Latvia
Does Latvian SUP EPR apply to you
Single-use plastics EPR in Latvia is the stream where the most overlaps converge. The SUP Law transposes Directive (EU) 2019/904, and many SUP items are also packaging. One cup can owe both a packaging NRT or PRO obligation and a SUP litter-cost obligation.
Imagine you import disposable food containers into Latvia. You are the producer because you first place the product on the Latvian market. Your obligation covers both the SUP EPR and, if the container is packaging, the packaging NRT.
Your SUP compliance steps in Latvia
EPR cost coverage phased in through end-2024. Tobacco filters from 5 January 2023. Food containers, cups, lightweight bags, wet wipes and balloons by 31 December 2024.
There is no central SUP producer register. Producers set up or join a producer responsibility system (RAS) under the Cabinet Regulation for plastic products. Some SUP items also carry NRT rates as "environmentally harmful goods" (Annex 6).
No specific filing deadline or fee schedule is published for SUP. VVD enforces compliance. For the full picture of Latvian EPR obligations, see the country overview.
Frequently asked questions about single-use plastics EPR in Latvia
Key questions for SUP producers.
What does single-use plastics EPR mean in Latvia?
It means the producer who first places a SUP product on the Latvian market pays for litter clean-up, collection, treatment and awareness under the SUP Law. Many items also carry a packaging obligation.
Who has to register for single-use plastics EPR in Latvia?
Manufacturers, importers and brand owners placing SUP products on the Latvian market. There is no central register. Compliance runs through a producer responsibility system (RAS).
How much does single-use plastics EPR cost in Latvia?
Not published. Some SUP items carry NRT rates (Annex 6). The SUP Law provides for cost coverage but no per-item fee schedule exists.
When are single-use plastics reports due in Latvia?
No SUP-specific deadline is published. Reporting follows the general NRT return calendar or your RAS schedule.
