Netherlands
The Dutch battery register that cannot register yet
Batteries EPR in Netherlands has bound every producer since 18 August 2025 under EU Regulation 2023/1542, yet the national producer register at Rijkswaterstaat is delayed and issues no registration or approval decisions as of mid-2026.
The duty is live, the register is not, so where you sign up depends on the kind of battery you place on the market. For the wider Dutch map, see EPR in the Netherlands.
One case catches people out. A battery built into a device makes you a battery producer and a WEEE producer at once, so a cordless drill or a wireless speaker carries two producer roles.
How registration works in the Netherlands
On paper the route is digital. You apply through eHerkenning to the Rijkswaterstaat register, which then has eight weeks to decide, extendable once by four weeks.
In practice that register is not open. Portable-battery producers register instead through Stichting OPEN's MyOPEN platform, whose scheme runs to 31 December 2028, and the number issued there carries over once the national register goes live.
What and when you report in the Netherlands
Reporting is annual. You file before 1 August each year for the previous calendar year, and portable producers file through MyOPEN while the Rijkswaterstaat register stays closed.
Cost folds into that same membership. You pay your producer organisation a waste-management contribution covering collection, transport, processing, data and reporting. No official rate is published, so treat the amount as set by the scheme you join, not fixed in law.
Selling into the Netherlands from abroad
A foreign company selling batteries into the Netherlands under distance contracts must appoint a Netherlands-based authorised representative to carry the producer duties.
Enforcement is administrative. ILT supervises compliance, runs a free-rider reporting channel and acts under the Wet milieubeheer. No battery-specific fine amount is published, so ignore any headline figure quoted elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions about batteries EPR in the Netherlands
The questions producers ask most, answered short.
What does batteries EPR mean in the Netherlands?
Since 18 August 2025 anyone placing batteries on the Dutch market carries producer duties under EU Regulation 2023/1542: registration, annual reporting and financing collection and recycling. Portable batteries run through Stichting OPEN because the national register is not yet open.
Who has to register for batteries EPR in the Netherlands?
Anyone who first places batteries on the Dutch market, from the first unit, with no size threshold. Portable-battery producers register through Stichting OPEN's MyOPEN, while industrial-battery producers face individual approval and end-of-life liability.
How much does batteries EPR cost in the Netherlands?
You pay your producer organisation a waste-management contribution that funds collection, transport, processing, data and reporting. No official rate is published, so the amount is set by the scheme you join rather than fixed in law.
When are batteries reports due in the Netherlands?
Annually, before 1 August, covering the previous calendar year. While the Rijkswaterstaat register stays closed, portable-battery producers file through Stichting OPEN's MyOPEN platform.
Do marketplaces check batteries registration in the Netherlands?
Yes. Under EU Regulation 2023/1542 distributors and online platforms must verify a valid registration number and self-certification before allowing a producer to sell. Today that means the Stichting OPEN number, since the national register cannot yet issue one.
