Am I subject to producer responsibility?

Who does packaging producer responsibility apply to?

Almost all products today are packaged in some way. A packaging producer is any company that manufactures products and uses packaging materials to protect products intended for sale, for example during transport or distribution.

Producer responsibility for service packaging and farmer packaging has been transferred from the companies using the packaging to the manufacturers or importers of the empty packaging. For example, cafés are no longer responsible for reporting take-away coffee cups – responsibility lies with the manufacturer or importer of the cups.

Imported product packaging, as well as product and transport packaging used in distance sales to Finland, are also covered by producer responsibility.

A company is responsible for its packaging even if packaging or logistics are outsourced to another operator.

Producer responsibility only applies to packaging placed on the market. Packaging used internally within a company, such as warehouse boxes, or packaging waste generated in the packaging process, is not subject to producer responsibility.

The easiest way to manage your producer responsibility is to join a producer organisation:

You might be subject to other producer responsibilities as well

The packaging producer organization handles packaging obligations. If the packaged product itself falls under producer responsibility (e.g. electrical or electronic equipment), the producer must also join the relevant organization for that product group.