Solid fuels and firelighting products
Criteria
Prices
The product group covers a wide range of product types such as barbeque charcoal, briquettes, firelighters, firewood, pellets and wood briquettes. Disposable barbecues cannot be certified.
Nordic Swan ecolabelled solid fuels and firelighting products have a reduced environmental and climate impact throughout their lifecycle.
The requirements include:
- Use of renewable and responsibly sourced materials.
- Limits on energy consumption in production, including strict requirements for the use of fossil energy.
- Compliance with relevant quality tests, eg. combustion properties.
The criteria document for Biofuel pellets is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Pellets and Wood chips
- Barbeque charcoal and Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products
- Wood briquettes & firewood
A separate fee is paid for each commodity group according to the list above.
Nordic fee
Valid from 01-01-2025 til 31-12-2025
Publish date: 12-09-2024
| Application fee (incl. inspection visit within the Nordic region**)* | 3.348 € |
| Annual licence fee - pellets and wood in the Nordic region: | |
| Of turnover 0-20,6 mio. € | 0,15 % |
| Of turnover > 20,6 mio. € | 0,05 % |
| Minimum fee | 2.232 € |
| Extra fee for sales outside the Nordic region (only if revenue > 300.000 €/year) | 2.232 € |
| Annual licence fee - Barbeque charcoal, briquettes & fire lighters as well as Wood briquettes & firewood: | |
| Of turnover 0-51,5 mio. € | 0,30 % |
| Of turnover > 51,5 mio. € | 0,05 % |
| Minimum fee for sales in the Nordic region | 2.232 € |
| Fee for sales outside the Nordic region (only if revenue > 300.000 €/year) | 2.232 € |
| Renewal fee - by new generation of criteria document - all commodity groups*/*** | 1.673 € |
| Inspection visits (per visit) - all commodity groups:** | |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region | 557 € |
| Inspection visit within Europe | 1.673 € |
| Inspection visit outside Europe | 2.790 € |
| Extension/change of existing licence - all commodity groups:**** | |
| Case handling < 4 hours | 418 € |
| Case handling < 8 hours | 836 € |
| Case handling ≥ 8 hours | 1.673 € |
* When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the fee is reduced by 50%. The definition of company size is based on EU recommendation 2003/361.
** Where audits require more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1,115 € per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.
*** The renewal fee only applies if the application has been signed and submitted before end of the validity of the licence. Else the normal application fee will apply.
**** Administrative tasks that takes less than 1 hour will not be invoiced.
All fees are exclusive of VAT. All information related to fees is subject to a disclaimer for errors and omissions.
The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC
The criteria document for Biofuel pellets is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Pellets and Wood chips
- Barbeque charcoal and Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products
- Wood briquettes & firewood
A separate fee is paid for each commodity group according to the list above.
Nordic fee
Valid from 01-01-2026 til 31-12-2026
Publish date: 26-09-2025
| Application fee (incl. inspection visit within the Nordic region**)* | 3.401 € |
| Annual licence fee - pellets and wood in the Nordic region: | |
| Of turnover 0-20,929 mio. € | 0,15 % |
| Of turnover > 20,929 mio. € | 0,05 % |
| Minimum fee | 2.267 € |
| Extra fee for sales outside the Nordic region (only if revenue > 300.000 €/year) | 2.267 € |
| Annual licence fee - Barbeque charcoal, briquettes & fire lighters as well as Wood briquettes & firewood: | |
| Of turnover 0-52,324 mio. € | 0,30 % |
| Of turnover > 52,324 mio. € | 0,05 % |
| Minimum fee for sales in the Nordic region | 2.267 € |
| Fee for sales outside the Nordic region (only if revenue > 300.000 €/year) | 2.267 € |
| Renewal fee - by new generation of criteria document - all commodity groups*/*** | 1.699 € |
| Inspection visits (per visit) - all commodity groups:** | |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region | 565 € |
| Inspection visit within Europe | 1.699 € |
| Inspection visit outside Europe | 2.834 € |
| Extension/change of existing licence - all commodity groups:**** | |
| Case handling < 4 hours | 424 € |
| Case handling < 8 hours | 849 € |
| Case handling ≥ 8 hours | 1.699 € |
* When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the fee is reduced by 50%. The definition of company size is based on EU recommendation 2003/361.
** Where audits require more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1,132 € per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.
*** The renewal fee only applies if the application has been signed and submitted before end of the validity of the licence. Else the normal application fee will apply.
**** Administrative tasks that takes less than 1 hour will not be invoiced.
All fees are exclusive of VAT. All information related to fees is subject to a disclaimer for errors and omissions.
The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC
The criteria document for Biofuel pellets is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Pellets and Wood chips
- Barbeque charcoal and Barbeque briquettes & fire lighting products
- Wood briquettes & firewood
A separate fee is paid for each commodity group according to the list above.
Nordic fee
Valid from 01-01-2024 til 31-12-2024
Publish date: 25-09-2023
| Application fee (incl. inspection visit within the Nordic region**)* | 3.251 € |
| Annual licence fee - pellets and wood in the Nordic region: | |
| Of turnover 0-20 mio. € | 0,15 % |
| Of turnover > 20 mio. € | 0,05 % |
| Minimum fee | 2.167 € |
| Extra fee for sales outside the Nordic region (only if revenue > 300.000 €/year) | 2.167 € |
| Annual licence fee - Barbeque charcoal, briquettes & fire lighters as well as Wood briquettes & firewood: | |
| Of turnover 0-50 mio. € | 0,30 % |
| Of turnover > 50 mio. € | 0,05 % |
| Minimum fee for sales in the Nordic region | 2.167 € |
| Fee for sales outside the Nordic region (only if revenue > 300.000 €/year) | 2.167 € |
| Renewal fee - by new generation of criteria document - all commodity groups*/*** | 1.625 € |
| Inspection visits (per visit) - all commodity groups:** | |
| More than one inspection visit within the Nordic region | 541 € |
| Inspection visit within Europe | 1.625 € |
| Inspection visit outside Europe | 2.709 € |
| Extension/change of existing licence - all commodity groups:**** | |
| Case handling < 4 hours | 406 € |
| Case handling < 8 hours | 812 € |
| Case handling ≥ 8 hours | 1.625 € |
* When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the fee is reduced by 50%. The definition of company size is based on EU recommendation 2003/361.
** Where audits require more than one day away from the office including travelling, Nordic Ecolabelling can invoice an additional fee of 1,083 € per extra day. Other extraordinary costs induced by the audit can also be invoiced the applicant.
*** The renewal fee only applies if the application has been signed and submitted before end of the validity of the licence. Else the normal application fee will apply.
**** Administrative tasks that takes less than 1 hour will not be invoiced.
All fees are exclusive of VAT. All information related to fees is subject to a disclaimer for errors and omissions.
The recipient is liable for the VAT according to article 56 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC
How to apply for a certification
This product group is digitized.
You will find application guides and tools to help you with your application under the CRITERIA tab on this page. Application must be submitted via the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal, where you also upload your documentation.
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