{"id":23718,"date":"2026-09-15T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/?page_id=23718"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:02:47","slug":"costs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/costs\/","title":{"rendered":"EPD costs: plan your budget and fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:98.8%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><!-- WordPress\/Avada content only. Set the page title\/H1 separately: EPD costs: plan your budget and fees --><\/p>\n<article lang=\"en\" aria-label=\"EPD costs: plan your budget and fees\" style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 8px 0 24px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">An EPD budget includes external specialist services, internal work and IBU fees. Free use of the platform does not mean that creating an EPD is free.<\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"On this page\" style=\"margin: 0 0 36px; padding: 18px 22px; background-color: #f5f5f5; border-left: 3px solid #747474;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"><strong>On this page<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-1\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">LCA and internal preparation<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-2\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">IBU fees under the fee schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-3\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Special cases and a confirmed budget<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 4px;\"><a href=\"#abschnitt-4\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Submission and cancellation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-1\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">LCA and internal preparation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Request a quotation identifying products, sites, data preparation and support during verification. Agree how additional variants, translations and later revisions will be charged. Also reserve time for production, purchasing and project coordination.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-2\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">IBU fees under the fee schedule<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">The fee schedule effective 12 August 2026 lists EUR 2,700 for a standard initial issue or recalculation and EUR 1,500 for revision or updating. Annual mark fees and, where applicable, membership dues are additional. The standard annual mark fee for the first valid declaration is EUR 960, with a sliding scale for further declarations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-3\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Special cases and a confirmed budget<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Special provisions apply to individualisations, tool solutions, related EPDs submitted together and additional services. Membership status can also affect fees. Use the complete current fee schedule for a confirmed budget and have your project\u2019s classification checked.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"abschnitt-4\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Submission and cancellation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\">Submission places the verification order. Clarify costs beforehand. If a commissioned verification is cancelled at the declaration owner\u2019s request or for reasons within their responsibility, the fee schedule provides for the full verification fee; additional work may also be charged. Contact IBU before ending a commissioned procedure.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"weiterlesen\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Related guides and next steps<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/timeline\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD timelines and realistic project planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/lca-consultants\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Choose an LCA consultant for your EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/requirements\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Requirements for your first EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/contact-and-training\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">Contact and introduction to EPD-Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"quellen-und-kontakt\" style=\"margin: 36px 0 14px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.35; color: inherit; scroll-margin-top: 120px;\">Documents and direct access<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03-IBU-Gebuehrenordnung_08-2026.pdf\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">IBU fee schedule, effective 12 August 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<nav aria-label=\"More topics\" style=\"max-width: 820px; margin: 16px auto 32px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid #dddddd; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibu-epd.com\/en\/epd-online\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\">EPD-Online<\/a> &nbsp; \u00b7 &nbsp; <a href=\"\/en\/epd-online\/getting-started\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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