Title: Botelix – Deposit Return Scheme (Pfand, SGR, Kaucja, Zaloh) Author: WPPoland (Mariusz Szatkowski) Published: 30 Ottobre 2026 Last modified: 31 Ottobre 2026 --- Ricerca i plugin ![](https://ps.w.org/botelix/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3775507) ![](https://ps.w.org/botelix/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3775507) # Botelix – Deposit Return Scheme (Pfand, SGR, Kaucja, Zaloh) Di [WPPoland (Mariusz Szatkowski)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/motylanogha/) [Scarica](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/botelix.1.4.0.zip) * [Dettagli](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/#description) * [Recensioni](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/#reviews) * [Installazione](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/#installation) * [Sviluppo](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/#developers) [Supporto](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/botelix/) ## Descrizione National deposit return schemes (DRS) require retailers selling beverages in covered packaging to collect a container deposit and refund it when the empty packaging comes back. Botelix gives WooCommerce stores one lightweight tool for the deposit rules of sixteen markets: * **Germany (Pfand)**: Section 46(1) VerpackDG sets a deposit of at least 0.25 EUR including VAT per single-use beverage container of 0.1 l to 3.0 l (Section 46(4) lists the exempt drinks). Reusable (Mehrweg) glass bottles have no statutory amount; Botelix starts them at the customary 0.15 EUR, a trade-practice rate you can change in the settings. * **Austria (Einwegpfand)**: the Pfandverordnung fuer Einweggetraenkeverpackungen( BGBl. II Nr. 283/2023) Section 4 sets 0.25 EUR per single-use plastic bottle or metal can of 0.1 l to 3.0 l from 1 January 2025, milk drinks excepted. The regulation says nothing about VAT, so Botelix adds the deposit untaxed; a filter switches that if your tax adviser says otherwise. * **Poland (System kaucyjny)**: the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 8 July 2024 (Dz.U. 2024 poz. 1046) Section 1 sets 0.50 PLN for single-use plastic bottles up to 3 l, 0.50 PLN for metal cans up to 1 l and 1.00 PLN for reusable glass bottles up to 1.5 l. Annex 1a to the packaging act (t.j. Dz.U. 2026 poz. 619) lists these packaging types; single-use glass is not covered. Under VAT Act Article 29a(11a) the deposit is not part of the tax base. * **Romania (SGR)**: HG nr. 1074/2021 (republished in M.Of. nr. 1120/2022, as amended) Article 12(5) sets a guarantee of 0.50 RON for every single-use glass, plastic or metal container of 0.1 l to 3 l holding a drink listed in Annex 1, mandatory since 30 November 2023 (Article 10(1)). Under Codul fiscal Article 315^5(2) the guarantee is outside the scope of VAT. * **Slovakia (Zalohovy system)**: Vyhlaska c. 347/2019 Z. z. Section 2 sets minimums of 0.12 EUR per plastic bottle and 0.10 EUR per metal can; the scheme administrator sets the actual rate (Zakon c. 302/2019 Z. z. Section 7(1)(g)). Botelix ships the minimums; enter the administrator’s current rate in the settings. Under Zakon c. 222/2004 Z. z. Section 22(3) the deposit is not part of the VAT base. * **Hungary (DRS)**: 450/2023. (X. 4.) Korm. rendelet Section 3(1) sets a 50 HUF redemption fee per single-use plastic, metal or glass beverage container of 0.1 l to 3 l, from 1 January 2024. The producer sets the fee for reusable containers, so that rate starts at 0 for you to fill in. Botelix adds the fee untaxed. * **Denmark (Pant)**: Bekendtgorelse nr. 853 of 28 September 2026 Section 3(2) sets the pant including VAT: 1.50 DKK per plastic bottle up to 99 cl, 1.00 DKK per other container up to 99 cl (cans, single-use glass, refillable glass up to 50 cl), 3.00 DKK for refillable glass over 50 cl and for any container over 99 cl. Botelix ships the rates for the smaller sizes; enter 3.00 on larger products. The pant is in the VAT base (momsloven Section 27(2) no. 2), so Botelix adds the net share in the product’s tax class. * **Sweden (Pant)**: Forordning (2022:1274) om producentansvar for forpackningar, chapter 4 Section 3, puts plastic bottles and metal cans in a return system and leaves the amount to the operator. Returpack (Pantamera) charges 2 SEK per can and per plastic bottle under 100 cl and 3 SEK over 100 cl (tariff Bilaga 3 Pant och avgifter, 1 April 2026); enter 3.00 on larger bottles, and the printed amount on packs still marked 1 kr. The pant is in the VAT base (Mervardesskattelag 2023: 200 chapter 8 Section 13) at the drink’s rate, which Botelix takes from the product’s tax class. * **Finland (Pantti)**: Valtioneuvoston asetus 526/2013 Section 2 sets minimum deposits, and the operator sets the tariff (Jatelaki 646/2011 Sections 68 and 69): 0.15 EUR per metal can, 0.20 EUR per plastic bottle over 0.35 l and under 1.0 l, 0.40 EUR from 1.0 l, 0.10 EUR for other packaging, including plastic up to 0.35 l and glass. Botelix ships 0.20 for plastic; enter 0.10 or 0.40 on other sizes. Refillable glass runs its own return system, so its 0.10 EUR is only the minimum. The deposit is taxed: Arvonlisaverolaki Section 85 b sets 25.5 percent, and Section 139 a allows the drink’s own rate where the deposit cannot be separated from the drink without considerable difficulty. Botelix applies that second reading: it adds the net share in the product’s tax class, so the deposit follows the drink’s rate. * **Estonia (Pandipakend)**: Keskkonnaministri maarus nr 19 Section 1(1) sets 0.10 EUR per reusable glass, single-use glass, metal and plastic container; Pakendiseadus Section 21(4^1) item 3 exempts packs under 0.1 l or over 3.0 l. The deposit is outside the VAT base (Kaibemaksuseadus Section 12(12)). * **Latvia (Depozita sistema)**: Cabinet Regulation No. 519 of 11 August 2020, point 7, sets 0.10 EUR per container. Annex 1, as replaced by Regulation No. 809 of 22 December 2025, covers PET bottles, cans and single-use and reusable glass bottles of 0.1 l to under 3 l; wine, bitters and liqueurs are excluded from glass. The VAT law Article 39(3)(3) keeps the reusable deposit out of the taxable amount; for single-use packs this rests on State Revenue Service guidance of 28 January 2022, not on the statute. Botelix adds it untaxed; a filter switches that. * **Netherlands (Statiegeld)**: Regeling beheer verpakkingen Article 6 sets minimums of 0.15 EUR per plastic bottle under 1 l and 0.25 EUR from 1 l to 3 l, for water and soft drinks only (Besluit beheer verpakkingen 2014 Article 12(1)), and 0.15 EUR per metal drink container up to 3 l (Article 13(1)). Botelix ships 0.15 for plastic; enter 0.25 on larger bottles. Glass is outside the scheme. The deposit is outside the VAT base by administrative approval (Besluit maatstaf van heffing omzetbelasting of 29 September 2025, paragraph 4.4), not by statute; a filter switches that. * **Ireland (Deposit Return Scheme)**: S.I. No. 33 of 2024, regulation 18 and the First Schedule (as substituted by S.I. No. 555 of 2024), set 0.15 EUR per PET bottle or aluminium or steel can of 0.15 l to 0.5 l and 0.25 EUR above 0.5 l up to 3 l (regulation 3(1)). Botelix ships 0.15; enter 0.25 on larger products. Glass is outside the scheme. Section 92A(2) of the VAT Consolidation Act 2010 reduces the taxable amount of the deposit to nil. * **Croatia (Povratna naknada)**: Uredba NN 137/2024 Article 4 sets 0.10 EUR per single-use plastic, glass or metal beverage container up to 3 l; until 31 December 2026 Article 10(3) limits it to PET, glass and metal of 0.2 l to 3 l. Reusable packaging is outside the scheme. Tax authority guidance (Porezna uprava, 3 October 2025) treats the deposit as a pass-through item outside the VAT base; that is guidance, not statute, and a filter switches it. * **Malta (Beverage Container Refund Scheme)**: S.L. 549.134 Third Schedule sets a deposit of at least 0.10 EUR per steel, aluminium, glass or PET container of 0.1 l to 3 l (Second Schedule), single-use (regulation 15) and refillable (regulation 21). Regulation 15(1) says the deposit is not subject to VAT. * **Portugal (SDR)**: Despacho n. 432/2026 point 1 sets 0.10 EUR per container whatever its volume or material; Decreto-Lei 152-D/2017 Article 30-B covers single- use plastic, ferrous metal and aluminium beverage containers under 3 l. Glass is outside the scheme. Under Article 30-E(3) the deposit is not taxed. * **Custom Scheme**: a rate per container category (0.25 by default) in your store currency for any other deposit scheme, added untaxed. Key capabilities: * **Automatic Cart Fee**: Adds the deposit as a dedicated fee at cart and checkout using native WooCommerce fees. * **Tax Base Handling**: Where the deposit is part of the VAT base (Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland), Botelix adds the net share per tax class, so the customer pays exactly the deposit amount with VAT. Everywhere else the deposit is added untaxed. * **One Container Category, Every Scheme**: Tag a product once as single-use plastic bottle, metal can, single-use glass bottle or reusable glass bottle. Each scheme sets its own rate for each category, or does not cover it and charges nothing; the product editor marks the categories the product’s scheme does not cover. * **Deposit Per Product**: Products in one container category can carry different deposits, for example reusable glass bottles at different Mehrweg rates. Enter a deposit per container on the product or variation; it replaces the scheme rate under the product’s own scheme (its override, else the store default) and the rate from the settings applies everywhere else. * **Multi-Pack Multiplier**: Multiplies deposit by container count (a 6-pack of cans automatically charges 6 container deposits). * **Cross-Border Destination Matching**: Optionally applies the scheme of the customer’s shipping country. A scheme is only charged when its currency matches the store currency, because the rates are set in law in that currency and Botelix does not convert; the settings screen lists every scheme your store cannot charge. * **Export Exemption**: Option to exclude container deposits when shipping outside covered deposit jurisdictions. * **Product Page Notice**: Displays the deposit notice under the price (for example,“ Plus 0,50 zl statutory deposit, refunded when you return the packaging”), on classic and block single-product templates. * **Deposit Next to Every Price**: Shop, category, search and related-product listings, classic and block, show the deposit next to the price. In Germany Section 7 PAngV requires the deposit amount next to the total price. * **EINWEG and MEHRWEG**: Under the German scheme the price reads EINWEG for single- use and MEHRWEG for reusable containers, inside the price so it has the same font and size, as Section 47 VerpackDG requires for online sales. Section 47 sets exceptions (containers over 3.0 l and some drinks need no MEHRWEG notice); Botelix follows your container tag. * **Deposit per Line**: Cart and checkout (classic and block) show each line’s deposit; the order stores it per item and prints it on the order page, in the admin and in order emails. * **Variation Inheritance**: Variations automatically inherit parent container type and unit count unless explicitly overridden. * **Full Compatibility**: Compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage( HPOS) and WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks. #### Documentation and links * **Documentation** – [plogins.com/botelix/docs/](https://plogins.com/botelix/docs/) * **Plugin page** – [plogins.com/botelix/](https://plogins.com/botelix/) * **Source code** – [github.com/wppoland/botelix](https://github.com/wppoland/botelix) * **Bug reports and feature requests** – [GitHub issues](https://github.com/wppoland/botelix/issues) Reporting a security issue: email hello@wppoland.com under our coordinated disclosure policy. We confirm within two business days, assess within five, and patch a critical issue within seven days of confirming it. ### Translations Botelix is fully translatable and ships the `botelix.pot` template. Translations are delivered by WordPress.org language packs from translate.wordpress.org. ## Screenshot [⌊Cart with a PET bottle, a 6-pack of cans and a returnable glass bottle: Botelix adds a separate "Deposit (kaucja)" line of 4,50 zl to the cart totals.⌉⌊Cart with a PET bottle, a 6-pack of cans and a returnable glass bottle: Botelix adds a separate" Deposit (kaucja)" line of 4,50 zl to the cart totals.⌉[ Cart with a PET bottle, a 6-pack of cans and a returnable glass bottle: Botelix adds a separate “Deposit (kaucja)” line of 4,50 zl to the cart totals. [⌊Checkout order review with the same deposit line between the subtotal and the total.⌉⌊Checkout order review with the same deposit line between the subtotal and the total.⌉[ Checkout order review with the same deposit line between the subtotal and the total. [⌊Product page for a 6-pack of cans with the deposit notice under the price: "Plus 3,00 zl statutory deposit, refunded when you return the packaging."⌉⌊Product page for a 6-pack of cans with the deposit notice under the price: "Plus 3,00 zl statutory deposit, refunded when you return the packaging."⌉[ Product page for a 6-pack of cans with the deposit notice under the price: “Plus 3,00 zl statutory deposit, refunded when you return the packaging.” [⌊Product editor, General tab: the Deposit Return Scheme fields (scheme override, packaging container, container units).⌉⌊Product editor, General tab: the Deposit Return Scheme fields (scheme override, packaging container, container units).⌉[ Product editor, General tab: the Deposit Return Scheme fields (scheme override, packaging container, container units). [⌊Settings under WooCommerce > Deposit Return (DRS): enable switch, default scheme, cross-border matching, export exemption and the Polish scheme's label, notice and statutory rates.⌉⌊Settings under WooCommerce > Deposit Return (DRS): enable switch, default scheme, cross-border matching, export exemption and the Polish scheme's label, notice and statutory rates.⌉[ Settings under WooCommerce > Deposit Return (DRS): enable switch, default scheme, cross-border matching, export exemption and the Polish scheme’s label, notice and statutory rates. ## Installazione 1. Ensure WooCommerce 8.0 or higher is installed and active. 2. Install Botelix and activate it. 3. Go to WooCommerce > Deposit Return (DRS) to select your default scheme (such as Poland, Germany, Denmark or the Netherlands) and configure cross-border matching. 4. Edit beverage products to select their packaging container type and container units. ## FAQ ### Does Botelix support multi-packs? Yes. Set the container units field on the product (for example, 6 for a six-pack, 24 for a crate). The statutory deposit is multiplied by the container count. ### Are deposits subject to VAT? It depends on national legislation: * In Poland (VAT Act Article 29a(11a)), Romania( Codul fiscal Article 315^5(2)), Slovakia (Zakon c. 222/2004 Z. z. Section 22(3)), Estonia (Kaibemaksuseadus Section 12(12)), Ireland (VAT Consolidation Act 2010 Section 92A(2)), Malta (S.L. 549.134 regulation 15(1)) and Portugal (Decreto-Lei 152-D/2017 Article 30-E(3)) the deposit is outside the VAT base, and Botelix adds it untaxed. Hungary and Austria are added untaxed as well. * The Netherlands, Croatia and Latvia( single-use packs) keep the deposit outside the VAT base by tax authority approval or guidance rather than statute; Botelix adds it untaxed. * In Germany, Section 46(1) VerpackDG states the deposit including VAT. Botelix adds the net share in the product’s tax class and WooCommerce adds the tax, so the customer pays exactly 0.25 EUR. Denmark, Sweden and Finland work the same way: the deposit is in the VAT base and follows the product’s tax class. Developers can change a scheme’s treatment with the `botelix_scheme_taxable` filter. ### Does Botelix support cross-border sales? Yes. When “Cross-Border Destination Matching” is enabled, Botelix checks the customer shipping country during checkout and applies that country’s scheme, but only when the scheme’s currency equals the store currency (a PLN store charges nothing for a delivery to Germany, an EUR store charges the rate of any euro scheme). Botelix never converts currencies. When “Export Exemption” is enabled, orders shipping outside covered DRS jurisdictions are exempted from container deposits. ### Does it work with Cart and Checkout Blocks? Yes. Botelix uses the native WooCommerce cart fees API and declares full compatibility with WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks and High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS). ## Recensioni Non ci sono recensioni per questo plugin. ## Contributi e sviluppo “Botelix – Deposit Return Scheme (Pfand, SGR, Kaucja, Zaloh)” è un software open source. Le persone che hanno contribuito allo sviluppo di questo plugin sono indicate di seguito. Collaboratori * [ WPPoland (Mariusz Szatkowski) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/motylanogha/) “Botelix – Deposit Return Scheme (Pfand, SGR, Kaucja, Zaloh)” è stato tradotto in 1 lingua. Grazie a [chi traduce](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/botelix/contributors) per il contributo. [Traduci “Botelix – Deposit Return Scheme (Pfand, SGR, Kaucja, Zaloh)” nella tua lingua.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/botelix) ### Ti interessa lo sviluppo? [Esplora il codice](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/botelix/) segui il [repository SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/botelix/), segui il [log delle modifiche](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/botelix/) tramite [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/botelix/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.0 * Added: ten national schemes, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Croatia, Malta and Portugal, each with its act, rates per container category and VAT treatment, and matched by shipping country. * Changed: where a scheme’s amount depends on the container size, the settings ship the common size and the rate label names the other amounts, to enter on the product. #### 1.3.0 * Added: a deposit per container on each product and variation. It replaces the scheme rate from the settings under the product’s own scheme, so products in one container category can carry different deposits. #### 1.2.0 * Added: the deposit next to the price on shop, category, search and related-product listings, classic and block. * Added: EINWEG or MEHRWEG inside the price under the German scheme (Section 47 VerpackDG). * Added: the deposit per line in cart and checkout, stored on each order item and shown on the order page, in the admin and in emails. #### 1.1.1 * Fixed: a shop manager could open the settings screen but every save failed with“ Sorry, you are not allowed to manage options for this site.” #### 1.1.0 * Fixed: a fresh install charged nothing until the settings were saved once. * Fixed: a product notice template with %s printed the placeholder instead of the amount. * Fixed: the German Pfand was charged with VAT on top; the customer now pays exactly the statutory amount including VAT. * Fixed: cross-border matching charged nothing for a product shipped to another scheme, and charged rates in the wrong currency. * Fixed: the deposit notice was missing on block single-product templates. * Changed: a product carries one container category (single-use plastic bottle, metal can, single-use glass bottle, reusable glass bottle); each scheme sets its rate for every category or does not cover it, and the settings list a rate field for each covered category. * Changed: the product editor offers the four categories and marks the ones the product’s scheme (its override, else the store default) does not cover; variations follow the parent’s override. * Changed: the German reusable glass rate starts at the customary 0.15 EUR, a trade- practice rate, not a statutory one. * Changed: a scheme is only charged when its currency equals the store currency; the settings screen lists the schemes that cannot be charged. * Changed: Austria is added without VAT and its notice no longer says “inkl. USt.”, as the regulation states no VAT. * Changed: Slovakia uses the statutory minimums, 0.12 EUR for plastic bottles and 0.10 EUR for cans; the administrator’s rate goes in the settings. * Changed: the Hungarian reusable fee starts at 0, as the producer sets it. * Changed: legal references corrected (Poland Dz.U. 2024 poz. 1046, Romania M.Of. 1120/2022, Austria’s regulation title, Hungary’s decree only). * Changed: Romanian, Slovak and Hungarian notices use proper diacritics; the Romanian notice adds the guarantee instead of saying it is included. #### 1.0.2 * Fixed: deleting the plugin on a multisite network now removes its settings from every site, not only the main one. #### 1.0.1 * Enhance Plugin Check compliance: add nonce verification and user capability checks on product save. * Add translators comments for placeholders in admin strings. * Optimize short description under 150 characters. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release: Statutory Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) support for Poland, Romania, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and custom schemes. ## Meta * Versione **1.4.0** * Ultimo aggiornamento **3 ore fa** * Installazioni attive **Meno di 10** * Versione WordPress ** 6.5 o superiore ** * Testato fino alla versione **7.1.4** * Versione PHP ** 8.1 o superiore ** * Lingue * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/) e [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/). * [Traduci nella tua lingua](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/botelix) * Tag * [pfand](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pfand/)[SGR](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sgr/) [woocommerce](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Visualizzazione avanzata](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/botelix/advanced/) ## Valutazioni Non sono state ancora inviate recensioni. 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