Bulgaria
What you pay and to whom in Bulgaria
End-of-life vehicles EPR in Bulgaria catches importers who expect a register entry like the one for batteries or tyres. There is none.
Vehicles carry full producer duties, but Bulgaria has no standalone public producer register for vehicles under ЗУО чл. 45.
The model is take-back and treatment, not annual tonnage bookkeeping. A producer meets the duty through a recovery organisation or individual compliance with a product fee.
ExEA publishes placed-on-market vehicle statistics drawn from НИСО reporting.
No official fee amount was grounded on a public source. The money funds the collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles through the chosen compliance route.
Does Bulgarian vehicle EPR apply to you
The duty sits on the first business to place a vehicle on the Bulgarian market. The ELV Directive (2000/53/EC) defines the producer as the manufacturer or professional importer.
Imagine you import light commercial vehicles from another EU state and sell them in Bulgaria. You owe the producer duty from the first vehicle placed, with no volume threshold.
A foreign producer established in another EU state may appoint an authorised representative under ЗУО чл. 14а, though this route is optional rather than a blanket requirement.
Getting your Bulgarian registration in place
Because there is no standalone vehicle-producer register, the enrolment path runs through the recovery organisation or individual compliance route rather than a public register form like Приложение № 37 for batteries.
Annual reporting flows through НИСО for the preceding calendar year. The annual report is due by 31 March, signed with a qualified electronic signature (КЕП).
ExEA publishes the placed-on-market vehicle statistics from the data producers file.
The dates ahead for vehicles in Bulgaria
The EU is revising the directive. A new ELV Regulation cleared the European Parliament on 18 June 2026 and awaits formal Council sign-off, so Directive 2000/53/EC is still the law in force.
Once adopted, the new regulation will widen the scope and tighten the targets, but until it is published and its application dates arrive, the Bulgarian rules stand as they are.
Enforcement runs through ЗУО administrative sanctions. The wider picture across all streams sits on EPR in Bulgaria.
Frequently asked questions about vehicle EPR in Bulgaria
The questions vehicle producers ask most about the Bulgarian rules.
What does end-of-life vehicles EPR mean in Bulgaria?
Bulgaria requires vehicle producers to meet take-back and treatment duties through a recovery organisation or individual compliance. Unlike most other streams, there is no standalone public producer register for vehicles.
Do foreign or online sellers need an authorised representative in Bulgaria?
An authorised representative is available under ЗУО чл. 14а for producers established in another EU state, but it is optional. Whether a non-EU distance seller must appoint one has not been confirmed for vehicles.
When are vehicle reports due in Bulgaria?
The annual НИСО report for the preceding calendar year is due by 31 March, filed with a qualified electronic signature. ExEA publishes the placed-on-market statistics from the reported data.
What changes next for vehicles EPR in Bulgaria?
The new EU ELV Regulation cleared Parliament in June 2026 but is not yet in force. The current directive (2000/53/EC) governs until the regulation is published and its application dates arrive.
