In connection with the registration, a one-time registration fee will be charged to each new member.
If the company was established in the same year it applies for membership, no registration fee is charged. If the company’s turnover in the previous financial year is less than EUR 100,000, the registration fee is EUR 130 (+ VAT). For others, the fee is EUR 200 (+ VAT).
In addition, the member is charged a minimum recycling fee.
In 2026 the minimum recycling fee is:
Import of lead batteries is less than 1 tonne in a year = 120 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is 1-10 tonne batteries in a year = 130 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is over 10-100 tonne batteries in a year = 160 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is over 100-1000 tonne batteries in a year = 220 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is over 1000 tonne batteries in a year = 450 € (+ VAT)
In 2025 the minimum recycling fee is:
Import of lead batteries is less than 1 tonne in a year = 120 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is 1-10 tonne batteries in a year = 130 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is over 10-100 tonne batteries in a year = 160 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is over 100-1000 tonne batteries in a year = 220 € (+ VAT)
Import of lead batteries is over 1000 tonne batteries in a year = 450 € (+ VAT)
Invoicing is based on the amount of batteries imported in the previous year.
There are no other recycling fees.
If you import other than lead-acid batteries batteries, you can report them to the same reporting system as lead-acid batteries, if you are also a member of Recser (Paristokierrätys). You can get more information about membership by contacting Akkukierrätys. Recser price list (Paristokierrätys) shows the recycling fees for all the batteries.
The recycling fee is charged by the tonne for all vehicle and industrial lead batteries put on the market. ‘Lead batteries put on the market’ refers to new batteries imported, lead batteries imported in new vehicles and equipment, as well as lead batteries imported in used vehicles and equipment, meaning all batteries that will end up being recycled in Finland at some point.