Nordic Swan ecolabelled solid fuels and firelighting products have a reduced environmental and climate impact throughout their lifecycle.
The requirements include:
- Use of renewable and responsibly sourced materials.
- Limits on energy consumption in production, including strict requirements for the use of fossil energy.
- Compliance with relevant quality tests, eg. combustion properties.
The product group covers a wide range of product types such as barbeque charcoal, briquettes, firelighters, firewood, pellets and wood briquettes. Disposable barbecues cannot be certified.
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.
The criteria document for solid fuels and firelighting products is an overall document for the commodity groups:
The criteria document for solid fuels and firelighting products is an overall document for the commodity groups:
The criteria document for solid fuels and firelighting products is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Wood pellets and wood chips
- Wood briquettes and firewood
- Barbeque charcoal, barbeque briquettes and fireligthing products
Fees are charged per commodity group according to the price list below.
| Valid from 1/1 2026 | Amount excluding VAT |
| Application fees | |
| Application for a new licence | 3 401 EUR |
| Application for renewal | 1 699 EUR |
Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled service is based on its turnover.
| Wood pellets and wood chips | |
| Up to 20.929 million EUR. | 0.15% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 20.929 million EUR. | 0.05% of the products’ turnover |
| Wood briquettes, firewood, charcoal, briquettes and firelighting products | |
| Up to 52.324 million EUR. | 0.3% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 52.324 miljoner EUR. | 0.05% of the products’ turnover |
| Minimum fee in the Nordic countries | 2 267 EUR per year. |
| Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries | 2 267 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 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 fees | |
| Application for a new licence | 3 348 EUR |
| Application for renewal | 1 673 EUR |
Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled service is based on its turnover.
| Wood pellets and wood chips | |
| Up to 20.6 million EUR. | 0.15% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 20.6 million EUR. | 0.05% of the products’ turnover |
| Wood briquettes, firewood, charcoal, briquettes and firelighting products | |
| Up to 51.5 million EUR. | 0.3% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 51.5 miljoner EUR. | 0.05% of the products’ turnover |
| Minimum fee in the Nordic countries | 2 232 EUR per year. |
| Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries | 2 232 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 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 solid fuels and firelightning products
The new generation criteria was adopted 13 October 2025 and are valid from 31 October 2030. The new version is called 4.0.
3.4 ⇛ 3.5: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged. The new version, 3.5, is valid until 30 September 2026.
3.3 ⇛ 3.4: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 15 months. The new version, 3.4, is valid until 30 June 2025.
3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Alteration of the criteria
Requirement O27 Take-back system has been removed. The new version is called 3.3 and is valid until March 31, 2024.
3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged with 24 monthsr. The new version, 3.2, is valid until 31 Mars 2024.
3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Alteration of the criteria
On 18 October 2017, the adjusted requirement to radiation intensity in requirement 017 was remowed from the criteria. Furthermore, the document was updated with a number of former interpretation requirements. The new version is called 3.1 and is valid until March 31st 2022.
3.0: New criteria generation
The new generation criteria was published on March 6th 2017 and is valid until March 31st 2022.