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Tissue paper 005

The product group includes cellulose-based tissue paper and tissue products for both private and professional use. This means that, for example, toilet paper, kitchen and household towels, napkins, hand towels, facial tissue and handkerchiefs can apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is a strong tool for producing tissue products with reduced impact on the environment and climate.

The requirements include, among others:

  • Energy and climate efficient manufacturing with reduced energy consumption and reduced emissions of greenhouse gases. Fossil oil or coal are not allowed in production.
  • All virgin fibres must be traceable and come from controlled sources – and at least 70 % of the fibres must come from certified forests or be recycled.
  • Limits for emissions to air and water during production.
  • Environmental and health properties of the chemicals used in production.

The tissue paper criteria consist of three documents; the criteria document below as well as the "Basic module" and the "Chemical module". Please download these here:

There are 1382 Ecolabelled products from 47 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. 

     

    Request login

    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".

  • The criteria document for sanitary products is an overall document for the commodity groups:

    • Tissue products
    • Airlaid products

    Fees are charged per commodity group according to the price list below

     

    Fees valid from 1st January 2025

    Type of fee Amount
    Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *) 3 348 EUR + VAT per pulp
    Renewal fee* 1 673 EUR + VAT per pulp
    More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region** 557 EUR + VAT per visit
    Inspection visits in Europe** 1 673 EUR + VAT per visit
    Inspection visits outside Europe** 2 790 EUR + VAT per visit
    Extension of existing licence*** Extension of existing or changes in licence

    < 4 hours: 4018 EUR + VAT
    4 - 8 hours: 836 EUR + VAT
    ≥ 8 hours: 1 673 EUR + VAT
    Annual licence fee for Nordic region 0.3% of turnover + VAT per year from 0 - 30.9 million EUR 
    0.05% of turnover + VAT per year > 30.9 million EUR
    Minimum fee for Nordic region 2 232 EUR + VAT per year
    Maximum fee for Nordic region No maximum fee

    Fees for sale outside the Nordic region          
    (Only if revenue > 309 000 EUR per year)

    		 2 232 EUR + VAT per year

    All tissue base paper sold from a tissue paper mill to a converter that produces Nordic Swan Ecolabel products must be licensed.

    * When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the 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.

    ** Where audits requires more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1 038 EUR per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.

    *** As for an extension of or amendments to a licence, time consumed in connection with the review process will be invoiced according to the extent of the required task. We make a distinction between entirely administrative tasks that last less than 1 hour, and all other tasks that last between 1 and 4 hours, between 4 and 8 hours and more than 8 hours.

    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 1st January 2024

    Type of fee Amount
    Application fee including one on-site inspection within the Nordic region *) 3 251 EUR + VAT per pulp
    Renewal fee* 1 625 EUR + VAT per pulp
    More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region** 541 EUR + VAT per visit
    Inspection visits in Europe** 1 625 EUR + VAT per visit
    Inspection visits outside Europe** 2 709 EUR + VAT per visit
    Extension of existing licence*** Extension of existing or changes in licence

    < 4 hours: 406 EUR + VAT
    4 - 8 hours: 812 EUR + VAT
    ≥ 8 hours: 1 625 EUR + VAT
    Annual licence fee for Nordic region 0.3% of turnover + VAT per year from 0 - 30 million EUR 
    0.05% of turnover + VAT per year > 30 million EUR
    Minimum fee for Nordic region 2 167 EUR + VAT per year
    Maximum fee for Nordic region No maximum fee

    Fees for sale outside the Nordic region          
    (Only if revenue > 300 000 EUR per year)

    		 2 167 EUR + VAT per year

    All tissue base paper sold from a tissue paper mill to a converter that produces Nordic Swan Ecolabel products must be licensed.

    * When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the 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.

    ** Where audits requires more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1 038 EUR per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.

    *** As for an extension of or amendments to a licence, time consumed in connection with the review process will be invoiced according to the extent of the required task. We make a distinction between entirely administrative tasks that last less than 1 hour, and all other tasks that last between 1 and 4 hours, between 4 and 8 hours and more than 8 hours.

    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

    • 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

  • When your customer applies for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence, they will need their suppliers' help. Every item in the product to be licenced has to be declared for.

    By items we mean all kinds of products and materials, for example chemicals, pulp and paper.

    Pulp and chemical suppliers can declare their products in the MSA Portal. You will be issued a personal account to ensure that your information is treated confidentially.

    For more information, please visit the Pulp and Paper Declaration pages.

  • 6.0 ⇛ 6.1: Adjustment of the criteria

    On 20 March 2024, Nordic Ecolabelling decided to adjust requirement for energy (O4), by allowing an alternative method to verify the requirement. The new version is called 6.1.

    6.0 New generation of criteria

    The Nordic Ecolabelling Board decided on 21 December, 2022 to adopt a new generaton of criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled Tissue paper and paperproducts. Criteria generation 6.0. is valid until December 31, 2027.

    5.9 ⇛ 5.11: Prolongation of the criteria

    The validity of the criteria was extended with 12 months. The new version, 5.11 , valid until December 31, 2024.

    5.9 ⇛ 5.10: Prolongation of the criteria

    The validity of the criteria was extended with 6 months. The new version, 5.10 , valid until December 31, 2023.

    5.8 ⇛ 5.9: Prolongation of the criteria

    The validity of the criteria was extended with 6 months. The new version, 5.9, is valid until June 30th, 2023.

    5.7 ⇛ 5.8: Prolongation of the criteria

    The validity of the criteria was extended with 12 months. The new version, 5.8, is valid until December 31th, 2022.

    5.6 ⇛ 5.7: Prolongation of the criteria

    The validity of the criteria was extended with 6 months. The new version, 5.7, is valid until December 31th, 2021.

    5.5 ⇛ 5.6: Prolongation of the criteria

    • The requirement on take-back system, R24, was removed.
    • The validity of the criteria was extended with 18 months.

    The new version, 5.6, is valid until June 30th, 2021.

    5.4 ⇛ 5.5: Alteration of the criteria

    Adjustments have been made in O4 Energy and O5 Emissions of CO2 for producers of tissue paper that do not have their own energy production based on renewable raw materials and are not associated with a thermal power plant. The new version, 5.5, is valid until December 31st 2019,

    5.3 ⇛ 5.4: Prolongation of the criteria

    • Minor editorial changes have been made in requirements R3, R8, R24, Table 3 and in "Annual update".
    • The requirement on marketing, R26, was removed.
    • The validity of the criteria was extended.

    The new version, 5.4, is valid until December 31st, 2019.

    5.2 ⇛ 5.3: Adjustment of the criteria

    An adjustment of the product group's definition and also a change in R9 has been made. The new version, 5.3, is valid until December 31st 2016.

    5.1 ⇛ 5.2: Extension of the validity of the criteria

    It has been decided to extend the validity of the criteria with 24 months. The new version, 5.2, is valid until December 31st 2016.

    5.0 ⇛ 5.1: Extension of the validity of the criteria

    On May 15th 2013 it was decided to extend the validity of the criteria with 24 months. The name of the new version is 5.1 and is valid until December 31st 2016.

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