Norway
The Norwegian battery law and where it comes from
Batteries EPR in Norway still runs on avfallsforskriften chapter 3, the battery chapter of the national waste regulations. The EU Battery Regulation (Regulation 2023/1542) is not yet part of the EEA Agreement, so it does not apply in Norway, and the new batteriforskrift that will carry it into Norwegian law has not been adopted.
Miljødirektoratet opened a consultation on the coming batteriforskrift in April 2026. Until it is adopted, chapter 3 is the rule you follow.
Joining a battery scheme in Norway
You never register yourself with the Norwegian government for batteries. Instead you join one of the four approved battery schemes, and membership is how you meet the duty.
The approved schemes are AS Batteriretur, ERP Norway, Norsirk and Renas, so pick the one that takes your battery type. If your batteries sit inside electronics or vehicles, membership of your electronics or vehicle scheme covers them.
There is no state battery register to file in, unlike the electronics register, and chapter 3 sets no deadline before the first sale. The duty runs from the first battery you import, so join before your first delivery. The scheme needs your name, trademarks, contacts, Norwegian organisation number, battery categories and sales method, updated within a month of any change.
What and when you report for batteries in Norway
You do not report battery quantities to the government yourself. You report to or through your scheme, and the scheme reports to Miljødirektoratet at least once a year under avfallsforskriften section 3-13.
For importers a scheme can derive placed-on-market quantities straight from customs and import data, so reporting can lean on numbers you already file elsewhere.
There is no battery-specific calendar deadline. The regulation only says the scheme reports at least annually, so your date is whatever your scheme sets.
The 15 March date often quoted belongs to the chemical Produktregisteret, not batteries, so do not apply it here.
Selling batteries into Norway from abroad
Chapter 3 has no authorised representative rule, and no VAT-number condition either. If you sell to a Norwegian business, that importer is the producer and joins a scheme.
If you ship batteries straight to Norwegian households from abroad, chapter 3 does not say who carries the duty, so agree the route with a battery scheme before your first shipment. The EU representative rule only follows once the batteriforskrift is adopted.
Enforcement and the changes ahead for batteries in Norway
Chapter 3 sits under the Pollution Control Act and the Product Control Act, so enforcement uses their general tools rather than a battery-specific fine schedule.
Miljødirektoratet can order a coercive fine (tvangsmulkt) or, in serious cases, pursue criminal fines. Chapter 3 has no administrative fine and the law sets no maximum, so no fixed battery penalty amount is published.
The direction of travel is the EU Battery Regulation, once Norway takes it in. In the EU, from 18 February 2027 portable batteries must be user-removable and replaceable, and a digital battery passport applies to EV, light-transport and industrial batteries above 2 kWh.
EU collection targets climb on the same track, reaching 63 percent of portable batteries by the end of 2027 and 73 percent by the end of 2030. The April 2026 consultation on the batteriforskrift is where these rules are set to land in Norway. You can see how the stream fits the wider map on EPR in Norway.
Frequently asked questions about batteries EPR in Norway
The questions producers ask most, answered from the official rules.
What does batteries EPR mean in Norway?
It is battery producer responsibility under avfallsforskriften chapter 3, since the EU Battery Regulation is not yet part of the EEA Agreement. You join an approved scheme, it reports your volumes to Miljødirektoratet, and the duty starts at the first battery.
Do foreign or online sellers need an authorised representative in Norway?
No. Chapter 3 has no representative rule and no VAT-number condition. If you sell to a Norwegian business, that importer joins a scheme. If you ship straight to households, agree the route with a battery scheme before your first shipment.
When are batteries reports due in Norway?
There is no fixed national date. Your scheme reports to Miljødirektoratet at least once a year and sets your member deadline. The 15 March date some sources cite is for the chemical Produktregisteret, not batteries.
What changes next for batteries EPR in Norway?
The new batteriforskrift, which will bring in the EU Battery Regulation once it joins the EEA Agreement. Miljødirektoratet consulted on it in April 2026. In the EU, portable batteries must be user-removable from 18 February 2027.
