{"id":164,"date":"2015-12-15T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T09:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=164&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:27:34","slug":"what-does-an-epd-cost","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/faq-items\/what-does-an-epd-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"What does an EPD cost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The costs for the review and publication of the EPD are documented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/05-IBU_Fee-Schedule_NEW_2025_09_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBU-Fee Schedule<\/a>. The costs for an EPD, called declaration fees, are divided into two parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The one-time verification costs of 2.700 \u20ac for each EPD, and<\/li>\n<li>the annual trade mark use fee, tiered according to the number of EPDs (\u20ac960 to \u20ac120).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The costs for the accompanying IBU membership may be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/02-IBU-Membership-dues-regulation-1.pdf\">Membership dues regulation. <\/a>The membership costs are tiered into several contribution classes, based on the member&#8217;s total sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The costs for the review and publication of the EPD are documented in the IBU-Fee Schedule. The costs for an EPD, called declaration fees, are divided into two parts: The one-time verification costs of 2.700 \u20ac for each EPD, and the annual trade mark use fee, tiered according to the number of EPDs (\u20ac960 to \u20ac120). The costs for the accompanying IBU membership may be found in the Membership dues regulation. 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