The product group includes liquid and gaseous fuels for transport (road, sea and air), heating and industrial purposes. Gaseous fuels also include liquefied biogas (LBG) and bio-LPG (also called renewable propane or biopropane).
The requirements include:
- Use of 100% renewable raw materials.
- Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 75-90% compared to fossil-based alternatives.
- Use of biogenic residue and waste in gaseous fuels.
- Renewable material from responsible produced, traceable and controlled sources.
- Prohibition against use of primary food and feed crops as well as genetically modified plants.
- Prohibition against problematic feedstocks, such as palm oil and soy oil.
- Code of Conduct for working conditions in the production of raw materials, liquid and gaseous fuels to ensure compliance with relevant UN conventions.
- Fulfilment of recognized fuel standards to ensure good combustion characteristics.
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 2026 | Amount excluding VAT |
| Application fee | |
| Inspection of one fuel type and production site is included in the application fee. | 3 401 EUR |
| Inspection of additional fuel types / production sites | 3 401 EUR per fuel type/production site |
| Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened. Inspection of one fuel type/production site is included in the fee. | 1 699 EUR |
| Inspection of fuel types/production sites | 1 699 EUR per fuel type/production site |
Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.
| Up to 20.929 million EUR. | 0,15% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 20.929 million EUR. | 0,05% of the products’ turnover |
| Minimum fee in the Nordics | 2 267 EUR per year. |
| Maximum fee in the Nordics | 104 648 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
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
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.
| Valid from 1/1 2025 | Amount excluding VAT |
| Application fee | |
| Inspection of one fuel type and production site is included in the application fee. | 3 348 EUR |
| Inspection of additional fuel types / production sites | 3 348 EUR per fuel type/production site |
| Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened. Inspection of one fuel type/production site is included in the fee. | 1 673 EUR |
| Inspection of fuel types/production sites | 1 673 EUR per fuel type/production site |
Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.
| Up to 20.6 million EUR. | 0,15% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 20.6 million EUR. | 0,05% of the products’ turnover |
| Minimum fee in the Nordics | 2 232 EUR per year. |
| Maximum fee in the Nordics | 103 000 EUR per year. |
| Fixed fee applicable to turnover outside the Nordic region | 2 232 EUR per year for turnover exceeding 300 000 EUR. |
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 |
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 |
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.
Information on the latest version of the criteria for liquid and gaseous fuels
On 4 February 2025 Nordic Ecolabelling adopted an adjustment in the requirement for quality standards (O11) referring to updated standards. The new version is 4.1.
4.0 New generation of criteria
The Nordic Ecolabelling Board decided on 7 December, 2022 to adopt a new generaton of criteria for Nordic Ecolabelled liquid and gaseous fuels. Criteria generation 4.0. is valid until December 31, 2027.
3.2 ⇛ 3.3 Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The criteria has been prolonged with 4 months. The new version is called 3.3 and is valid until 31 December 2023.
3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The criteria has been prolonged with 17 months. The new version, 3.2, is valid until 31 August 2023.
3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The criteria has been prolonged with 9 months. The new version, 3.1, is valid until 31 March 2022.
3.0: New generation of criteria
The criteria for liquid and gaseous fuels were decided on by Nordic Ecolabelling on the 14 June 2017. Version, 3.0, is valid until 30 June 2021.