Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

01-000 Beverages 01-000-0110 spirits

Product description

Alcoholic beverages with an alcoholic content of at least 15% alcohol by volume (14% alc. by vol. for eggnog) and spirit-based alcoholic mixed beverages (less than 15% alc. by vol.) and spirit-based alcopops or coolers (between 1.2% and 10% alc. by vol.)

Product in detail Not classified here

Fruit brandies, liqueurs

Korn, arrack, vodka

Brandy

Mixed spirit drinks

Gin, juniper spirits

Whisky

Other spirits or hard liquor

Spirit-based alcopops or coolers

01-000-0090	Wine, wine-based cocktails, wine-like drinks

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for spirits in quantities of 22 litres or less typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as food and beverage businesses, canteens and commercial kitchens. Single-use beverage packaging for spirits that is exempt from deposit under section 31 (4) nos. 7d and 7e VerpackG is subject to system participation.

Regardless of any deposit obligation, packaging for spirits with a bundling function is subject to system participation in quantities of 22 litres or less.

Shipment packaging for spirits of all kinds typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation and, as such, is subject to system participation.

Specials

Single-use plastic bottles (except for glass or metal bottles where only caps, lids, labels, stickers or wrappings are made of plastic) and beverage cans in quantities between 0.1 and 3 litres and filled with spirits within the meaning of section 31 (4) nos. 7d and 7e VerpackG are subject to deposit.

Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)

Einordnungsentscheidung „Likörflasche und Konfitürenglas“ ( pdf, 315.5 KB)

Publication date: 14.05.2019 | Applicant: Sigrid`s Marmeladenküche

Einordnungsentscheidung "Glasflasche für alkoholisches Mischgetränk mit 10 % Vol." ( pdf, 540.7 KB)

Publication date: 09.12.2022 | Applicant: Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts

Einordnungsentscheidung “Glasflasche für alkoholhaltiges Mischgetränk mit 10,5 % Vol.“ ( pdf, 433.9 KB)

Publication date: 12.01.2021 | Applicant: Campari Deutschland GmbH

Einordnungsentscheidung „Glasflasche für alkoholisches Getränk mit 11 % Vol.“ ( pdf, 347.8 KB)

Publication date: 15.05.2020 | Applicant: Rola Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik

Einordnungsentscheidung „Glasflasche für alkoholisches Getränk mit 11 % Vol.“ ( pdf, 505.7 KB)

Publication date: 05.12.2019 | Applicant: Campari Deutschland GmbH

Einordnungsentscheidung „Glasflasche für alkoholisches Getränk mit 12 % Vol.“ ( pdf, 479.7 KB)

Publication date: 19.09.2019 | Applicant: Campari Deutschland GmbH

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0110 // spirits

Packaging material Packaging material× Abbreviations: PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard. PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic). PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic). Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.	Shape/form Shape/form× This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration. IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials. An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.	Delineation criterion Delineation criterion × Criterion that relates to a specific product and determines whether the shipment, retail or grouped packaging in question is subject to system participation. For food packaging, that delineation criterion often is quantity. For packaging filled with other products, the delineation criterion tends to be the number/volume or unit of the individual products contained in the packaging. Depending on the product, other criteria may be used within the scope of an overall market assessment to delineate or determine whether the system participation requirement applies to a packaging, such as the stress class in the case of laminate products.		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types	Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit		> 22 l		no
All types	Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit		≤ 22 l	yes
All types	Single-use packaging of all kinds subject to deposit	All types			no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
All types	Gift boxes, crates	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 22 l		no
All types	Gift boxes, crates	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 22 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 22 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 22 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Bundle wrap films, wrappings	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 22 l	yes
Plastic	Bundle wrap films, wrappings	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 22 l		no
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0110 // spirits

Packaging material Packaging material× Abbreviations: PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard. PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic). PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic). Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.	Shape/form Shape/form× This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration. IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials. An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
Aluminium	Beverage cans	250 ml		no
Aluminium	Beverage cans	330 ml		no
Aluminium	Beverage cans	500 ml		no
Beverage cartons	Square bags	200 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	20 ml - 50 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	200 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	100 ml - 200 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	275 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	350 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	500 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	700 ml	yes
Glass	Bottles	1 l	yes

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0110 // spirits

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0110 // spirits

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