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Join the producer group
The easiest way for a producer to fulfill their producer responsibility is to join a producer community.
The Finnish SUP Producer Group Ltd manages the producer responsibility obligations on behalf of affiliated producers
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Producer responsibility
The producer responsibility obligation applies to all companies introducing SUP products to the market. Such companies include manufacturers, importers and remote sellers. In practice, all of the aforementioned companies must fulfill their producer responsibility obligations. This can be done by joining the Finnish SUP Producer Group Ltd. The compliance of these obligations is monitored by the Pirkanmaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre).
Companies have responsibilities
In Finland, there is legislation regarding producer responsibility, according to which producers of tobacco products, fishing gear containing plastic, balloon producers and wet wipe producers are required to participate in the costs of education, waste management and, in part, the cleaning of littered areas.
Commencement of producer responsibility obligation
From January 1, 2023, the producer cost responsibility has applied to producers of filtered tobacco products and cigarette filters belonging to disposable plastic products. From January 1, 2025, the producer cost responsibility will apply to producers of balloons and wet wipes belonging to disposable plastic products. For wet wipes and balloons, the producer community must submit an application for approval to the producer register by June 30, 2024, at the latest. The producer's responsibility for waste management and its costs applies to the producer of fishing gear containing plastic from January 1, 2025. For fishing gear, the producer community must submit the application by December 31, 2023, at the latest.
SUP products we are responsible for
The Finnish SUP Producer Group manages the producer responsibility obligations for companies introducing the following products to the market:
Filtered tobacco products and separate cigarette filters
2) Balloons
Consumer-use balloons
3) Fishing gear
All fishing gear containing plastic. An article or a device used in fishing or aquaculture for the capture or cultivation of living natural resources or which floats on the water surface and is intended to attract, capture or cultivate aquatic living resources, excluding electrical and electronic equipment included in the fishing gear.
4) Wet wipes
Henkilökohtaiseen hygieniaan ja kotitalouksien käyttöön tarkoitetut kosteuspyyhkeet.
If your company introduces the aforementioned products to the market and you would like to receive more information about the SUP Directive and producer responsibility, please contact us. We are happy to assist.
Fees
Registration fee
The registration fee refers to the annually approved and currently applicable fee set by the producer community. A producer is obligated to pay this fee in accordance with the contractual terms when joining the system. The registration fee is charged from those producers who are not already parties to an existing producer responsibility transfer agreement. The registration fee is determined by the board of the producer community. The registration fee is a one-time payment.
The registration fee is €700. For companies with a turnover of less than €150,000, the fee is reduced to €300. The fee is subject to VAT in accordance with the currently applicable regulations.
SUP fee
The SUP fee refers to the fee determined annually by the producer organization and applicable at the time, which a producer placing SUP products on the market is obliged to pay in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The producer’s fee is based on the quantity (EUR/kg) of SUP products placed on the market by the producer during the full calendar year, regardless of the effective date of the agreement. Value-added tax (VAT) will be added to the fees in accordance with the applicable regulations.
Why is the SUP fee paid?
The costs incurred in fulfilling producer responsibility according to waste legislation are covered by the producer responsibility fees paid by producers.
The waste legislation that came into effect on January 1, 2023, imposes additional obligations on producers, particularly those related to SUP producers.
The most significant cost impact comes from the fact that producers will bear the cost responsibility for waste management and cleaning activities related to SUP products implemented by municipalities.
In addition, producers are required to cover the costs of a littering survey conducted every three years and the implementation of consumer education relating to litter prevention.
The costs arising from these new responsibilities are covered by the SUP fees billed to producers.
How is the SUP fee determined?
The SUP fee for producers of tobacco, wet wipes and balloons is determined based on the compensation paid to municipalities to cover the costs of waste management and cleaning activities in public areas due to SUP products.
From 2023 to 2025, the total cost of municipal waste management and cleaning activities is calculated at a rate of 4.79 €/resident/year, as stipulated by the Government Decree. Starting from 2026, the calculation basis will be the actual costs incurred by municipalities.
Kustannukset kohdistetaan eri SUP-tuoteryhmille asetuksella annettujen jako-osuuksien mukaisesti.
The SUP fee also covers other costs arising from SUP requirements (e.g. consumer education).
The management board of the Finnish SUP Producer Group decides the amount of SUP fees annually.
The allocation of fees to an individual producer is based on the quantities of SUP product categories reported by the producer to the producer community as placed on the market.
For fishing gear The SUP fee is primarily determined by the obligation to establish a separate collection network for fishing gear waste. Producers of fishing gear containing plastic must ensure that fishing gear waste is separately collected for recycling at least in a quantity equivalent to ten weight percent of the annual amount of fishing gear containing plastic placed on the market by the producers. The separate collection network must be established in a way that delivering waste to the collection point is free of charge and convenient. Additionally, collection points must be evenly distributed throughout the country.
Kalastusvälineiden tuottajavastuumaksut vuonna 2026 (alustava) ja kevennetyn menettelyn rajat
SUP-Tuottajayhteisön hallitus päätti 9.12.2025 kalastusvälinejaoston esityksen mukaan kalastusvälineiden vuoden 2025 tuottajavastuumaksut ja kevennetyn menettelyn rajat. Jätelain 64 §:n mukainen vaadittu ½ vuoden vakuus kerätään tuottajilta tuottajavastuumaksujen yhteydessä ensimmäisen vuoden aikana.
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Passive fishing gear (Havas lures) Commercial fisher |
Rod fishing gear |
Aquaculture gear |
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Producer responsibility fees €/kg |
1,13 |
0,24 |
0,44 |
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The required 1/2-year security €/kg |
0,57 |
0,12 |
0,22 |
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Total €/kg |
1,70 |
0,36 |
0,66 |
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Limits of the simplified procedure |
100 kg |
100 kg |
100 kg |
Ilmapallojen ja kosteuspyyhkeiden tuottajavastuumaksut vuonna 2026 (alustava) ja kevennetyn menettelyn rajat
SUP-Tuottajayhteisön hallitus päätti 9.12.2025 ilmapallojen ja kosteuspyyhkeiden tuottajavastuumaksut ja kevennetyn menettelyn rajat. Jätelain 64 §:n mukainen vaadittu ½ vuoden vakuus kerätään tuottajilta tuottajavastuumaksujen yhteydessä ensimmäisen vuoden aikana.
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Balloons |
Wet wipes |
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Producer responsibility fees €/kg |
0,87 |
0,09 |
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The required 1/2-year security €/kg |
0,44 |
0,05 |
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Total €/kg |
1,31 |
0,14 |
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Limits of the simplified procedure |
100 kg |
100 kg |
Fee due to late reporting
Raportoinnin myöhästymismaksu tarkoittaa tuottajayhteisön vuosittain päättämää ja kulloinkin voimassa olevaa maksua, jonka tuottaja on velvollinen maksamaan sopimusehtojen mukaisesti, jos se raportoi markkinoille saattamiensa tuotteiden tiedot myöhemmin kuin niistä on sovittu. Kulloinkin voimassa olevat raportoinnin myöhästymismaksut ja maksuehdot päättää tuottajayhteisön hallitus. Maksuihin lisätään kulloinkin voimassa olevien säännösten mukaisesti arvonlisävero.
The late reporting fees:
- If the information is submitted less than two weeks late, the late fee is 1% of the SUP fee for the reporting period.
- If the information is submitted less than a month late, the late fee is 5% of the SUP fee for the reporting period.
- If the information is submitted more than a month late, the late fee is 15% of the SUP fee for the reporting period.
- If the information is submitted more than 2 months late, the late fee is 25% of the SUP fee for the reporting period.
- The late payment fee is a minimum of €50.00 and a maximum of €15,000.00 (VAT 0%).
Reporting
- Reporting of quantities placed on the market (pieces/tons), as agreed, to the Finnish SUP Producer Group Ltd.
- Paying producer responsibility fees based on quantities placed on the market, as agreed, to the Finnish SUP Producer Group Ltd.
- 1.–31.3., report by 15.4.
- 4.–30.6., report by 15.7.
- 7.–30.9., report by 15.10.
- 10.–31.12., report by 15.1.
- Tobacco products with filters and filters: 1,000,000 units
- Balloons: 100 kg
- Wet wipes 100 kg
- Fishing gear
- Passive fishing gear: 100 kg
- Rod fishing gear: 100 kg
- Aquaculture gear: 100 kg
Producer responsibility legislation
The producer responsibility obligation applies to all companies introducing SUP products to the market. Such companies include manufacturers, importers and remote sellers. In practice, all of the aforementioned companies must fulfill their producer responsibility obligations. This can be done by joining the Finnish SUP Producer Group Ltd. The compliance of these obligations is monitored by the Pirkanmaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre).
Companies have responsibilities
In Finland, there is legislation regarding producer responsibility, according to which producers of tobacco products, fishing gear containing plastic, balloon producers and wet wipe producers are required to participate in the costs of education, waste management and, in part, the cleaning of littered areas.
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