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Supplies for microfibre based cleaning 083

The product group includes washable cloths, mops, pads and other cleaning products containing microfibres that are designed for wet, damp and/or dry cleaning without the use of cleaning chemicals. Also cleaning tools to which the cleaning fabric are to be attached, such as mop handles and stands, are included if they are sold in the same packaging as the microfiber product. The product group includes both products for private and for professional use.

Nordic Swan Ecolabelled supplies for microfibre based cleaning must have a reduced environmental impact throughout its life cycle. Therefore, there are requirements for textile fibres, for constituent materials of the cleaning tools, manufacturing of textile incl. the use of chemicals and circular aspects such as quality and recycled material.

The requirements include:

Tests for cleaning performance and durability (long service life).
Use of a high proportion of polyester fibres that are recycled or based on renewable resources complying with specific environmental requirements.
Environmental and health properties of chemicals used in manufacturing of the textile. Among others, the use of substances that are classified with respect to carcinogenicity, toxicity to reproduction, or genotoxicity, nanoparticles and antibacterial additives are forbidden.
Continuous improvements to ensure working conditions in line with national law and International Labour Organizations Conventions (ILO) at productions sites.

There are 1332 Ecolabelled products from 34 companies within productgroup.

Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!

This is how you do:
1. Read the application guide.
2. Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
3. 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.

Please note that you may have to contact your suppliers and ask them to declare items that are included in your product. Direct them to the "For suppliers" tab down below.

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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".
- Application Guide - New licence or changes
  Swedish
- Ansökningsguide - Förnyelse av licens
  Swedish
- Application Guide - New licence or changes
  English
- Application Guide - Renewal of licence
  English

Valid from 1 January 2025

Amount excluding VAT

Application fee

Application for a new licence	3 348 EUR.
Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened	1 673 EUR.

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

Fixed fee that is charged depending on 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 Europe0	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.
Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened	1 625 EUR.

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

Fixed fee that is charged depending on 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 Europe0	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.

Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.

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.

Fee regulations for Nordic Ecolabellling

- Criteria document
  Danish / 3.3
- Criteria document
  English / 3.3
- Writable declarations
  English / 3.3
3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Adjustment of requirement

On 15 October 2024 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O7 by changing test methods that can be used for measurement of emission of N2O and clarifying that the unit is N2O g/kg of polyamide 6 or 6.6 fibre produced. The new version is called 3.3.

3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Adjustment of requirement

On 5 December 2023 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O1 by exempting specific small parts, requirement O5 so that test must not be done each year and mops are exempted, adding PU foam as a material and requirements for PU foam (O27-O29) and adding option B for testing in Appendix 5. On 19 December 2023 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O45 (O42 in version 3.1) by allowing other documentation than according to Appendix 5 when claiming higher durability than 100/300 washes.

3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Adjustment of requirement

On 5 December 2023 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O1 by exempting specific small parts, requirement O5 so that test must not be done each year and mops are exempted, adding PU foam as a material and requirements for PU foam (O27-O29) and adding option B for testing in Appendix 5. On 19 December 2023 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O45 (O42 in version 3.1) by allowing other documentation than according to Appendix 5 when claiming higher durability than 100/300 washes.

3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Adjustment of requirement

On 27 June 2023 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement O49, which was divided into three requirements (O49-O51) and appendix 8-11 were added. By this adjustment more explanation and help are added for the applicants regarding fulfilment of the requirements for Human Rights Due Diligence in the Supply Chain. On 12 September 2023 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust appendix 5 so that recommended washing temperature can also be used under certain conditions. The criteria are valid until December 1, 2027.

3.0: New criteria generation

Version 3.0 of the criteria has been published. The criteria are valid until December 1, 2027.

2.6 ⇛ 2.7: Prolongation of the criteria's validity:

The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 4 months. The new version, 2.7, is valid until 30 June 2024

2.5 ⇛ 2.6: Prolongation of the criteria's validity:

The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 11 months. The new version, 2.6, is valid until 29 February 2024

2.4 ⇛ 2.5: Prolongation of the criteria's validity and adjustment of requirement:

The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 12 months.
At the same time requirement R15 has been adjusted regarding TiO2 and TMP. The new version, 2.5, is valid until March 31st 2023.

2.3 ⇛ 2.4: Prolongation of the criteria's validity:

The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 24 months.
At the same time requirement R50 has been removed.
The new version, 2.4, is valid until March 31st 2022.

2.2 ⇛ 2.3: Prolongation of the criteria's validity

The criteria's validity has been prolonged with 24 months. The new version, 2.3, is valid until March 31st 2020.

2.1 ⇛ 2.2: Prolongation of the criteria's validity

The criteria have been prolonged with 24 months. Some editiorial changes were made concerning national legislation and change of English product group name. Also, the requirement R51, regarding marketing was removed. The new version, 2.2, is valid until March 31st 2018.

2.0 ⇛ 2.1: Prolongation of the criteria's validity

The criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled supplies for microfibre based cleaning have been prolonged. The new version, 2.1, is valid until March 31st 2016.
- Background document
  Swedish / 2.9
- Background document
  Swedish / 2.9
- Consultation comments
  Swedish / 2.9
- Background document
  English / 3.3
- Background document
  English / 2.9
- Consultation comments
  English / 3.3
- Criteria document
  Swedish / 2.9
- Background document
  Swedish / 2.9
- Background document
  Swedish / 2.9
- Writable declarations
  Swedish / 2.9
- Folder structure
  Swedish / 2.9
- Consultation comments
  Swedish / 2.9
- Criteria document
  English / 2.9
- Background document
  English / 2.9
- Writable declarations
  English / 2.9
- Folder structure
  English / 2.9

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Supplies for microfibre based cleaning 083

Application fee

Annual licence fee

Fee for extension / change of licence

Fee for on-site inspections

Application fee

Annual licence fee

Fee for extension / change of licence

Fee for on-site inspections

3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Adjustment of requirement

3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Adjustment of requirement

3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Adjustment of requirement

3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Adjustment of requirement

3.0: New criteria generation

2.6 ⇛ 2.7: Prolongation of the criteria's validity:

2.5 ⇛ 2.6: Prolongation of the criteria's validity:

2.4 ⇛ 2.5: Prolongation of the criteria's validity and adjustment of requirement:

2.3 ⇛ 2.4: Prolongation of the criteria's validity:

2.2 ⇛ 2.3: Prolongation of the criteria's validity

2.1 ⇛ 2.2: Prolongation of the criteria's validity

2.0 ⇛ 2.1: Prolongation of the criteria's validity

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