COUNTRY EPR FEE GUIDE
Public packaging fees, organisations and source documents for Croatia, with QA-checked English where available and the official tariff wording always retained.
Published packaging EPR fees in Croatia run from about 0.02 to 0.20 EUR per kilogram, set by the material and its recyclability. Gramta holds 15 current pricing records from one named organisation or government fee system, reviewed 11 Aug 2026, and calculates only the weight-based rates that apply without guessing.
Dataset reviewed 11 Aug 2026
Reviewed by Daniel VaknineAdd each material you place on the Croatia market and its yearly weight for a sourced ballpark. The full reference below lists every published rate, including unit, fixed, formula and quote-only methods.
A producer responsibility organisation (PRO) collects packaging fees and reports recycling obligations. Choose the organisation named in your contract or registration. Gramta never guesses one for you.
The number above is a rough guide for one scheme. Filing for real means doing this for every material and every country you sell into, adding the extra fees on top, and getting it exactly right, year after year.
Send us your sales and your packaging details once. Gramta works out the fees for every country you sell in and keeps each report up to date and ready to file.
Get started with GramtaPackaging EPR in Croatia runs through a single route, FZOEU, so there is no PRO to choose between. Its published fees apply to every obligated producer in scope. Registration and the definitive list of approved organisations sit with the national register, linked in the organisations section below.
Fees are set per kilogram of each material and vary by recyclability. In Croatia, one route publishes weight-based rates you can estimate in the calculator above; unit-based, fixed and formula charges are listed in full below with their sources.
A producer responsibility organisation (PRO) is the organisation a business joins and pays to meet packaging recycling obligations. Some countries instead use a government fee system. Use the name from your contract or registration.
Official Croatia packaging register
Registration and the definitive list of approved organisations are held by the national authority.
These fee lines are server-rendered from the canonical source records. QA-checked English translations appear first where available; the official local wording, code, charging method and primary source remain visible for verification. A draft translation is never shown as finished.
Official name: Fond za zaštitu okoliša i energetsku učinkovitost (Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund)
| Material or tariff line | Scope | Published rate | Effective period | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium – cans · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. c)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: Al–limenkeHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 54.42 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Multilayer packaging for beverages and drinks · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. e)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: višeslojna ambalaža za pića i napitkeHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 54.42 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Multilayer packaging for other uses · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. f)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: višeslojna ambalaža za ostale namjeneHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 99.54 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Glass · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. b)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: stakloHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 19.91 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Other polymer materials for milk and milk drinks · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. k)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: ostali polimerni materijali za mlijeko i mliječne napitkeHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. Reduced rate for milk / milk-drink packaging – a distinct scope, do not collapse into 'other_polymers'. | All packaging in the published scope | 54.42 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Other polymer materials · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. j)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: ostali polimerni materijaliHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. This is the catch-all plastics rate for everything that is not PET – nearly double the PET rate. | All packaging in the published scope | 99.54 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Packaging for milk and liquid dairy products · Dodatak VI. (JNAB, milk exception)Per packaging or transaction unitOfficial tariff wording: ambalaža od mlijeka i tekućih mliječnih proizvodaHow this line applies: Reduced per-unit rate for milk and liquid dairy packaging. Additive to the per-tonne material rate; kR malus applies. | Packaging in a deposit-return system | 0.0027 EUR per unit | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Per-unit packaging fee by number of packaging units · Dodatak VI. (JNAB)Per packaging or transaction unitOfficial tariff wording: Jedinična naknada za ambalažu prema broju jedinica ambalažeHow this line applies: ADDITIVE second component of the packaging fee, not an alternative: Dodatak VI. defines NGOAP = NVM + NJ, where NJ = JNAB × BJ × kR and BJ is the number of packaging units IN THE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. A producer of deposit-system beverage packaging therefore pays BOTH the per-tonne material rate AND this per-unit rate. kR malus (1 / 1.15 / 5) applies to this component. | Packaging in a deposit-return system | 0.0133 EUR per unit | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| PET · Dodatak VI. / čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. a)Weight-based material feeHow this line applies: TRANSITIONAL statutory rate. Applies 'Do donošenja odluke iz članka 3. stavka 5.' – i.e. until the Fund adopts and publishes its own unit-fee decision. During this period the Uredba fixes koeficijent ekomodulacije kE = 1 and koeficijent dostave podataka kR = 1. Full formula (Dodatak VI.): NGOAP = NVM + NJ, where NVM = JNA × mAP × kE. kR malus applies to the per-unit component: 1 if data filed by the 20th of the following month, 1.15 if filed up to three months late, 5 in all other cases (čl. 3. st. 3.). | All packaging in the published scope | 54.42 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Refundable deposit per unit of primary beverage packaging · čl. 4. st. 1. – Primary packagingPer packaging or transaction unitOfficial tariff wording: Povratna naknada za jedinicu primarne ambalaže od pićaHow this line applies: REFUNDABLE deposit (povratna naknada), a separate instrument from the naknada gospodarenja otpadom – do not add to EPR fee totals as a cost. Raised from 0,07 EUR: čl. 12. brings čl. 4. st. 1. into force on 2025-01-01, and čl. 10. st. 2. sets the pre-2025 amount at 0,07 EUR. Scope until 2026-12-31 (čl. 10. st. 3.): single-use PET, glass or metal beverage packaging ≥0,20 L and ≤3 L. | Packaging in a deposit-return system | 0.1 EUR per unit | 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Paper and cardboard · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. g)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: papir, kartonHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 49.77 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Plastic carrier bags · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. l)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: plastične vrećiceHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. Highest packaging rate in the schedule – a deliberate malus on plastic bags. | All packaging in the published scope | 199.08 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Ferrous metal – cans · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. d)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: Fe–limenkeHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 29.86 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Textile · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. i)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: tekstilHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 19.91 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
| Wood · čl. 10. st. 1. t. 7. h)Weight-based material feeOfficial tariff wording: drvoHow this line applies: Transitional statutory rate; kE = 1, kR = 1 until the Fund's decision. | All packaging in the published scope | 19.91 EUR per tonne | 7 Dec 2024 – 31 Dec 2026 | Open primary sourceRow checked 11 Aug 2026 |
Packaging EPR fees in Croatia are charged per kilogram of each material, with the rate set by the material and often its recyclability grade. The total also depends on the organisation or government system you use, the packaging scope and the weight. This page lists 15 current pricing records and calculates the weight-based rates directly; negotiated or unpublished prices are marked, never guessed.
Use the producer responsibility organisation named in your Croatia registration or contract. The known options in Croatia are FZOEU. Where several compete, their prices and packaging scopes differ, so Gramta lists them but never selects a default for a business.
Packaging EPR in Croatia is overseen by a national register and authority, linked from the organisations section of this page. You register there, then join or contract a producer responsibility organisation to meet the obligation. Gramta links the official register so you can confirm the current approved organisations yourself.
Most sellers in Croatia face both frameworks. Packaging EPR sets the recycling fees on this page; the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) adds design rules and a Declaration of Conformity that applies EU-wide, Croatia included. They run in parallel, and a product's recyclability grade increasingly drives the EPR fee under both.
The Croatia dataset was reviewed 11 Aug 2026. Every fee line also carries its own effective period, review date and primary-source link. Expired fee lines are excluded from the current calculator.