Netherlands
Before you can sell tyres in the Netherlands
Tyres EPR in Netherlands has no marketplace gate and no sales ban tied to a number. The gate is older and physical. Since 1 April 2004 the Besluit beheer autobanden has required suppliers to take back one used tyre free for every new replacement tyre they put on the market.
RecyBEM, run by the Vereniging Band & Milieu, organises collection and recycling under a declared agreement. You either join it or file one-off declarations, and the reporting then splits in two:
| Duty | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Register or file losse aangiften | RecyBEM | Before placing tyres on the market |
| Monthly declaration | RecyBEM | Within five working days of month-end |
| Annual statutory report | Rijkswaterstaat | Before 1 August, filed by the organisation |
Selling tyres into the Netherlands
Say you import replacement tyres and are first to place them on the Dutch market. That makes you the producer, whether you manufacture them or bring them in, and the duty follows from the first tyre.
The scope line is specific. It covers replacement tyres for cars, light commercial vehicles up to 3.500 kg, trailers and caravans. There is no size threshold, and a one-off importer simply files losse aangiften rather than joining.
What you pay and to whom in the Netherlands
The money is a flat per-tyre afvalbeheersbijdrage, provisionally 1,70 euro per tyre in 2026, the same rate as 2024 and 2025. It is owed on each replacement tyre first placed on the Dutch market and funds RecyBEM's collective collection and recycling. It is not eco-modulated.
New-vehicle tyres are the exception, funded through the end-of-life vehicle scheme instead. There is no dedicated foreign-seller route either, so a foreign importer selling directly is treated as the importer and complies as a producer, without a separate authorised representative mechanism.
The dates ahead for tyres in the Netherlands
Little is scheduled to change, but two numbers anchor the picture. The statutory minimum recycling target is 20 percent by weight, a legal floor RecyBEM's own performance sits well above.
Enforcement is steady rather than headline-driven. ILT supervises the rules and audited RecyBEM in 2024, acting under the Wet milieubeheer, and no tyre-specific fine amount is published. See the wider map on EPR in the Netherlands.
Frequently asked questions about tyres EPR in the Netherlands
Short answers to the common ones.
What does tyres EPR mean in the Netherlands?
Since 2004, suppliers must take back one used tyre free for every new replacement tyre placed on the market, with RecyBEM organising collection and recycling under a declared agreement. Producers pay a per-tyre contribution and report to the scheme and to Rijkswaterstaat.
Who has to register for tyres EPR in the Netherlands?
Any producer or importer who first places replacement tyres for cars, vans up to 3.500 kg, trailers or caravans on the Dutch market. There is no threshold, and one-off importers file losse aangiften instead of joining RecyBEM.
How much does tyres EPR cost in the Netherlands?
A flat afvalbeheersbijdrage, provisionally 1,70 euro per tyre in 2026, unchanged from 2024 and 2025. It applies per replacement tyre first placed on the market and is not eco-modulated. Tyres on new vehicles are funded through the vehicle scheme instead.
When are tyres reports due in the Netherlands?
Members file monthly declarations within five working days of month-end, while the statutory annual report goes to Rijkswaterstaat before 1 August, filed by the organisation for the previous year.
