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Laundry detergents for professional use 093
This product group includes complete powder and liquid laundry detergents and multi-component systems for professional users and large-scale consumers who use washing machines with automatic dosing systems. The requirements include, amongst others:
- Environmental properties (ecotoxicity and biodegradability) of the chemicals used in the products.
- Health properties of the chemicals used in the products. For example, no use of fragrances, CMR-classified substances, allergenic/sensitising substances or other particularly problematic substances such as identified or potential endocrine disruptors on up-to-date lists from the EU and national authorities.
- Efficiency tests.
- Recyclable design of the packaging (and reuse of larger packaging) which contributes to a circular economy.
For calculations and for more information regarding chemicals, please use:
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Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!
This is how you do:
- Read the application guide.
- Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
- Start your application.
If this is the first time you are applying, the authorized signatory must fill in your company information and approve the application conditions. In this way, you get login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.
To the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal
Some special cases can not be done in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Contact your advisor for such cases. More information can be found on "Application step by step".
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Valid from 1 January 2025 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 348 EUR. Inspection of four recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 836 EUR per recipe will be charged. Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 673 EUR. Inspection of four recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 418 EUR per recipe will be charged. Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 30,9 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 30,9 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 232 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 232 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 836 EUR will be charged per recipe. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 418 EUR 4–8 hours 836 EUR 8 or more hours 1 673 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 557 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 673 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 790 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 115 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
Valid from 1 January 2024 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 251 EUR. Inspection of four recipes is included in the application fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 812 EUR per recipe will be charged. Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 625 EUR. Inspection of four recipes is included in the fee. For inspection of additional recipes, 406 EUR per recipe will be charged. Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 30 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 30 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
Should the extension regard inspection of recipes, which are not already included in the licence, 812 EUR will be charged per recipe. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 406 EUR 4–8 hours 812 EUR 8 or more hours 1 625 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 541 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 625 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 709 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 083 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
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For new applications granted after 1 July, a fee reduction will apply for the first year. The minimum or maximum fee and any breakpoint will be multiplied by the result of the following formula: “number of remaining days in the year” x 2 / 365.
Breakpoint = Turnover where the percentage changes in the calculation of licence fee.
Minimum fee = the lowest licence fee Nordic ecolabelling annually invoices a company or a Group per product/ commodity group/ certifying country.Should a former holder of a license/registration continue to make use of the Nordic Ecolabel without being granted a new license/registration, the Nordic Ecolabelling organization reserves the right to claim financial compensation. The size of such compensation shall be equivalent to the turnover-based license fee that a licensee would have been required to pay for a license, and a financial penalty, the severity of which is determined by the extent and duration of the infringement as well as the damages that Nordic Ecolabelling may have incurred as a result of such misuse. Such a financial penalty should not normally be less than EUR 4,000 (four thousand). The Nordic Ecolabelling organizations may also take legal action against the infringement of the Nordic Ecolabel or if rules in the prevailing version of the Logo Guideline for the Nordic Ecolabel are not fulfilled.
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Criteria documentEnglish / 4.1
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Writable declarationsEnglish / 4.1
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Calculation sheet 093English / 4.1
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DID listEnglish / 4.1
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Information on the latest version of the criteria for laundry detergents for professional use
4.0 ⇛ 4.1: Adjustment of criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 12 March 2024 to clarify that coloured packaging components made of PP may have up to 5% PE if it comes from masterbatch and that recycled plastic, which is bought in as a type of polymer, e.g. PP, considered monomaterial (O12). On April 16, 2024, it was decided to extend the transition period for TiO2 in requirements for classification of constituent substances (O4). The new version is called 4.1.
4.0: New criteria generation
New criteria were adopted on 16 August 2023. The new version, 4.0, is valid until 31 December 2027.
3.15 ⇛ 3.16: Prolongation of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged. The new version is called 3.16 and is valid until 31 August 2025.
3.14 ⇛ 3.15: Adjustment of criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on April 16, 2024, to extend the transition period for TiO2 in requirements for classification of constituent substances (O4). The new version is called 3.15.
3.13 ⇛ 3.14: Prolongation of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged. The new version is called 3.14 and is valid until 31 March 2025.
3.12 ⇛ 3.13: Adjustment of criteria
Adjustment of requirement O4 where the transition period for titanium dioxidde in solid mixture, e.g. in enzymes, is prolonged until 30 June 2024.
Then new version is called 3.13 and is valid to 30 June, 2024.
3.11 ⇛ 3.12: Adjustment of criteria
Adjustment of requirement O3 by exempting sub-conmpontents classified as H412, and O4 where the transition period for titanium oxide has been extended.
Then new version is called 3.12 and is valid to 30 June, 2024.
3.10 ⇛ 3.11: Prolongation of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged. The new version is called 3.11 and is valid until 30 June 2024.
3.9 ⇛ 3.10: Adjustment of criteria
Adjustment of requirement O18 by exempting H411 classified surfactants from the requirement. Then new version is called 3.10 and is valid to 31 December, 2023.
An alteration has been made to requirements O4 regarding a transition period for titanium dioxide. The new version, 3.9, is valid until 31 December 2023.
3.7 ⇛ 3.8: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 18 months. The new version, 3.8, is valid until 31 December 2023.
3.6 ⇛ 3.7: Alteration of criteria
An alteration has been made to requirements O21 regarding customer visits. The new version 3.7, is valid until June 30th, 2022.
3.5 ⇛ 3.6: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 6 months. The new version, 3.6, is valid until 30 June 2022.
3.4 ⇛ 3.5: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 18 months. The new version, 3.5, is valid until 31 December 2021.
3.3 ⇛ 3.4: Alteration of criteria
An alteration has been made to requirements O3, O12 and O18 regarding peracetic acid.The new version 3.4, is valid until June 30th, 2020.
3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Prolongation of criteria's validity
The validity of the criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled laundry detergents for professional use has been extended. The new version, 3.3, is valid until June 30th, 2020.
3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Alteration of criteria
- O7: An addition for microfibre textiles in the user test in Appendix 5 was introduced.
The new version 3.2, is valid until March 31st, 2019.
3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Alteration of criteria
- O18, environmentally hazardous substances: Enzyme subtilisin classifíed H411 is exempted from the requirement.
- O30, marketing: Requirement O30 was removed.
- O7: Quartenary ammonium compounds which are readily degradable can be present in laundry detergents for professional use.
The new version, 3.1, is valid until March 31st 2019.
3.0: New criteria generation
New criteria were adopted on March 19th 2014. The new version, 3.0, is valid until March 31st, 2019.
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Background documentNorwegian / 3.16
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Consultation commentsNorwegian / 3.16
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Consultation commentsSwedish / 4.1
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Background documentEnglish / 3.16
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Background documentEnglish / 4.1
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Criteria documentNorwegian / 3.16
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Background documentNorwegian / 3.16
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Writable declarationsNorwegian / 3.16
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Consultation commentsNorwegian / 3.16
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Folder structureSwedish / 3.16
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Criteria documentEnglish / 3.16
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Background documentEnglish / 3.16
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Writable declarationsEnglish / 3.16
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CDV calculation_DID2016English / 3.16
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Laundry detergent for prof 093 CDV calculation DID2014English / 3.16
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Folder structureEnglish / 3.16
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Contact me for more information
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Klas Bruhn-Möller Advisor +46 (0) 8-55 55 24 64 klas.bruhn.moller@svanen.se
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