Netherlands
The Dutch battery register opened in September 2026
Batteries EPR in Netherlands has bound every producer since 18 August 2025 under EU Regulation 2023/1542, and since 12 September 2026 the national producer register at Rijkswaterstaat has taken registration and approval applications under the Dutch implementing decree.
The duty and the register are both live now, and portable-battery producers also report and pay through Stichting OPEN. 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
The route is digital. You file the registration and approval applications together through eHerkenning with Rijkswaterstaat, which acts for the Minister of Climate and Green Growth and has eight weeks to decide, extendable once by four weeks.
Registration is granted only after approval, and you then get an individual registration number. Portable-battery producers also report and pay through Stichting OPEN's MyOPEN platform, whose scheme runs to 31 December 2028.
What and when you report in the Netherlands
Reporting is annual. You file with Rijkswaterstaat before 1 July each year for the previous calendar year, and portable producers also report through MyOPEN.
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. Registration and approval run through Rijkswaterstaat, and portable-battery producers also report and pay through Stichting 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. Every producer applies to Rijkswaterstaat for approval and registration, and registration follows the approval. Portable-battery producers also report and pay through Stichting OPEN's MyOPEN.
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 July, covering the previous calendar year, with the report going to Rijkswaterstaat. Portable-battery producers also report 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. In the Netherlands that is the individual registration number Rijkswaterstaat issues once it approves your application.
