What does producer responsibility for batteries cost?
Here is the full overview of what producer responsibility for batteries costs, who the money goes to, and when the payments fall due.
When do you pay?
What you pay, and to whom
The price of extended producer responsibility for batteries consists of a registration fee and an annual operating fee to DPA (Dansk Producentansvar), plus membership and the environmental contribution with your PRO.
Batteries differ from packaging on two points. There is no de minimis threshold, so all volumes are reported, and for portable batteries and batteries for light means of transport a PRO is a legal requirement. Below we go through the payments one at a time.
Registration with DPA
All producers must be registered in the Danish producer register (Producentregistret, at DPA) before the batteries are made available on the Danish market. DPA (Dansk Producentansvar) runs the register where your company is registered and where your volumes are reported.
The registration fee is paid once and goes directly to DPA. You pay DKK 1,000 to register including your first product area, and DKK 500 for each further area. We help you all the way through pre-registration, including the fiddly MitID approval.
The annual operating fee from DPA is calculated on the volume of batteries you reported for the previous year. For small volumes you pay the minimum fee of DKK 250 per year.
Read about DPA
DKK 1,000
to register with DPA including your first product area. Further areas cost DKK 500 each. Paid once.
~DKK 0.078/kg
in annual operating fee to DPA (2025 rate), calculated on your annual report. For portable batteries a further ~DKK 0.267/kg is added. Minimum DKK 250 per year.
Membership and environmental contribution with us
Membership with us costs from DKK 795 per year. For portable batteries and batteries for light means of transport, membership of a PRO is a legal requirement, and for the other categories we take on the same obligations for you.
The environmental contribution is the largest item. It is calculated per kg by battery category with eco-modulation, where the green category costs less than red. There is no de minimis threshold and therefore no surcharge for detailed reporting of the kind you may know from packaging.
Both the membership and the environmental contribution are Emballage Indberetning own prices. Every PRO sets its own rates, so that is where the prices vary.
As a member you report your volumes to us every quarter. We take care of the annual report to DPA by 30 June and invoice all fees together.
Emballage Indberetningfrom DKK 795/year
per year in membership. Required for portable batteries and batteries for light means of transport.
Build your priceDKK 7.67–19.03/kg Largest item
in environmental contribution per kg by battery category. Our own rates per category are in the table further down.
Calculate your contributionAll amounts on this page are excl. VAT.
Emballage Indberetning environmental contribution for batteries, 2026
| Category | Examples | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portable batteries | The everyday ones for households and electronics, from AA cells and button cells to power banks. | 7.67 | 8.82 |
| LMT batteries (light means of transport) | Batteries for e-bikes, scooters and similar light vehicles. | 14.95 | 17.19 |
| Industrial batteries | For industrial equipment, energy storage and professional use. | 16.21 | 18.64 |
| SLI starter batteries | Starting, lighting and ignition in cars and machinery. | 16.55 | 19.03 |
| EV batteries (electric vehicles) | Traction batteries in electric and hybrid cars. | 12.88 | 14.81 |
All rates in DKK per kg, excl. VAT. Emballage Indberetning's own 2026 rates, last checked 24 August 2026.
Example: if you place 800 kg of portable batteries in the green category on the market, the environmental contribution is 800 × DKK 7.67, that is DKK 6,136 for the year. If you are unsure which category you are in, see the battery types.
Questions about the prices for batteries
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