EWKFondsG for bakeries and cafés
Is my bakery affected?
Anyone who hands out coffee-to-go cups, snack bags, or salad bowls is placing single-use plastic products on the market — and is required to register and file an annual quantity report regardless of the amount. Whether that report also needs to be audited by a registered expert or auditor/tax advisor depends on the 100 kg de-minimis threshold. Most businesses don't know their annual quantity in kilograms — but they do know how many coffees they sell per day.
70 seconds: quantity report from your delivery notes (German audio)
Upload delivery notes or invoices from your packaging suppliers, the software reads item, quantity and weight, you confirm. That builds your annual quantity without typing up receipts by hand.
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Every unit weight is sourced and freely editable — feel free to enter your own data-sheet value if you know it.
Coffee-to-go cup (300 ml, paper)
Source: edna.de / to-go-verpackungen.de, 300 ml Hartpapier mit PE (Range of values found: 8,7–10,9 g) View source
Only a ballpark figure, not a reportable quantity — your actual unit weight counts.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to do nothing at all under 100 kg?
No. Registration, the annual quantity report, and payment of the single-use plastics levy are mandatory regardless of quantity. The 100 kg threshold only determines whether that report also needs to be audited by a registered expert or auditor/tax advisor.
How do I find my real unit weight?
Most reliably from your supplier's data sheet, or by weighing 10-20 units yourself. The values shown here are publicly researched reference points with a source — for your actual report, your own figure counts.
Do plain paper bags without plastic count too?
No. Only products containing plastic fall under the EWKFondsG — a plain paper bag without a window or coating isn't affected, one with a PE-coated window is.
This calculator provides a ballpark figure based on publicly researched unit weights, not a reportable calculation. EWKPilot does not replace legal or tax advice.