Botelix – Deposit Return Scheme (Pfand, SGR, Kaucja, Zaloh)

外掛說明

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 six 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.
• 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 law states the deposit including VAT (Germany), Botelix adds the net share per tax class, so the customer pays exactly the statutory 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.
• 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.
• 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/
• Plugin page – plogins.com/botelix/
• Source code – github.com/wppoland/botelix
• Bug reports and feature requests – GitHub 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

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