Management fee
Car manufacturers and importers that market lithium-ion drive batteries or lithium-ion starter batteries and participate in the collective system for collection and recycling pay a management fee for future collection and recycling.
Safe and responsible collection
If you have signed up to the ARN Management Plan, you will have to pay a management fee to ARN. For participating importers, this Plan facilitates the safe and responsible collection and recycling of batteries.
Generally speaking, a dealership will charge the fee separately when selling an electric car. In accordance with applicable legislation and regulations, the fee for starter batteries serves as an administrative contribution.
Rates 2026
The level of management contributions for propulsion batteries in 2026 is unchanged compared to the rates in 2023. A year earlier, management contributions for lithium-ion batteries were reduced by approximately 50%, depending on the weight of the battery. The reason for the decline was, among other things, the longer lifespan of batteries.
The current rates are tailored to the expected obligations for the collection and recycling of waste car batteries.
The current rates are below on this page.
