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Packaging EPR in Slovenia

Reviewed 2026-08-28

Written for UK and Northern Ireland sellers. Based elsewhere in the EU? Some rules here — especially who must appoint a representative — can work the other way round for you. Check the sources before acting.

Register with
The ARSO register, reached only through a Slovenian representative — foreign sellers cannot file in it themselves. The representative registers you, keeps the records and signs the scheme contract. Open register
Organisations
Representative
Required if you are not established here.
Threshold
No minimum — the old 15 tonne threshold ended in April 2021. Under 1,000 kg a year the scheme may bill a flat sum instead of per-kilogram fees, but registration, records, reports and the contract all still apply.

Indicative range, not a quote

No scheme publishes a plain price list — quotes come through their portals or forms, with flat yearly sums offered under 1,000 kg a year. Fines run €1,200 to €4,000 per breach, charged to your representative.

Checked against Slopak, Interzero and Surovina in August 2026: none posts public per-kilogram rates. Interzero's portal notes a flat rate under 1,000 kg a year. Get quotes before budgeting.

Things to watch out for

  • Register first, sell second — within 30 days of starting sales at the latest, and only through a representative established in Slovenia. Foreign sellers cannot use the register themselves.
  • Slovenia required a representative from every foreign seller — EU-based or not — before the EU rules did. The representative also carries the fines, which is why providers vet their clients.
  • The well-known 15 tonne threshold ended in April 2021. The figure survives only in a separate Slovenian packaging tax that does not apply to foreign sellers — guides mixing the two are wrong.
  • Under 1,000 kg a year the relief is real but small: your scheme may charge a flat yearly sum instead of per-kilogram fees. Everything else still applies.
  • Quarterly reports are due at the end of the month after each quarter. Your scheme files them once you report your weights to it.
  • The whole system is changing: a court ruling in January 2026 upheld a planned single national organisation, realistically starting in 2028. Until then, seven competing schemes operate — check back.

Selling to more than one country?

Registration is one per country, and the rules differ everywhere. Run the checker — it lists every registration your answers point to, in about two minutes.

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