What do you need to calculate the product charge?
Every entrepreneur who places packaged products, tyres, oils, lubricants, batteries and accumulators on the Polish market is obliged to calculate and pay a product fee. If you have placed any of these products on the market in the previous calendar year, you must To calculate the product fee you will need:
- the weight of packaging introduced (broken down into plastic, aluminium, ferrous metal, paper and cardboard, glass and wood),
- the mass of new and retreaded tyres introduced,
- the weight of second-hand tyres introduced,
- the mass of introduced oils and lubricating preparations,
- the mass of batteries and accumulators introduced.
Such data should be sufficient for you to calculate the product fee with the help of a calculator or to pass on this obligation to the environmental experts, the recovery organisation Interzero. If you wish to calculate the product fee yourself, please also check the following statutory minimum levels of recovery and recycling packaging or products introduced by your company and the rate of the product fee for the calendar year in question (in PLN/kg).
Wondering whether the obligation to pay a product fee also applies to your company?
How to calculate the product fee - formula
The amount of product fee due for packaging and products is calculated using the formula:
Where:
- OP - amount of product fee due in PLN,
- M - weight in kg of the type of packaging/products introduced,
- P - required recycling rate in %,
- OR - the achieved recycling rate for packaging/product waste calculated as the mass of packaging/products actually recycled divided by the mass of packaging/products placed on the market, expressed in %,
- SO - rate of product fee in PLN/kg.
After substituting the data into the formula, you will get the amount of the product fee for the packaging or products of one type placed on the market. If your company has introduced several types of products (e.g. second-hand cars with: tyres, batteries and accumulators and lubricating oil), then a separate calculation should be made for each of them.
If the achieved recycling rate (OR) is higher than the required recycling rate (Prec.), then the product fee for this type of packaging/product is PLN 0.
BDO product fee calculator - simple and quick calculation of the product fee
If you do not want to use a complicated formula for the product fee, you can calculate it with the help of a simple, clear calculator. Before making the calculation make sure you are using the latest version of the product fee calculatorwhich takes into account the current rates and minimum required recycling levels.
Enter the weights of packaging or products of the relevant type introduced in the calendar year in question in the individual boxes of the calculator. It is very important to keep a breakdown - each type of packaging and product is subject to a different levy rate.
Once you have calculated the amount of the fee, enter the resulting values into the relevant fields of the report in the BDO system. Remember that you must report the weight of the products and packaging introduced and the amount of the levy for the previous year by 15 March of the following year - Otherwise your company may be fined up to one million zloty!
Where to pay the product charge? The calculated amount of the product fee should be paid to the account of the marshal's office competent for the registered office or place of residence of the entrepreneur.
How to reduce the product fee?
For many companies, the amount of product fee due is a considerable financial burden. If you are an entrepreneur, we have good news for you - you can avoid the product fee for packaging and products!
How to avoid the product charge? Hand over your recovery and recycling obligation to Interzero and we will convert your high product fee into a low, fixed contract fee. Our recovery organisations take over the obligations for every type of packaging and product you put on the market in Poland and the EU. You do not need to look for other companies - you have all services in one centralised location. You can sign a contract with Interzero in traditional paper form or electronically by sending it to us by e-mail: fast, convenient and hassle-free.
How much will you save on the product levy? Savings calculator
Savings on the product levy can be a significant item in your company's budget, especially if you market large volumes of packaged products, cars, tyres, oils and batteries and accumulators.
Do you want to know what amount will be left in your pocket?
What do you gain by handing over your responsibilities to Interzero's recovery organisation?
Handing over your recovery and recycling duties to Interzero means a lot of savings for your company, but not only. Find out what else you will gain by signing a contract with us!
- Certainty of implementation of the duty taken over from you.
- Predictability of expenditure for recovery and recycling - you will only pay a fixed, low fee to Interzero and a £0 product fee!
- No risk of penalties for untimely or unreliable reporting to BDO.
- Relieving the burden on your employees in reporting obligations and keeping up to date with the dynamic legal changes in the product fee.
- Conduct mandatory public education campaigns on your behalf.
- An educational campaign report and a certificate for your company to use as part of your green PR.
- Ability to quickly settle any reporting arrears.
