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EU & UK Authorised Representative
An EU name and address for your label, a declaration template and a review of your technical file.
Services
The EPR number your marketplace asks for
EPR makes sellers help pay to collect and recycle their packaging. Ship to buyers in Germany and you register in the LUCID Packaging Register. In France, you hold a unique identifier for each scheme. We register you and file the reports.
- 7-day money-back guarantee
- Free first call with a specialist
- A reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday
VAT+ is powered by VATAi (VATAI Technology SRL). Their tax specialists file for you. We stay your contact.
No number, no listing
In Germany, the marketplace must check that you are registered.
The German packaging register says a platform must get your LUCID registration and your self-certification before you use it. Without that evidence, your packaged products may not be offered on the platform.
Amazon asks for proof too: your LUCID number in Germany, and your unique identification numbers in France.
If Amazon considers you non-compliant, its EPR page says, it may deactivate the listings concerned or comply on your behalf.
Across the EU, platforms do not yet have to ask for an EPR number, the European Commission says.
Once the new national registers are ready, you will have to give the platform your national registration number before you use it.
What EPR is
EPR stands for extended producer responsibility. The European Commission puts it in one line: businesses placing packaged goods on the market must help cover the cost of collecting and recycling that packaging.
In practice, you:
- pay into a national scheme
- report what you sold
- show your registration number when a marketplace asks
Countries add their own categories. Amazon’s EPR page names packaging, electrical and electronic equipment and batteries as the most common.
The rules for Germany and France
| What the official source says | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging, shipped to Germany from abroad | If your company is outside Germany and you ship packaged goods directly to end users in Germany, you are the producer of the shipping packaging you use, boxes included. You must register in the LUCID Packaging Register and appoint an authorised representative. | Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister |
| Electrical goods sold into Germany | A company outside Germany that sells electrical or electronic equipment to end users in Germany counts as its producer under German law. A producer’s obligations start with registration at stiftung ear. | stiftung ear |
| France | Companies subject to a French producer-responsibility (REP) scheme, which can include sellers and importers, must be registered and hold a unique identifier for each scheme. Household packaging is one of them. | Service Public Entreprendre |
Since August 2026, the Commission says, every EU country requires a seller from another country to appoint an authorised representative for packaging.
The Commission has proposed to suspend that for small businesses. It has asked countries not to sanction sellers while it examines the proposal.
The five-question checker shows which of these rules your own answers trigger.
Which countries, which categories
We cover EPR in these countries and categories:
| Country | Categories |
|---|---|
| Germany | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries |
| France | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries, Printed papers, Textiles, Furniture, Toys, Tyres, Sporting and leisure goods, DIY and gardening articles |
| Spain | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries |
| Italy | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries |
| Austria | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries |
| Poland | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries |
| Sweden | Packaging, WEEE, Batteries, Chemical tax |
| United Kingdom | WEEE, Plastic packaging tax |
What you get
Your EPR plan covers:
- EPR registration
- Annual EPR reporting
- An authorised representative, where the country requires one
Eco fees are separate. They are the minimum contribution to each national scheme: an official fee, paid on top of our service price.
What it costs
The price below is our starting price for a year of EPR work. Tell us your countries and categories, and you get the exact figure by email.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| EPR compliance | from €100/year |
How we handle it
VAT+ is powered by VATAi. Our specialists register you, file your reports and act as your authorised representative where a country needs one.
You deal with us from the first call to the last report:
- We confirm what you need.
- We give you a fixed price.
- We open your account and stay your contact.
We are not legal advisers, and this page is not legal advice. A specialist checks your own case on the first call.
The price
What it costs
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| EPR compliance | from €100/year |
- 7-day money-back guarantee
The process
Four steps, and the first takes 60 seconds
Book your first call
A specialist goes through what you sell and where, and works out which registrations your shop needs.
Send your documents
You order the service and upload the documents we ask for.
You get your EPR number
We handle the registration. You receive your number, ready to enter in your marketplace account.
Report and pay eco fees
We file your reports. You pay the eco fees to the national recycling scheme.
Questions
What sellers ask first
Is a shipping box packaging?
Yes. Germany’s packaging register counts shipping boxes and bags as transport packaging, along with labels, adhesive tape and filler such as plastic film or wrapping tissue.
It says packaging used to ship goods to end users is always subject to system participation, without exception.
I sell only a few items in Germany. Do I still register?
If you are the producer of your packaging, yes. Germany’s packaging register says there is no de minimis threshold or exemption for companies with low packaging volumes, if you operate commercially.
Since August 12, 2026, a company outside Germany that ships packaged goods direct to end users there is the producer of its shipping packaging. Any other online seller has to work out whether it is the producer.
Our five-question checker shows which rule your answers trigger. Small producers get lighter reporting: under 10 tonnes of packaging in Germany last year, you may file one year-end report by June 1.
What is a LUCID number?
Your registration number in Germany’s LUCID Packaging Register. Amazon calls it a 13-digit number and asks for it as proof of packaging compliance in Germany.
The register is public, so platforms can check your status, and the register charges nothing for registering or reporting.
What is the French unique identifier?
The IDU (identifiant unique). The French government’s business portal says a company under a producer-responsibility scheme must be registered with the environment ministry, which issues the IDU.
The eco-organisation you pay into registers you and passes the number on. You need one for each scheme, shown in your terms of sale and on your website.
What are eco fees?
The money you pay a national recycling scheme. In Germany you sign an agreement with a system operator to finance the recycling of your packaging.
In France, Amazon’s EPR page says, you pay eco-contributions to an éco-organisme for each category you sell. The minimum contribution is an official fee, paid on top of our service price.
How often do I report?
It depends on the country. In Germany, you file each volume report in LUCID as well as with your system operator, at the rhythm your agreement sets, and last year’s actual volumes are due by June 1.
In France, you report to your éco-organisme once a year, before a date it sets.
What if I change my mind?
Check the money-back guarantee on this page before you pay, and ask us about anything it does not answer.
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VAT registration & filing
VAT numbers where your stock sits, and your returns filed on time.
EPR for online sellers: Germany and France explained
A plain-English guide to the rules behind this service, with links to the official sources.
- Guide
Sources
The rules on this page come from these official sources. Last checked .
- Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister: mail order companies and online retailers
- Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister: roles and obligations
- Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister: data reporting in LUCID
- Service Public Entreprendre (French government): REP schemes
- European Commission: extended producer responsibility for packaging, a guide for small businesses
- stiftung elektro-altgeräte register: obligations as a producer
- Amazon: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance
Your price
Tell us where you sell. You get the exact figure.
Two country names, your name and an email address are enough to start.
- 7-day money-back guarantee
- Free first call with a specialist
- A reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday