In the Netherlands, producer responsibility for packaging is administered by Afvalfonds Verpakkingen, which collects the packaging management contribution and funds collection and recycling. Reporting is annual, by material, with an audit requirement above a defined tonnage. A separate deposit return system covers plastic bottles and metal cans, so beverage producers manage two parallel regimes and must avoid reporting the same containers to both.
By Kevin Kai Wong, Managing Partner, gCurv Technologies
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Producers and importers placing packaging on the Dutch market register with Afvalfonds Verpakkingen and declare annual volumes by material.
Producers placing under one thousand kilograms of packaging on the market in a year fall below the contribution threshold, though the underlying data work is unchanged.
File an annual declaration by material. Above the defined tonnage the declaration must be supported by an accountant's report.
Plastic bottles and metal cans fall under the deposit system and are administered separately from the packaging contribution.
Netherlands runs its own scheme (Afvalfonds Verpakkingen), but the design rules layered on top are now EU-wide. From 12 August 2026 the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies directly in every member state, covering recyclability grades, recycled content minimums, empty space limits and harmonised labelling.
Compare per-tonne rates across schemes in the EU PRO fee schedule, review every market on the EU compliance hub, and check filing dates on the compliance calendar. If you also sell in the United States or the United Kingdom, see the US EPR hub and the UK compliance hub.
Test your annual Dutch tonnage against the threshold before assuming an exemption applies.
Register with Afvalfonds Verpakkingen and align material categories with your component-level data.
Separate deposit-bearing beverage containers from the general contribution base to avoid paying twice.
Plan the audit evidence trail early if you are near the tonnage that triggers an accountant's report.
Reconcile Dutch volumes against your wider EU dataset, since export volumes must be netted out.
Producers placing less than one thousand kilograms of packaging on the Dutch market in a calendar year fall below the contribution threshold. Above it, the annual declaration and contribution apply.
Deposit-bearing containers are handled by the deposit system. Reporting them in both places is a common and expensive duplication error.
Above a defined tonnage the annual declaration must be accompanied by an accountant's report, so the evidence trail needs to be built during the year rather than at filing time.
Where the seller has no Dutch establishment, the obligation can fall to the party that first places the goods on the Dutch market, which may be the marketplace or importer. Document the position contractually.
Content reviewed by Kevin Kai Wong, Managing Partner at gCurv Technologies
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