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The Product, Packaging and Waste Management Database (BDO)

The the Product, Packaging and Waste Management Database (BDO) is a register of companies that place specific products or packaged products on the market or manage waste.

The obligation to submit registration for the BDO register applies to business entities that, among others:

  • produce waste and keep records for such waste,
  • on the domestic market, place products in packaging, vehicles, oils, lubricants, tires, batteries or accumulators, electrical and electronic equipment,
  • are manufacturers, importers or intra-Community buyers of packaging products.

The company receives a registration number (BDO No.), which is required to include on the documents issued in the course of its business operations.

Polish Localization enables companies to enter their specific BDO numbers into the system and print this number on sales and service documents.

Entering the BDO Number

To enter the BDO number into the entrepreneur's data in the system:

  1. Choose Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature, enter Gov. Reporting Setup, and then select a related link.

  2. On the Gov. Reporting Setup page in the BDO No. field enter the registration number that your company has been assigned in the Product, Packaging and Waste Management Database. On the printouts of sales and service documents, the BDO number is presented in the header section.