Iceland
The law behind battery EPR in Iceland
Batteries EPR in Iceland runs on two laws, not one competing scheme. The waste-management act (Lög um meðhöndlun úrgangs nr. 55/2003) and a 2011 battery regulation (Reglugerð nr. 1020/2011, built on the old EU Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC) set the producer duties.
A separate 2002 recycling-fee act (Lög nr. 162/2002) funds the system. So a producer here does two things at once: it pays a statutory recycling fee and it sits on a battery register. There is no compliance scheme to shop for and join.
That two-part shape matters because Iceland is an EEA state. EU rules land only once they are incorporated, so the live rulebook is still the directive-era fee, not the newer EU Battery Regulation everyone is preparing for.
Does Icelandic battery EPR apply to you
You are in scope from the first battery placed on the Icelandic market. There is no turnover or small-producer threshold. The obligation falls on:
- The domestic producer or manufacturer that first places batteries on the market
- The importer of record bringing batteries into Iceland, who carries the fee at customs
- A foreign seller with no Icelandic establishment, who in practice complies through that Icelandic importer
Because the fee is collected at import, there is no producer ID that an online marketplace checks, unlike the German LUCID model.
Getting your Iceland registration in place
Registration has two moving parts. First, you enter the battery producer and importer register that Úrvinnslusjóður keeps under Reglugerð nr. 1020/2011.
Second, a domestic fee-liable producer registers with the tax authority (Skatturinn) within 15 days before starting operations, under Act 162/2002 Art. 9(3). An importer settles the fee at customs clearance instead.
The register sits with Úrvinnslusjóður, the state recycling fund, and the wider picture is on the EPR in Iceland hub.
Your reporting duties in Iceland
The recycling fee runs on two-month accounting periods. Importers pay at customs clearance, and domestic producers file a bi-monthly return.
Each return and payment is due the 28th of the second month after the period, so the January to February period is due on 28 April, and the pattern repeats through the year.
On cost, the fee is a statutory per-category rate set in the annexes of Act 162/2002 and published by Skatturinn. It is not a competitive scheme fee and is not eco-modulated, so you pay the rate for the category with nothing negotiated.
The battery rules coming to Iceland
The forward story is all about timing. The EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) brings user-removable batteries, a digital passport and new labelling from 18 February 2027.
It also sets portable-battery collection targets of 63 percent by end-2027 and 73 percent by end-2030. None of that is Icelandic law yet.
The regulation was still under EEA scrutiny in mid-2026, and a new national regulation will replace Reglugerð nr. 1020/2011 once it is adopted. Treat the 2027 EU dates as a guide, not an Icelandic deadline.
If you also sell devices with built-in batteries, see WEEE EPR in Iceland.
Questions sellers ask about batteries EPR in Iceland
Short answers to the questions producers ask most about batteries here.
What does batteries EPR mean in Iceland?
It means paying a statutory recycling fee (úrvinnslugjald) on the batteries you place on the market and sitting on a battery producer register kept by Úrvinnslusjóður. The rules implement the old EU Batteries Directive through Reglugerð nr. 1020/2011, with no separate scheme to join.
Who has to register for batteries EPR in Iceland?
Any producer or importer that first places batteries on the Icelandic market, from the first unit, with no turnover threshold. A foreign seller with no local establishment complies through the Icelandic importer of record who carries the fee.
How much does batteries EPR cost in Iceland?
The cost is a statutory per-category recycling fee set in the annexes of Act 162/2002 and published by Skatturinn. It is not eco-modulated and not a negotiated scheme fee, so the amount depends only on the battery category. No single figure applies across all batteries.
When are batteries reports due in Iceland?
The recycling fee runs on two-month periods, with the return and payment due the 28th of the second month after each period. Importers settle the fee at customs clearance instead of filing the periodic return.
