Nordic Swan Ecolabel textile floor coverings and rugs/mats have a reduced environmental and climate impact throughout their life cycle. These products:
- Have a low environmental impact due to a high proportion of renewable and/or recycled materials.
- Stimulate the use of biobased or recycled plastic to replace virgin fossilbased plastic.
- Meet strict environmental and health requirements for chemicals used in production.
- Have low emissions to indoor air.
- Contribute to circular economy either by design for separation, material recycling through take-back systems or higher proportion of renewable and/or recycled materials.
- Are quality tested to ensure a long lifetime.
Product types that are covered are carpets for indoor use intended to be placed on the floor, i.e. textile floor coverings and floor rugs/mats. Both products fastened to the floor by adhesives, hooks etc. and loose laid products are included and both carpets that cover a floor from wall-to-wall and those covering only parts of a floor. The upper side (which faces upward from the floor) of the product must consist of at least 80% by weight of textile fibres.
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 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 products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.
| Up to 31.394 million EUR. | 0,3% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 31.394 million EUR. | 0,05% of the products’ turnover |
| Minimum fee in the Nordic region | 2 267 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 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 products is based on their turnover in the Nordic region.
| Up to 30.9 million EUR. | 0,3% of the products’ turnover |
| More than 30.9 million EUR. | 0,05% of the products’ turnover |
| Minimum fee in the Nordic region | 2 232 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.
Nordic Ecolabelling adopted version 2.0 of the criteria for textile floor coverings and rugs/mats on 12 November 2025. The criteria are valid until 28 February 2031.
1.2: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on September 23, 2025, to prolong the validity of the criteria until December 31, 2026. The new version is called 1.2.
1.1: Prolongation of the validity of the criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on January 7, 2025, to prolong the validity of the criteria until October 31, 2026. The new version is called 1.1.
1.0: New product group
Nordic Ecolabelling adopted version 1.0 of the criteria for Textile floor coverings and carpets on the 22 March 2023.
The criteria is valid to 1 May 2026.