EPR in Europe: sell in every country without blocks
Producer registrations, compliance schemes, reports of kilos, labelling and authorised representative in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland. Up to ten product categories, with a single point of contact.
In short
If you sell to consumers in another European country, you have extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations in each one: registration, compliance scheme and reports of what you place on the market. Not just for packaging: also for electrical equipment, batteries, textiles, toys or furniture.
Available in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland, with an authorised representative wherever a foreign company needs one. And because your store's taxes go through the same point of contact, the kilos reported come from your real sales.
Countries and categories covered
One registration per country and per category. This is the coverage:
| Country | Packaging | Electrical equipment | Batteries | Textiles | Toys | Furniture | DIY and garden | Sport and leisure | Construction | Single-use plastics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
For other countries or categories, tell us about your case: we'll tell you what applies and how to comply.
It affects you if
- You ship orders to consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Ireland or the Netherlands: the boxes and filler are already packaging you place on that market.
- You sell electrical equipment, or products with batteries inside.
- You sell clothing, footwear, toys, furniture, sports goods or DIY products to French customers.
- You sell on marketplaces that require the registration number to list your products.
- Your company has no establishment in that country: then you also need an authorised representative.
What's included
Producer registrations
Registration in the register or platform of each country and category: LUCID, Stiftung EAR and DIVID in Germany, UIN in France, the Producers Register in Spain, CONAI in Italy, NPA in Sweden, Repak in Ireland, Stichting OPEN in the Netherlands.
Compliance schemes
Membership of and contract with the waste management scheme of each country and category.
Reports
Periodic reports of units and kilos by material, with the real data from your sales.
Authorised representative
For the countries where a company without an establishment there cannot register by itself, as the EU Packaging Regulation requires.
Labelling
Which marks and recycling information each country requires on your packaging and products: Triman in France, environmental labelling in Italy.
Plastic tax in Spain
Form 592 for the tax on non-reusable plastic packaging, with its stock accounting.
Deregistrations and changes
If you stop selling in a country or change category, the deregistration is processed so you don't keep paying.
Reconciliation with your taxes
The kilos and units reported match what you sell and what you declare for VAT in each country.
What happens if you don't
- Amazon, eBay, Zalando or Cdiscount remove your listings or block your account until you prove registration.
- Administrative penalties in each country, which in Germany and France include a ban on selling.
- In Spain, undeclared plastic tax is a tax debt with surcharges.
- Competitors can report you: in Germany it is a common unfair-competition practice.
How it works
Map of obligations
Which countries you sell to, which products and packaging you use and which registers you need to be in.
Registrations
Registrations, compliance schemes and, if needed, an authorised representative.
Reports
Kilos and units by material, category and country, calculated from your real sales.
Maintenance
Every report on time, regulatory changes incorporated and deregistrations when due.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging: from August 2026 it requires appointing an authorised representative in every EU country where you sell without being established. If you sell from Spain to consumers in other member states, it affects you.
EPR country by country
Frequently asked questions
What is EPR or extended producer responsibility?
The obligation of anyone placing a product on a country's market to register there, report how much they place and pay their share of collection and recycling. It applies to packaging, but also to electrical equipment, batteries, textiles, toys, furniture or DIY products. An online store shipping to customers in another country is usually the "producer" in that country.
Do I have EPR obligations if I sell from Spain to customers in other countries?
Yes, in most cases. Each country where you sell to consumers has its own register and reporting system, and complying in Spain is not enough. In several countries, a company without an establishment there also needs an authorised representative.
In which countries and categories is it available?
In France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland. Packaging in all of them except the Netherlands; electrical equipment in France, Germany and Spain; batteries in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden; textiles, toys, furniture, DIY, sport and construction in France; and single-use plastics in Germany.
What happens if I don't register?
Marketplaces check the registers (LUCID in Germany, the UIN in France) and remove listings or block the account. There are also administrative penalties and, in Spain, undeclared plastic tax is a tax debt.
What changes with the EU Packaging Regulation?
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste applies from August 2026. It harmonises many rules and requires appointing an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in every country where you sell without being established. It is taken into account in every registration.
Where do the reported kilos come from?
From your real sales. Because your store's accounting and taxes go through the same point of contact, the kilos by material and country come from the orders, not from an estimate.
Tell us about your store
Book a 15-minute call or write to us. We'll tell you what you need: VAT registration in whichever country, OSS and IOSS, EPR, US sales tax or your store's accounting. No obligation.