EU Packaging EPR Registrations
From 12 August 2026 the PPWR makes you a packaging producer in every EU member state you sell into — one registration per country, and marketplaces must collect your number. This directory lists the registry, the authorised-representative rule and the live status for all 27 member states, plus the UK’s separate regime. Where a registry is delayed or unpublished, it says so — nothing here is guessed. Free, no signup.
The directory — 27 EU member states + the UK
Registry, authorised-representative rule and live status per country. Statuses verified 12 November 2026.
| Country | Register / scheme | Authorised representative | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | VerpackVO register (ARA) | Required for distance sellers | Live | Register with ARA; the PRO fee covers all packaging placed on the Austrian market. |
| Belgium | Interregional Packaging Commission (IVCIE) | Required for foreign sellers | Delayed | Registration process delayed — Amazon's own EPR guidance lists Belgium among the countries whose registry is not yet open. |
| Bulgaria | No central register — PRO contract | Required | Live | Join a licensed packaging recovery organisation; there is no central state register. |
| Croatia | FZOEU register | Required | Live | Registration is free; report placed volumes to FZOEU. |
| Cyprus | No central register — PRO contract | Required | Live | Join a licensed PRO (for example Green Dot Cyprus); there is no central state register. |
| Czechia | EKO-KOM | Required | Live | Producers placing 300 kg or less of packaging per year are exempt; registration still applies above that. |
| Denmark | DPA-System | Required | Live | Registration from 1 April 2025; producers under 8 tonnes a year use a simplified scheme. |
| Estonia | PRO register (pant.ee) | Required | Live | Register and join a PRO; report placed volumes. |
| Finland | Ringi (Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy) | Required | Live | Producers under 50 tonnes a year have lightened reporting; register with Ringi. |
| France | ADEME SYDEREP | Required | Live | Register on SYDEREP and report volumes to ADEME; you receive a Unique Identification Number (UIN/IDU) per waste stream. |
| Germany | LUCID (ZSVR) | Required | Live | Register with LUCID and sign a dual-system contract before the first sale. Fines up to €100,000 for missing registration and up to €200,000 for a missing dual-system contract. |
| Greece | EOAN register | Required | Live | Register with EOAN and join a PRO. |
| Hungary | NAV register | Required | Live | Register with NAV and pay the product charge (environmental product fee). |
| Ireland | Producer Register Ltd | Required | Delayed | Registration process delayed — Amazon's own EPR guidance lists Ireland among the countries whose registry is not yet open. |
| Italy | CONAI | Required | Delayed | Registration process delayed — Amazon's own EPR guidance lists Italy among the countries whose registry is not yet open. Join CONAI or a consortium when it opens. |
| Latvia | State Environmental Service (VVD) | Required | Live | Producers placing more than 300 kg of packaging per year must register; 300 kg or less is exempt. |
| Lithuania | GPAIS (Environmental Protection Agency) | Required | Live | Register on GPAIS and report placed volumes. |
| Luxembourg | No central register — PRO contract | Required | Live | Join a licensed PRO (VALORLUX); there is no central state register. |
| Malta | ERA register | Required | Live | Producers placing under 100 kg of packaging per year fall under the de minimis rule. |
| Netherlands | Verpact | Required | Delayed | Registration process delayed — Amazon's own EPR guidance lists the Netherlands among the countries whose registry is not yet open. Threshold above 50,000 kg a year. |
| Poland | BDO register (Marshal's office) | Required | Delayed | Registration process delayed — Amazon's own EPR guidance lists Poland among the countries whose registry is not yet open. |
| Portugal | APA register (SILiAmb) | Required | Live | Register on the APA portal and join a PRO. |
| Romania | No registry detail published | Not yet published | Not yet published | The European Commission's EPR table lists no registry for Romania. Status: not yet published — check the Commission page for updates before you sell into Romania. |
| Slovakia | No central register — PRO contract | Required | Live | Producers under 100 kg a year have a partial exemption; join a licensed PRO. |
| Slovenia | ARSO register | Required | Live | Register with ARSO and report placed volumes. |
| Spain | RPP (MITECO) | Required | Live | Register on the Packaging Producers Register (RPP) and report to MITECO. |
| Sweden | Naturvårdverket register | Required | Live | Producers under 1 tonne a year are fee-exempt; registration with Naturvårdverket still applies. |
| United Kingdom | RPD service (separate UK regime) | Separate regime — UK rules apply | Separate regime | The UK runs its own packaging EPR under SI 2024/1332, separate from the EU PPWR. Penalties up to £100,000. Small producers follow the GOV.UK small-producer route. |
Five registries are delayed (Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland) and Romania has no published registry detail. Source: European Commission — EPR obligations by member state (updated 3 November 2026) and Amazon’s own EPR guidance.
What binds you on 12 August 2026
Two things — and two things that do not bind you yet.
Not sure which rows apply to you? Run the EU compliance checker — seven questions, and it works out your GPSR duty, your EPR categories and your per-country registrations.
How to use this directory
Find your countries
Type a country, a registry or a status in the filter above the table. Every row is one country you sell into — and one registration you owe.
Register, then appoint your representative
Non-EU sellers appoint an authorised representative in each country. The representative registers you, reports your volumes and pays the fees on your behalf.
Give the numbers to your marketplaces
Amazon collects one EPR registration number per country. Your number must appear in Amazon’s registry first (allow 72 hours), then Amazon takes up to 5 working days to verify it.
Who must register
The producer is whoever first places packaged goods on a country’s market. For a non-EU seller that is you — not the marketplace, not the carrier, not the factory. It does not matter where the goods were made, or where your company is registered: if the parcel lands in Germany, you are a German packaging producer. Small thresholds exist in some countries — Czechia and Latvia exempt producers placing 300 kg of packaging or less a year, Malta has a de minimis rule under 100 kg, Sweden exempts producers under 1 tonne from fees, Denmark runs a simplified scheme under 8 tonnes and Finland lightened reporting under 50 tonnes — but the thresholds are per country, per year, and the marketplace still asks for the number.
What a Responsible Person costs
What a Responsible Person costs. Published prices we found on 12 November 2026 start at about €150 a year for a basic service and run to about €2,300 a year for EU + UK cover, depending on the provider and how many products you have; a few providers charge a one-off fee per product category instead (around €400–600). These are published prices, not quotes and not a recommendation — get a written quote for your exact products, and read what the fee covers before you sign. ZAXIUS does not sell Responsible Person services.
What the marketplaces do
Amazon collects one EPR registration number per country and per category, and can hide listings or block sales without a valid number. Pay on Behalf is not a substitute: Amazon paying the EPR fees for you does not replace your own registration. eBay can hide listings that lack a valid registration number. Etsy and TikTok Shop follow each marketplace’s own compliance flow. On your own website nobody collects the number, but the duty still applies to you directly in every country you ship to.
EU Packaging EPR Registrations: what this directory is
This directory lists the packaging EPR registry, the authorised-representative rule and the live status for all 27 EU member states plus the United Kingdom’s separate regime, for sellers shipping into Europe under the PPWR (Regulation (EU) 2025/40, applying 12 August 2026). The detail follows the European Commission’s Green Forum table of EPR obligations by member state, updated 3 November 2026, with Amazon’s own EPR guidance for the delayed countries, verified 12 November 2026. Where a country’s registry detail is genuinely unpublished — Romania — the table says “not yet published” instead of guessing a registry, a link, a fee or a deadline.
Rule sources: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) — EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) — EUR-Lex, European Commission — EPR obligations by member state, Amazon — EPR: registration for packaging in the EU (delayed countries), SellerMagnet — Amazon EPR packaging ERN 2026 and GOV.UK — EPR for packaging: what you must do as a small producer. Responsible Person prices: eugpsr.de — six providers compared and Euverify — authorised representative costs.
Rules verified 12 November 2026. Registries and marketplace rules change — the registry page for each country is the final word.
General information only — not legal advice. This page summarises Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) and Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) for sellers. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for a lawyer or a compliance adviser. Rules change — always check the official registry or the EUR-Lex text before you register or ship. ZAXIUS does not sell Responsible Person or authorised representative services.
Frequently asked questions
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Does the UK follow the same rules?
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