Company registration in BDO | Check if it is your obligation!
Although the obligation to register in the BDO system has existed since 2018, many entrepreneurs have not yet submitted an application for entry into the Database. This can be quite a hindrance – lack of registration or incorrect registration prevents entrepreneurs from fulfilling important environmental obligations and is additionally at risk of severe penalties.
What is BDO and who does it apply to?
BDO, i.e. Database on products, packaging and waste management, is an IT system used to collect and manage data on waste management . The system also enables electronic submission of reports and keeping waste records.
An element of the system is the BDO register, which contains the entities listed in Art. 50 section 1 and art. 51 section 1. Waste Act. Some of them (mainly entities with appropriate permits, permits and licenses) obtain entry ex officio, i.e. without the need to submit an application. Other entrepreneurs are required to register with BDO before actually starting their business.
Who must register with BDO?
The obligation to register with BDO applies to both new companies and those that have been operating for many years . Therefore, all entrepreneurs who:
- generate waste and keep records of it,
- introduce packaged products, vehicles, tires, lubricating oils, batteries and accumulators to the Polish market,
- they produce or introduce packaging to the Polish market,
- make intra-Community purchases of packaging,
- introduce electrical and electronic equipment into the territory of the country,
- they run a shop or wholesaler and provide customers with plastic bags covered by a recycling fee.
A detailed catalog of entrepreneurs obliged to register with BDO is included in the Waste Act.
ATTENTION: failure to register with BDO may result in arrest or a financial penalty of up to PLN 1,000,000!
Check if you are obliged to register with BDO!
You don’t know whether you need to register with BDO? Are you afraid of penalties for missing an entry? Answer a few questions about your company’s activities and find out whether you are subject to mandatory entry into the BDO.
Send your inquiry to our expert and in response you will receive information about the necessity or lack of necessity to submit an application for registration in BDO .
Are you just starting your adventure with the BDO registry? Watch a free webinar and learn the basics of the BDO system in Poland!
How to register with BDO? Take advantage of the help of Interzero experts
The obligation to register with BDO does not have to involve burdensome formalities! Entrust them to Interzero experts – this way you will avoid problems with completing the form and the risk of returning your application for correction .
Our BDO registration service includes:
- determining the actual scope of your company’s activities,
- identifying sections to be entered and codes for waste generated,
- preparation and submission of an application for registration in BDO.
If you already run a business that requires registration, but you do not have a BDO number yet, we will help you obtain entry into the BDO after the deadline .
Trust Interzero – our experts have been supporting entrepreneurs in all formalities related to the operation of the BDO system for years. They also have extensive knowledge and extensive experience in assessing and then implementing the environmental obligations of companies from various industries. Give us your responsibilities and join the group of satisfied customers!
Advantages of choosing registration with Interzero
Save time
We will take care of all the formalities so you don't have to worry about them.
Certainty of correct registration
We will include in the application all areas of your company's activity that require registration with BDO.
Speed of operation
We will submit your application immediately, so you will receive your BDO number as soon as possible.
Security
With us, you will avoid the risk of your application being returned for correction and severe penalties for incorrect registration in BDO.
Seamless data update in BDO thanks to Interzero
Companies entered into the BDO are obliged to update the data appearing in the register. If your company has changed:
- name,
- registered office or business address,
- range of activities
…then you should update your data in BDO! You only have 30 days to do so after changing your data, or 14 days if you have stopped carrying out activities that require entry into the BDO.
Write to us and get help in updating your data in BDO or removing it from the register. We will look at the changes that have occurred in your company and submit an appropriate application on your behalf. Do not delay – failure to submit an application to change data in BDO or to remove it from the register may result in arrest or a fine!
FAQ
Find out the answers to the most common questions about registering a company with BDO.
You must register with BDO before starting your business, which requires an entry and a BDO number . Remember that it may take up to 30 days from submitting the application to obtaining entry, so it is not worth delaying the formalities.
Registration in BDO is obligatory in the case of entities listed in Art. 50 section 1 and art. 51 section 1. Waste Act. If your company is included in Art. 50 section 1, it will be necessary to submit an application to obtain entry in the BDO. Entities referred to in Art. 50 section 1 will be entered into the register ex officio.
The catalog of entities exempt from registration in BDO is included in Art. 51 section 2 of the Waste Act. Pursuant to it, the following are not subject to entry in the BDO register:
- natural persons and organizational units other than entrepreneurs who use waste for their own needs,
- entities controlling the land surface where municipal sewage sludge is used:
- in agriculture, understood as the cultivation of all agricultural produce placed on the market, including crops intended for the production of feed,
- for growing plants intended for the production of compost,
- for growing plants not intended for consumption and for the production of feed,
- for land reclamation, including arable land,
- when adapting land to specific needs resulting from waste management plans, spatial development plans or decisions on development conditions and land development,
- entities that conduct unprofessional activities in the field of collecting packaging waste from used consumer goods, e.g. medicines and their packaging,
- entities transporting waste they generate,
- as a rule, also waste producers who are farmers who manage agricultural land below 75 ha.
Additional exemptions from the obligation to register with BDO are included in other provisions of the Waste Act and acts amending the Waste Act.
Are you wondering whether you need to register with BDO? Contact Interzero and check whether the above-mentioned exemptions also apply to your company!
The one-time cost of registration with BDO until the end of 2024 is PLN 100 for micro-entrepreneurs and PLN 300 for other companies. Attention! The rates will increase from 2025 and will amount to: respectively: PLN 200 for micro-entrepreneurs and PLN 800 for other companies. Proof of payment of the BDO registration fee must be attached to the application for entry.
Only entrepreneurs who pay the registration fee in BDO:
- introducing electrical and electronic equipment and authorized representatives,
- introducing batteries or accumulators,
- introducing cars and other vehicles,
- introducing products in packaging into the territory of the country,
- introducing tires into the territory of the country,
- introducing lubricating oils into the territory of the country,
- being producers, importers and intra-Community purchasers of packaging.
In addition to the registration fee, each of the above-mentioned entrepreneurs is obliged to pay an annual fee in an amount identical to the registration fee.
Failure to register a company in BDO on time is punishable by arrest, fine or administrative fine of up to one million zlotys . The type and amount of the penalty depend mainly on the circumstances of the case and on the company’s activity during the period in which it was already subject to the obligation to register with BDO:
- failure to apply for an entry in the register or an application to change an entry in the register is punishable by arrest or a fine,
- running a business without an entry in the BDO register may result in an administrative fine ranging from PLN 5,000 to PLN 1,000,000,
- transport of waste without entry in the BDO Register may result in an administrative fine ranging from PLN 2,000 to PLN 10,000,
- The penalty for waste management that is inconsistent with the information reported in the register is imprisonment or a fine.
If you immediately register your company with BDO and fulfill all outstanding obligations, you have a chance to avoid punishment. However, you must do this before any inspection. Write to us and describe your situation – we will help you identify your company’s obligations and complete all formalities.
You can check the BDO number of your company and any other company entered in the register using the search engine on the government website of the BDO system .
An update application should be submitted to BDO in the event of a change:
- information about the company contained in the register (e.g. company name, address of its registered office),
- scope of business activity requiring entry in the register.
Data in BDO must be updated no later than 30 days after the change occurs. If your company has ceased operations that require entry in the register, instead of an update application, you should submit an application for deletion from BDO. You have 14 days to do so, counting from the date of permanent cessation of this activity.
You can submit an update application, as well as an application to remove a company from the BDO register, in two ways:
- independently, by completing a special form available in the BDO system,
- with the help of an Interzero expert who will complete all formalities. Write to us – we will take care of the bureaucratic duties and you will gain time to develop your business!
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