Auto Recycling Netherlands (ARN) has today announced that from 1 January, 2024 the recycling fee for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles has been set at €20. This is €2.50 less than the current €22.50 per vehicle.
The recycling fee on cars has been mandatory since 1 May 2021 for all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles that are registered in the Netherlands for the first time and for all used cars that are imported from abroad. The management fees that participating importers will pay next year for the collection and recycling of lithium-ion batteries removed from electric vehicles has also been made known. These will remain the same as they are this year.
Recycling fee for cars still falling
The recycling fee is payable when a car is brought into the Dutch market for the first time. The aim of the fee is to ensure that all cars in the Netherlands can be recycled in an environmentally responsible manner at the end of their useful life. The fee fell from €30 to €25 in 2021 and last year it was further reduced to €22.50. From next year it will drop to €20. All this is in line with agreements made between the government and the industry in 2021. With the introduction of new European regulations on end-of-life vehicles, which are expected to come into force from 2025, it is not yet clear whether this amount can remain at this level in future.
Recycling level of end-of-life vehicles exceeds 98%
De recyclingbijdrage op auto’s wordt door ARN ingezet om aan de wettelijke verplichting van minimaal 95% autorecycling en hergebruik te voldoen. Afgedankte auto’s in Nederland worden duurzaam gerecycled en vrijwel alle restmaterialen worden nuttig toegepast. ARN heeft samen met autodemontage-, shredder-en recyclingbedrijven mede dankzij de recyclingbijdrage een recyclingpercentage van ruim 98% bereikt.
Management fees for car batteries unchanged
De beheerbijdragen voor de inzameling en recycling van Li-ion autobatterijen zijn in 2022 gehalveerd. Reden hiervan was dat autobatterijen langer meegaan dan oorspronkelijk verwacht. De huidige tarieven zijn afgestemd op de verwachte toekomstige verplichtingen voor de inzameling en recycling van afgedankte autobatterijen. Om die reden worden de beheerbijdragen die deelnemende auto-importeurs aan ARN betalen voor inzameling en recycling van Li-ion batterijen per 1 januari 2024 niet gewijzigd.
The management contributions that participating importers pay to ARN for the collection and recycling of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles remain the same
Gainful reuse of end-of-life vehicle batteries
The management fee facilitates the sustainable recycling of used car batteries. Working together with recycling companies, ARN comfortably exceeds the legal requirement to recycle at least 50 per cent, by weight, of lithium-ion batteries. In 2021 a recycling level of 83% was realised. The figures for 2022 will be announced soon.
Management fees for lithium-ion starter batteries and drive batteries (including VAT) in 2024:
€3 per battery for a weight of ≤5kg
€ 5 per battery for a weight of >5kg >5 kg en and15 kg (48V category)
€ 8 per battery for a weight of >15kg and ≤25kg
€45 per battery for a weight of >100kg and ≤350kg >25kg and ≤100kg
€45 per battery for a weight of >100 kg and ≤350 kg
€55 per battery for a weight of >350kg and ≤600kg
€65 per battery for a weight of >600kg and ≤900kg
Management fees for lead-acid and NiMH starter batteries and drive batteries unchanged
In 2024 The management fee for lead-acid and NiMH starter batteries and drive batteries will stay the same as it was in 2023: €0.05 (excluding VAT).
