completely clear?Hide show hide
They have become much clearer (since January 2023), but some questions remain. As soon as more information is available, we will of course share it.
Q5. From what annual weight of supplied packaging materials are you obliged to submit a declaration for the Packaging Waste Management Fee? show hide
If the total weight exceeds 50,000 kg, you are obliged to submit a declaration and pay the Waste Management Fee. You can read exactly how this works on the Afvalfonds [Waste Funds] site. Important note: there is no exemption for articles that fall under the SUP. The SUP surcharge must be calculated from 1 item. In this case, the Waste Management Fee must also be paid (per kg), even if the limit of 50,000 kg is not reached.
Q6. Is there a minimum weight or minimum quantity declaration for packaging that falls under the SUP regulations; Single Use Plastic products? show hide
No, there are no minimum weights or minimum quantities. You are obliged to declare SUP products at all times, and you subsequently pay the applicable rate.
Q7. What are the Waste Management Fee rates? show hide
The rates can be found at: https://www.afvalfondsverpakkingen.nl/nl/tarieven
These include the following amounts: For paper and cardboard this is: €0.012 per kg. For plastics (regular rate) this is – €1.050 per kg. Please note: the rates can change annually.
Q8. Does VAT have to be paid on the Waste Management Fee? show hide
Yes, the communicated rates will be increased by 21% VAT by the Afvalfonds [Waste Funds]
Q9. How much has Paardekooper paid so far (up to 31 December 2022) in Waste Management Fees? show hide
Up to 31 December 2022, Paardekooper only paid a fee for the external packaging. Because the amounts involved are limited, and the allocation at product level is complex, these amounts have never been included in the prices of individual products.
Q10. What if the packaging is marketed in the Netherlands and then exported abroad? show hide
If products are marketed in the Netherlands and subsequently exported abroad, the Waste Management Fee is not due – provided more than 50,000 kg of packaging has been exported – and this can be reclaimed from the Afvalfonds [Waste Funds] by filling in a form.
Would you like to know more about what exactly the Waste Management Fee entails?
We have drawn up a decision tree to show which party is responsible for paying the Waste Management Fee. You can find this here