Denmark
Why tyres sit outside the Danish register
Tyres EPR in Denmark is the exception that proves the rule. Unlike the streams that run through DPA, tyres sit outside the register entirely, and the cost is a fee, not a scheme membership.
The money is a fee (gebyr) on tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers. It funds collection of used tyres through an industry fund, Dækbranchens Miljøfond, rather than a producer-run collective scheme.
Who pays the tyre fee in Denmark
Across EPR in Denmark most duties attach to placing products on the market, and tyres follow the same logic even though they sit outside DPA:
- Producers and importers placing tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers on the Danish market
- Businesses that first sell those tyres in Denmark, where the fee attaches at market entry
There is no documented small-producer threshold, so the fee applies from the first tyre placed on the market.
What the tyre fee funds in Denmark
The fee flows into Dækbranchens Miljøfond, which pays subsidies to the businesses that collect and process used tyres. The producer fee amount itself is not published by the authorities.
What the fund buys is collection and recycling capacity, the granulation and pyrolysis of used tyres, with the payout rising the more material is actually recycled.
How the subsidy scheme works in Denmark
The fund pays collectors a subsidy per kilogram of tyres collected, split by tyre category and scaling with the recycling rate the processor achieves.
| Tyre category | Maximum 2026 subsidy to collectors |
|---|---|
| Section 3(1) numbers 1 to 6 | 1,74 kr. per kg collected |
| Section 3(1) numbers 7 to 8 | 2,40 kr. per kg collected |
The 1,74 and 2,40 kr. per kg figures are the maximum subsidy paid to collectors, not the fee you pay as a producer, which Denmark does not publish.
Collectors must be registered and deliver to approved processors to claim the subsidy.
The dates ahead for tyres in Denmark
The scheme runs under the tyre order (BEK 637/2023), supervised by Miljøstyrelsen, and enforcement follows that order rather than the DPA system.
There is no dedicated EU tyre EPR directive, so this Danish fund design does not carry over to other markets. Compare the register-based route for vehicles in Denmark, which sits inside DPA.
Questions sellers ask about tyres EPR in Denmark
The points tyre importers raise most often about the Danish rules.
Who has to register for tyres EPR in Denmark?
There is no DPA registration for tyres. They sit outside the register, so the producer duty is paying the tyre fee that funds collection, not filing with DPA.
Is there a threshold or exemption for small producers?
None is documented. The fee attaches to placing tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers on the Danish market, with no stated small-producer exemption.
Do foreign or online sellers need an authorised representative in Denmark?
Because tyres sit outside DPA, there is no DPA authorised representative route as there is for the other streams. The fee attaches to placing tyres on the Danish market, so plan for it wherever you sell from.
What happens if I sell without paying the tyre fee?
The scheme runs under the tyre order (BEK 637/2023) and is supervised by Miljøstyrelsen. Non-compliance is handled under that order rather than the DPA enforcement route.
What changes next for tyres EPR in Denmark?
There is no dedicated EU tyre EPR directive, so the Danish fund model is not being harmonised across the EU. Any change would come from national rules, not an EU deadline.
