Nordic Swan Ecolabel wash installations for vehicles have reduced environmental impact by meeting requirements to water consumption, effluents, measures to reduce energy consumption, chemical products used in the wash installation, handling of sludge and more.
The requirements include:
- Limits for water consumption per wash.
- Measures to reduce energy consumption.
- Test and limits for effluents of oil, lead, chromium, nickel, cadmium, copper, zinc, antimony and the phthalate DEHP.
- Use of 100 % chemical products certified with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel for cleaning the vehicles and the wash installation.
- Procedures for operation and maintenance of the wash installation.
- Annual follow-up of effluents and water consumption.
The product group includes wash installations for cars, buses, trucks, trains, other rail transport and airplanes.
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 transport wash installations is an overall document for the commodity groups:
- Bus & truck wash
- Car wash
- Train wash
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.
| Base fee | 2 267 EUR per year |
| Discounted fee* | 1 700 EUR per year |
*To qualify for the discounted base fee, the turnover for an individual laundry must be less than 225.000 EUR, and the license holder must have reported turnover to Nordic Ecolabelling Sweden AB by 1 March of the current year.
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 inspection is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspections are 565 EUR per visit.
Fees for chains
The following fees apply to chains where two or more businesses sharing a brand and similar concept are licensed with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel at a national level. This requires that the businesses apply for their licences in a coordinated manner through a single contact person and that this coordination is maintained throughout the validity period of the licences, for example during annual follow-ups.
| Application fees | |
| Application for the first business in a chain | 3 401 EUR. |
| Application for licence renewal for the first business when requirements have been tightened | 1 699 EUR. |
The fee for each additional business in the chain is charged based on the time required for the work, following the fee model for licence expansion/modification.
| Annual licence fee | |
| Fee for wash 1-9 in the chain | 1 700 EUR per wash |
| Fee for wash 10-29 in the chain | 1 400 EUR per wash |
| Fee for wash 30-59 in the chain | 1 000 EUR per wash |
| Fee for wash ≥60 in the chain | 500 EUR per wash |
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 inspection is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspections are 565 EUR per visit.
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.
| Base fee | 2 232 EUR per year |
| Discounted fee* | 1 700 EUR per year |
*To qualify for the discounted base fee, the turnover for an individual laundry must be less than 225,000 EUR, and the license holder must have reported turnover to Nordic Ecolabelling Sweden AB by 1 March of the current 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 |
Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspections are 557 EUR per visit.
Fees for chains
The following fees apply to chains where two or more businesses sharing a brand and similar concept are licensed with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel at a national level. This requires that the businesses apply for their licences in a coordinated manner through a single contact person and that this coordination is maintained throughout the validity period of the licences, for example during annual follow-ups.
| Application fees | |
| Application for the first business in a chain | 3 348 EUR. |
| Application for licence renewal for the first business when requirements have been tightened | 1 673 EUR. |
The fee for each additional business in the chain is charged based on the time required for the work, following the fee model for licence expansion/modification.
| Annual licence fee | |
| Fee for wash 1-9 in the chain | 1 700 EUR per wash |
| Fee for wash 10-29 in the chain | 1 400 EUR per wash |
| Fee for wash 30-59 in the chain | 1 000 EUR per wash |
| Fee for wash ≥60 in the chain | 500 EUR per wash |
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 inspection is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspections are 557 EUR per visit.
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 transport wash installations
Version 4 of Nordic Ecolabelling’s criteria for vehicle wash installations has been published. The criteria are valid until 1 April 2029.
3.6 ⇛ 3.7: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged by 6 months. The new version is called 3.7 and is valid to 30 June 2025.
3.5 ⇛ 3.6: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged by 12 months. The new version is called 3.6 and is valid to 31 December 2024.
3.4 ⇛ 3.5: Adjustment of the criteria
Requirement O16 has been adjusted: wash installations with closed-loop wastewater systems are now exempt from the requirement for anaerobic degradability. The new version is called 3.5. and is valid to 31 December 2023.
3.3 ⇛ 3.4: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged by 18 months. The new version, 3.4, is valid to 31 December 2023.
3.2 ⇛ 3.3: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The validity of the criteria has been prolonged by 6 months. The new version, 3.3, is valid to 30 June 2022.
3.1 ⇛ 3.2: Extension and prolongation of the validity of the criteria
The criteria have been extended with wash installations for trains and other rail transport, thereby changing the name of the product group to Transport wash installations. Furthermore, the validity of the criteria has been prolonged by 12 months. The new version, 3.2, is valid to 31 October 2021.
3.0 ⇛ 3.1: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
On 14 December 2017 it was decided to prolong the validity of the criteria until 31 December 2020. The name of the new version is 3.1.
3.0: New criteria generation
Version 3 of Nordic Ecolabelling’s criteria for vehicle wash installations has been published. The criteria are valid until 31 October 2018.