Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics is in itself a business that stimulate the circular economy, since it prolongs the lifetime of the electronic product – and thereby reduces the amount of electronic waist and the need to produce new electronic product.
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel focus on assuring that the costumer experiences the service as a good alternative to throwing out and buying new products, and to assure that the service is done with as small an environmental impact as possible.
Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics:
- Has a high success rate of min. 50%, which prevents electronics waste and saves resources to produce new electronics.
- Ensures a fast service.
- Only uses Ecolabelled cleaning agents.
- Ensures the correct handling of electronic waste.
Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!
This is how you do:
- Read the application guide.
- Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
- 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.
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.
Valid from 1/1 2027
| Application fees | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| Application for a new licence | 3 492 EUR |
| Application for renewal | 1 744 EUR |
| Annual licence fee | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled service is calculated based on the number of units saved from the workshops that are part of the licence (in the whole | |
| Per successful laptop | 1.06 EUR |
| Per successful tablet and phone | 0.52 EUR |
| Minimum fee in the Nordic region | 2 328 EUR per year. |
| Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region | 2 328 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR. |
| Fee for extension / change of licence | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes. | |
| Up to 4 hours | 435 EUR |
| 4-8 hours | 871 EUR |
| 8 or more hours | 1 744 EUR |
| Fee for on-site inspections | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| One on-site visit within the Nordic region is included in the application for a new or renewed licence. | |
| Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic region | 580 EUR per visit |
| On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe | 1 744 EUR per visit |
| On-site inspection outside Europe | 2 910 EUR per visit |
| Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day | 1 162 EUR per day |
About the fees
For clarification of fees, click here.
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 1/1 2026
| Application fees | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| Application for a new licence | 3 401 EUR |
| Application for renewal | 1 699 EUR |
| Annual licence fee | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled service is calculated based on the number of units saved from the workshops that are part of the licence (in the whole | |
| Per successful laptop | 1.04 EUR |
| Per successful tablet and phone | 0.51 EUR |
| Minimum fee in the Nordic region | 2 267 EUR per year. |
| Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region | 2 267 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR. |
| Fee for extension / change of licence | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes. | |
| Up to 4 hours | 424 EUR |
| 4-8 hours | 849 EUR |
| 8 or more hours | 1 699 EUR |
| Fee for on-site inspections | Amount excluding VAT |
|---|---|
| One on-site visit within the Nordic region is included in the application for a new or renewed licence. | |
| Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic region | 565 EUR per visit |
| On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe | 1 699 EUR per visit |
| On-site inspection outside Europe | 2 834 EUR per visit |
| Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day | 1 132 EUR per day |
About the fees
For clarification of fees, click here.
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.
2.0 ⇛ 2.1: Extension of product group definition
On 7 October 2025 Nordic Ecolabelling decided to expand the product group definition with earbuds.
2.0: New criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling adopted version 2.0 of the criteria for Cleaning of liquid damaged electronics on 13 November 2024. The criteria are valid until 31 October 2029.
1.1 ⇛ 1.2: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The valdity of the criteria has been prolonged with 6 months. The new version is called 1.2. and is valid to 1 June 2025.
1.0 ⇛ 1.1: Adjustment of requirements
In requirement O2, the rescue percentage has been adjusted. The new version is called 1.1.
1.0: New criteria
New criteria for the cleaning of liquid-damaged electronics have been adopted. The criteria are version 1.0 and are valid even on December 31, 2024.
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