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Extended Producer Responsibility

EPR compliance, built for cross-border sellers.

If you place packaged goods, electronics, batteries, textiles or furniture on any EU market, you are the legal producer. EU Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) becomes fully enforceable on 12 August 2026. CiDATax handles the full lifecycle through every national PRO.

EU Regulation 2025/40 · PPWR

12 August 2026: the PPWR deadline that ends DIY EPR.

The new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation becomes fully enforceable across all 27 EU member states. Every non-EU seller must appoint an Authorised Representative in each country they sell into. Marketplaces are already enforcing; delistings, fines and import refusals follow non-compliance.

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If you sell into the EU, you are the producer.

You are obligated under EPR if any of the following apply: you place packaged goods on an EU market for the first time; you import products into the EU; you sell electronics, batteries, textiles, furniture, tyres or printed paper across borders; or you ship to EU consumers from a third country using Amazon FBA, Shopify, eBay or any other channel.

Marketplaces request your EPR registration numbers at onboarding and during periodic audits. Missing or invalid numbers trigger automated listing suspension. Authorities can also block imports at customs where EPR registration is missing.

CiDATax registers you with the right Producer Responsibility Organisation in each country, calculates your eco-fees, submits your reports, and keeps your marketplace listings clean.

PPWR provisions per EUR-Lex Regulation (EU) 2025/40; enforcement context per AVASK Group analysis

Who must act.

  • E-commerce sellers on Amazon, Shopify, eBay, ManoMano, Cdiscount, TikTok Shop. Every marketplace verifies your EPR status.
  • Brands and importers who first place packaged goods or regulated products on an EU national market.
  • Marketplaces bearing secondary liability for unregistered third-party sellers under the EU Digital Services Act.
  • Scaling enterprises facing 5+ registrations, multiple PROs, and stacking annual fee calculations.
National PROs

The five Producer Responsibility Organisations that actually matter in 2026.

Each EU country runs its own PRO. Different registration portals, different formats, different deadlines. CiDATax holds direct working relationships with all of them.

Germany

PRO
LUCID / ZSVR
Categories
Packaging (VerpackG), WEEE (ElektroG), Batteries

France

PRO
CITEO / Ecologic
Categories
Packaging, WEEE, Textiles, Furniture, Toys, DIY, Tyres

Spain

PRO
Ecoembes / Ecotic
Categories
Packaging, WEEE, Batteries, Tyres

Netherlands

PRO
Afvalfonds / Wecycle
Categories
Packaging, WEEE, Batteries, Textiles (2025)
Service path

CiDATax EPR service, end to end.

From scope audit to annual filings, in four steps. Most clients are registered and live within four to six weeks.

I

Scope & audit

We map your product catalogue against EPR obligations in every market. Categories, volumes, fee bands, deadlines, all on the table by week one.

II

Register

We submit registrations to the relevant PRO in each country, appoint Authorised Representatives where required, and secure your EPR numbers.

III

Report & pay

Monthly, quarterly or annual reporting to each PRO. Eco-fees calculated, paid on your behalf, with full receipt and evidence retention.

IV

Maintain

New product launches added to your registration profile. Marketplace verifications answered automatically. Regulatory updates monitored and applied.

Risk No. 01
Marketplace delisting

Automatic listing suspension on Amazon, Cdiscount, ManoMano and others. Revenue loss starts within 24 hours of detection.

Risk No. 02
Authority fines

Up to €200,000 in Germany under VerpackG. Up to €1.5 million in France under Loi AGEC for serious or repeated breaches.

Risk No. 03
Customs blockages

Imports refused at EU borders where EPR registration is unverifiable. Inventory stuck, customer orders cancelled, refund cascades follow.

Penalty ranges per ZSVR (Germany) and Légifrance (France) Loi AGEC.

Ready to move forward?

Book a senior-led discovery call. We will scope your situation, set clear written terms, and put you on a defined timeline.