E-commerce logistics 111
The product group includes natural and modified solid wood with documented good biological durability according to its intended use e.g., façade cladding or terrace decking. The biological durability of Nordic Swan Ecolabel wood refers to its ability to resist decay and damage caused by biological stresses such as fungi, insects, and bacteria.
Examples of wood products: Heartwood with natural resistance to biological agents, e.g. oak or larch, and thermally modified wood.
Nordic Swan Ecolabel biological durable wood has a reduced environmental and climate impact throughout its lifecycle. It meets strict requirements for raw materials, chemicals and durability, promoting circular economy.
The requirements include:
- Use of wood that is legally harvested and traceable – and at least 70% of the wood is sourced from certified forestry.
- Environmental and health properties of chemicals used in manufacturing of the product and in any surface treatment. Among others, the use of biocides and heavy metals is prohibited.
- Limits for energy use and ban on fossil oil and coal in the production of the product.
- Documentation of good biological durability performance according to its intended use e.g., façade cladding or terrace decking.
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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.
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".
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Valid from 1/1 2025
Amount excluding VAT
Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 251 EUR, but at least 1 625 EUR per product/brand. Application for licence renewal 1 625 EUR, but at least 812 EUR per product/brand. More than 154,5 miljoner EUR 0.01% of the products' turnover Licence fee is paid per country/company/brand and cannot be calculated for a group of companies.
Up to 30 million EUR 0.15% of the products’ turnover 30–128.7 million EUR 0.03% of the products’ turnover More than 128.7 million EUR 0.01% of the products' turnover Minimum fee 2 167 EUR per year. Fee for extension / change of licence
Fixed fee that is charged depending on how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 418 EUR 4-8 hours 836 EUR 8 or more hours 1 673 EUR Extension with new product/brand 1 673 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
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 557 EUR per visit On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 673 EUR per visit On-site inspection outside Europe 2 790 EUR per visit Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 115 EUR per day 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.
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Criteria documentSwedish / 1.3
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Writable declarationsSwedish / 1.3
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Criteria documentEnglish / 1.3
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Writable declarationsEnglish / 1.3
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Calculation sheetEnglish / 1.3
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1.2 ⇛ 1.3 Adjustment of criteria
On January 21, 2025, Nordic Ecolabelling adjusted requirement O6. An exception was introduced, stipulating that if the average volumetric weight of consignments is less than 1.5 kg, a maximum limit of 1 kWh per consignment will apply. The new version is 1.3.
1.1 ⇛ 1.2 Adjustment of criteria
The section “What can carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel” has been adjusted as well as the requirements O1, O7 and O18. There is a minor change in Appendix 1.
1.0 ⇛ 1.1 Adjustment of criteria
Several adjustments have been made:
- Requirement O3 and O4: the least hired subcontractors, which in total amount to a maximum of 20% of the cost of all purchased transports may be exempted from the requirement O4, and from point c, d and e in requirement O3.
- Requirement O9: a limit was introduced which means that 95% (instead of 100%) of the biodiesel volume must be documented free of feedstocks with a high iLUC risk
- Requirement O10: The requirement for follow-up of subcontractors was harmonized with requirement O13
- Requirement O15: the license holder's requirements on subcontractors only apply to points 3, 4 and 5 (not points 1 and 2).
The new version is called 1.1 and valid until 31 march 2027.
1.0: New product group
Nordic Ecolabelling adopted version 1.0 of the criteria for 111 E-commerce logistics on 7 March 2023.
The criteria is valid until 31 March 2027.
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Background documentSwedish / 1.3
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Consultation commentsSwedish / 1.3
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Background documentEnglish / 1.3
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For Licensees
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Learn moreContact me for more information
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Per Sandell Operational support and Unit Manager Financial services and Logistics +46 (0)8 55 55 24 35 per.sandell@svanen.se
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