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Hand Dishwashing Detergents 025

A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled hand dishwashing detergent takes count for the environment and the user’s health, while at the same time being at least as effective as other hand dishwashing detergents. The choice of chemicals and the packaging are environmentally friendly, and the usage stage and raw material extraction are also taken into account in the requirements.

Nordic Swan Ecolabelled hand dishwashing detergents:

  • Meet strict requirements concerning environmentally hazardous chemicals, including requirements on ecotoxicity and biodegradability.
  • Meet strict requirements concerning chemicals that are harmful to health, including a ban on the preservative MI and other sensitising substances.
  • Are used sparingly to conserve the planet’s resources.
  • Have packaging requirements that contribute to a circular economy, for example by addressing packaging design and material choices.

Below you will find all the necessary documents and background information to apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.

    1. Start your application process by reading the criteria document and find out if your product can obtain the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. 
    2. Read your Application Guide.
    3. Request login credentials.
    4. Now you are ready to enter the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.

     

    Portal sign in                               Get login credentials

     

    Should you wish to transfer your licence, please use this form. 

  • Fees valid from 1 January 2025

    Application fee

    Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *) 3 348 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of four recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 812 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
    Renewal fee *) 1 673 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of four recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 418 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.

    Annual licence fee

    Annual licence fee: The annual licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries. **)

    		 0.3% of turnover + VAT from 0 – 30.9 million EUR 
    0.05% of turnover + VAT > 30.9 million EUR
    Minimum fee for the Nordic countries 2 232 EUR annually excl. VAT
    Maximum fee for the Nordic countries No maximum fee
    Annual licence fee outside the Nordic countries (for licence holders with a turnover of more than 309 000 EUR of Nordic Swan ecolabelled products, sold outside the Nordic countries) 2 232 EUR annually excl. VAT

    If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.

    Fee for extensions/alterations of licence

    Extension/alteration of existing licence Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 836 EUR excl. VAT will be charged per recipe.

    Other types of alterations will be charged according to how long it takes to deal with the matter:
    - Less than 4 hours: 418 EUR excl. VAT
    - Between 4 and 8 hours: 836 EUR excl. VAT
    - More than 8 hours: 1 673 EUR excl. VAT

    Fees for on-site inspections

    Extra fee for additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 557 EUR excl. VAT per visit
    On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe***) 1 673 EUR excl. VAT per visit
    On-site inspections outside Europe***) 2 790 EUR excl. VAT per visit

    Euro rate: The exchange rate of the first day of the year is used to convert amounts in Euro to national currency.

    *) Micro enterprises are charged half the fee. A micro enterprise, according to our definition, is a company with a maximum of 10 employees and with a total turnover of 2 million EUR (including both ecolabelled and non-ecolabelled products).

    **) Corporations pay only one licence fee.

    ***) There is an extra fee of 1 115 EUR per day if the inspection takes more than one day.

    The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
    All information given on this site is subject to a disclaimer for errors and omissions.

     

    Fees valid from 1 January 2024

    Application fee

    Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *) 3 251 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of four recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 812 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.
    Renewal fee *) 1 625 EUR excl. VAT. Inspection of four recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 406 EUR excl. VAT per recipe will be charged.

    Annual licence fee

    Annual licence fee: The annual licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries. **)

    		 0.3% of turnover + VAT from 0 – 30 million EUR 
    0.05% of turnover + VAT > 30 million EUR
    Minimum fee for the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR annually excl. VAT
    Maximum fee for the Nordic countries No maximum fee
    Annual licence fee outside the Nordic countries (for licence holders with a turnover of more than 300 000 EUR of Nordic Swan ecolabelled products, sold outside the Nordic countries) 2 167 EUR annually excl. VAT

    If the Nordic Swan ecolabelled products are only sold outside the Nordic countries, a minimum fee is always charged.

    Fee for extensions/alterations of licence

    Extension/alteration of existing licence Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 812 EUR excl. VAT will be charged per recipe.

    Other types of alterations will be charged according to how long it takes to deal with the matter:
    - Less than 4 hours: 406 EUR excl. VAT
    - Between 4 and 8 hours: 812 EUR excl. VAT
    - More than 8 hours: 1 625 EUR excl. VAT

    Fees for on-site inspections

    Extra fee for additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 541 EUR excl. VAT per visit
    On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe***) 1 625 EUR excl. VAT per visit
    On-site inspections outside Europe***) 2 709 EUR excl. VAT per visit

    Euro rate: The exchange rate of the first day of the year is used to convert amounts in Euro to national currency.

    *) Micro enterprises are charged half the fee. A micro enterprise, according to our definition, is a company with a maximum of 10 employees and with a total turnover of 2 million EUR (including both ecolabelled and non-ecolabelled products).

    **) Corporations pay only one licence fee.

    ***) There is an extra fee of 1 083 EUR per day if the inspection takes more than one day.

    The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
    All information given on this site is subject to a disclaimer for errors and omissions.

  • In the criteria document, you can read about how to document and verify compliance for each requirement. You can also find other application documents here.

  • 6.9 ⇛ 6.10: Adjustment of requirement

    On 13 August 2024 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to allow IFS standard for Household and Personal care as an alternative to ISO9001 (Appendix 1). The new version is called 6.10.

    6.8 ⇛ 6.9: Adjustment of requirement

    On 28 May 2024 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to exempt closures with membrane composed of floating silicon for PET squeeze bottles from the silicon prohibition in requirement O14A. The new version is called 6.9.

    6.7 ⇛ 6.8: Adjustment of requirement

    An adjustment is made in O14 B Labels for rigid plastic packaging - the transition period is prolonged until 2024-12-31. Also, editorial change in O14 A.

    6.6 ⇛ 6.7: Adjustment of requirement

    On 31 Januari 2023, Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O14B by exempting lightly metallised labels, on the condition that the packaging is as recyclabel as packaging with a label without metal.

    The new version is called 6.7 and is valid to 31 December 2025.

    6.5 ⇛ 6.6: Adjustment of requirement and prolongation of the criteria

    On 18 October 2022 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O15 by increasing the permitted amount of EVOH in flexible plastic bags from 2% to 5%. In connection with this appendix 4 has been adjusted. The validity of the criteria has also been prolonged with 12 months. Then new version is called 6.6 and is valid until December 31, 2025.

    6.4 ⇛ 6.5: Extension 025 Hand dishwashing detergents

    On the 29 March 2022 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O10 by also exempting H411 classified surfactants from the requirement. The new version is called 6.5 and is valid until 31 december 2024.

    6.3 ⇛ 6.4: Extension of the productgroup and prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The product group has been extended with handdishwashing tablets. The validity of the criteria has also been prolonged with 14 months. Appendix 2 and 4 have also been adjusted. The new version, 6.4, is valid until 31 December 2024.

    6.2 ⇛ 6.3: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria

    The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 12 months. Appendix 3 has also been adjusted. The new version, 6.3, is valid until 31 October 2023.

    6.1 ⇛ 6.2: Adjustment of requirements

    Packaging requirements O14 and O15 have been adjusted to harmonize with the corresponding requirements in 006 Laundry detergents and stain removers. The new version is called 6.2.

    6.0 ⇛ 6.1: Adjustment of requirements

    In claim O14, an exception for metal in pumps for liquid soap has been added. The new version is called 6.1.

    6.0  New generation criteria

    The Nordic Ecolabelling Board has validated a new generation of criteria for Hand dishwasing detergents the13 of March 2018. This version, 6.0, is valid until 2022-10-31.

    5.5 ⇛ 5.6: Extension of criteria's validity

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 3 months. The new version, 5.6, is valid until 31 December 2019.

    5.4 ⇛ 5.5: Extension of criteria's validity

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged. The new version, 5.5, is valid until September 30th 2019.

    5.3 ⇛ 5.4: Extension of criteria's validity

    The criteria's validity has been prolonged. The new version, 5.4, is valid until March 31st 2019.

    5.2 ⇛ 5.3: Alteration of criteria

    A change in requirement R2, limitied by time (until January 31st 2016), has been adopted. The new version, 5.3, is valid until December 31st, 2017.

    5.1 ⇛ 5.2: Extension of validity and alteration

    • The criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled hand dishwashing detergents have been prolonged with 21 months.
    • A modification in R13 has been adopted.
    • The requirement regarding marketing has been removed.

    The new version, 5.2, is valid until December 31st 2017.

    5.0 ⇛ 5.1: Alteration of criterium R11

    R11 Long-term environmental effects: Change due to the 2nd Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the CLP Regulation: "Surfactants classified with H411 or H412 are exempted from the requirement, provided that they are readily degradable* and anaerobically degradable**."

  • In the background document below you will find reasoning and facts behind the specific requirements in the criteria document.

    Here you can also read the comments, requirement for requirement, from the public hearing.

    If the documents are in a Nordic language, you can get help in understanding the sections you need by contacting the product specialist in your chosen country below.