The split is set by ordinance,
not by your sales channel.
Austrian law allocates every packaging item between household and commercial using a size criterion and binding product-group shares. Applying an individual distribution analysis instead is not permitted, and declaring everything as household is usually the more expensive error.
Quoted after a short scope review · delivered as a written report
✓ Free ✓ Human review ✓ No commitment
Timing depends on document completeness and independent registry and scheme review
The outcome
A written allocation your filings can rest on
- Each packaging item assigned to its product group
- Size criterion applied and the binding shares stated per material
- Declarable masses produced per tariff category
The ordinance shares are binding; the review documents their application rather than negotiating them
A size criterion, then 47 product groups
Packaging is household packaging where it meets the size criterion of up to 1.5 m², up to 5 litres or up to 0.15 kg of expanded polystyrene per sales unit and typically arises in households or comparable collection points. Service packaging, carrier bags, refuse sacks, glass and beverage cartons are household packaging regardless of size. Each item is then assigned to one of 47 product groups whose percentage shares are binding for every company.
Why the allocation is worth reviewing
Shipping packaging has its own product group
Cartons, films, bags, cushioning and tapes added for despatch belong to the distance-selling product group. The packaging of the goods themselves stays in the product group of the goods.
The two layers are collapsed into one
A file that prices only the shipping layer, or only the product layer, is incomplete. Both have to be inventoried separately.
Household is assumed to mean expensive and unavoidable
A share of shipping cartons and plastics is commercial packaging by ordinance, and commercial tariffs are several times lower. Applying the shares correctly reduces the bill lawfully.
Included in the written scope.
- Packaging inventory by item, component and material
- Size-criterion assessment per item
- Product-group assignment for the shipping and product layers
- Binding household and commercial shares applied per material
- Declarable masses per tariff category, ready for a system report
- A written record suitable for a system participant check
Four controlled steps.
Document the facts
Collect the entity, products, channels, contracts and available evidence for the packaging allocation review.
Confirm scope and dependencies
Receive a written map of assumptions, exclusions, third parties and points requiring approval.
Authorise the agreed work
Private fees, external costs and client responsibilities are confirmed before any submission or commitment.
Coordinate and retain evidence
After a valid engagement, each action, external decision and authentic receipt is stored with its date and version.
Frequently asked
I only sell to consumers. Is everything household packaging?
No. The shares are binding regardless of your actual distribution channel, and an individual channel analysis is expressly not permitted. A portion of shipping cartons, plastics and tapes is commercial packaging.
Does this reduce what I pay?
It often does, because commercial tariffs are lower, but that is an outcome of applying the ordinance correctly and never a target. The review documents the basis rather than optimising towards a number.
Do I still need this if I use a flat tariff?
Yes, because the household mass after allocation is what determines whether a flat tariff is available at all.
Is this a labelling review?
No. Austrian material marking is optional, and where the codes are used no alternative numbering is permitted. Single-use plastic marking and the deposit logo are separate duties assessed on their own.
Discuss the facts with the team.
Independent private service · human scope review · no third-party outcome promised.
✓ Free ✓ Human review ✓ No commitment