Tariffs and definitions
The list below shows the devices and media that are subject to the private copying remuneration. The rates listed are always exclusive of VAT.
If you have any questions about a device or any media, do not hesitate to contact us.
New tariffs applied from 1 April 2022
The new tariffs are applicable from 1 April 2022. The tariffs are listed per piece and do not include VAT.
The remuneration continues to be collected from the manufacturers as well as from the importers and intra-EU purchasers, wholesale and retail, of products subject to the remuneration for private copying.
The practical arrangements with regard to collection, declaration and payment remain in place: retailers have to make a declaration at the time of acquisition and wholesalers at the time of sale of the product.
| Products | Tariff per piece |
| Memory card | € 1 |
| USB key | € 1 |
| Digital audio and digital multimedia player MP3/MP4 | € 2,50 |
| Mobile phone with multimedia function (smartphone) | € 4 |
| Tablet | € 4 |
| External hard drive | € 5 |
| Device with internal storage (audio-video-multimedia) | € 6 |
| Set-Top Box | € 4 |
| Consumer computer | € 4 |
| Consumer printer (multifunctional or stand-alone) - inkjet | € 2,50 |
| E-reader | € 1 |
| CD-R data | € 0,10 |
| DVD | € 0,20 |
| Refurbished device | 60% 60% of the normal tariff |
New definitions from 1 April 2022
a device that allows the reproduction, in A3 format or smaller, of protected digital works and publications on paper or a similar medium, using a technology other than laser, thermal, LED, dot matrix or latex.
a device that allows the reproduction, in A3 format or smaller, of protected works and publications, using a technology other than laser, thermal, LED, dot matrix or latex, and which combines the printing function with various functions such as the scanner function and/or the fax function and/or photocopy function.
a digital decoder that, on the one hand, connects a television screen to external sources and decodes the signal from those sources, and on the other hand allows the storage and display of protected works, in order to respond to a specific user order. The Set-Top box may be equipped with an external removable memory and/or a permanently integrated memory and/or may enable remote storage via a network connection.
a portable device specially developed for the storage and the playback of sound works, which recognizes the MP3 format or a similar format and which can be equipped with additional functions.
a portable device equipped with a color screen, specially developed for the storage and playback of audiovisual and sound works, which recognizes the MP4 format or a similar format and which can be equipped with additional functions.
a mobile phone of the smartphone type equipped with storage capacity available to the user and with a multimedia function, with which protected works and publications can be stored and played back
an external storage unit that can be connected through a USB port and onto which protected works can be copied, which can be used as a source for an external playback device, and which enables the storage and display/playback of protected works and publications.
an external storage unit onto which protected works and publications can be copied, which can be used as a source for an external playback device, and which enables the storage and display/playback of protected works and publications.
an external storage unit that has its own case, without an autonomous playback capability, which can be used as a source for an external playback device, and which enables the storage and display/playback of protected works and publications; (that includes external SSDs (external solid-state drives) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers.
a multifunctional portable IT-device with a touchscreen, with or without a physical detachable keyboard and without a physical keyboard that is not detachable, equipped with an operating system for mobile devices or with its own operating system, and equipped with an internal storage capacity available to the user, which enables in particular the storage and display/playback of protected works and publications.
a device that is in the first instance intended for private use, equipped with an operating system, an available internal storage capacity of at least 4 GB and with a detachable or non-detachable physical keyboard, and which enables the storage and display/playback of protected works and publications.
a portable device with a screen that facilitates reading, which is primarily intended for the storage and display of protected works and publications, in particular digital books.
a device that has an internal memory with storage capacity available to the user, which cannot be integrated into another device or a car, and which allows the storage and display/playback of protected works and publications.
a device included in the above list, which was used and subsequently repaired, renewed, rebuilt and/or checked in order to bring it back onto the market of the national territory. The devices that are converted during the term and under the conditions of a warranty for the replacement of a defective device, are not subject to the private copying remuneration.
