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Reporting

Batteries placed on the Finnish market are reported in an electronic system.

Reporting is done quarterly

As a general rule, producers who have signed a producer responsibility transfer agreement report the batteries they place on the market to Recser Oy on a quarterly basis. Producers who place small quantities (less than 100 kilograms per year) on the market may report once a year, but they must first contact Recser: info(a)recser.fi.

Reporting periods

• 1 Jan–31 Mar, report by 30 Apr
• 1 Apr–30 Jun, report by 31 Jul
• 1 Jul–30 Sep, report by 31 Oct
• 1 Oct –31 Dec, report by 31 Jan – due to the strict deadlines of the annual financial statements, reporting by 15 January, if possible

The costs generated from the producer responsibility are divided among the producers in relation to their market shares, so it is important that the producers submit information about the amounts they place on the market in accordance with the agreed upon schedule. Based on the reported information, Recser Oy charges recycling fees for batteries based on the currently valid recycling fee prices and reports to the authorities.

Recycling fees are collected for all batteries placed on the market. Producers of large industrial batteries are charged an annual fee to cover the administrative costs arising from reporting obligations. As Recser expands its producer responsibility scope, recycling fees for large industrial batteries will be introduced in August 2025, along with possibly other cost contributions defined by the producer community. Read more about the expansion of producer responsibility in our article.

Producers of large industrial batteries must also fill in an annual report form

Producers of large industrial batteries are subject to a more extensive obligation to report, since it is the producer’s responsibility to arrange the receipt and other waste management of decommissioned large industrial batteries.

Producers of large industrial batteries use a form to submit quarterly reports on the product quantities they have placed on the market, but they must also use a separate form to submit an annual report on the large industrial batteries that they have collected and recycled during the entire past year. The annual report form and instructions are delivered to producers by e-mail.

Reports are submitted through an electronic system

The amounts placed on the market are reported through an electronic reporting system. The producers enter their amounts per price group separately for products placed on the market in Continental Finland and Åland in both total kilograms and pieces. If a company has not placed any portable batteries on the market in a reporting period, the piece and kilogram fields on the reporting form for the period in question are filled out with 0 amounts.