Are plastic bags banned in Bulgaria?

Taxed / charged

Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.

Bulgaria is one of 33 countries classified “Taxed / charged” for single-use plastic bags — 19% of the 171 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

North Macedonia
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Serbia
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Romania
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Greece
Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Albania
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Montenegro
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.

Other laws in Bulgaria

Fur Farming
Legal
Cosmetic Animal Testing
Banned

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