compliance teamWhat Dutch packaging actually costs in 2026
Step 1
Weigh each material
Step 2
Apply the household table
Step 3
Apportion the allowance
Step 4
Add units for single-use plastic
| Control | Evidence to retain |
|---|---|
| Scope | Entity, product, channel, stream and source |
| External action | Version, date, authorised filer and issued receipt |
| Maintenance | Source data, approval, invoice and next deadline |
The reviewed 2026 household rates
Per kilogram excluding VAT: paper and cardboard €0.017, rigid plastic €1.220, flexible or unspecified plastic €1.320, glass €0.100, aluminium €0.340, other metals €0.360, wood €0.015, beverage cartons €0.920 and other material types €0.015.
The spread matters more than the average: a cardboard-heavy parcel is cheap, while film is roughly seventy times the cardboard rate per kilogram.
What changed for 2026
Only beverage cartons and aluminium rose; the single-use plastic surcharge fell. Paper, plastic, glass, other metals and wood are unchanged from 2025.
Cardboard and film have been flat for 2024, 2025 and 2026, which makes a cardboard-and-film estimate unusually stable.
Two tables that are never mixed
A separate and much lower table applies to business-to-business packaging. Using it for consumer shipments understates the position materially.
There is no separate biobased tariff, because biobased plastics are charged as their fossil equivalents. A published discount for well-recyclable plastic exists but is application-based and reviewed.
Conclusion
Scope comes before a form. Connect the legal entity, product, sales channel and EPR stream to the rule that actually applies.
Evidence must remain traceable. Keep source data, versions, approvals, filings, receipts and every record issued by an external body.
Third-party decisions are never guaranteed. CONAI, public registers, collective systems and marketplaces control their own procedures, timing and decisions.