EPR GUIDES
EPR compliance, step by step.
Registration, reporting, packaging fees, and what counts as a producer. Guides for anyone placing packaging on an EU market.
All EPR guides
EPRSoftwareComparisonsBest EPR software for small EU sellers in 2026
Five EPR tools ranked for small EU online stores in 2026, with real prices at small volumes, what each does, and the ones small sellers should skip.
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EPRSoftwareComparisonsRepax alternatives: 4 options compared for 2026
Four Repax alternatives compared for 2026, ranked by the job each one actually replaces.
15 min read
EPRSoftwareComparisonsEPR and PPWR compliance software: an honest landscape (2026)
What is really sold as EPR and PPWR compliance software in 2026: five different purchases, who each is for, when you need none of them, and how to choose.
10 min read
EPRSoftwareComparisonsGramta vs Repax: which EPR tool fits your store?
Repax has you hand-build a four-layer packaging catalogue. Gramta reads your real sales, flags the gaps, and produces the EPR report each EU market asks for.
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EPRMarketplacesAmazonEPR Amazon FBA EU: do I still need to register?
EPR Amazon FBA EU rules still require seller registration in each relevant market.
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EPRSoftwareReportingCan you do EPR compliance yourself? Spreadsheet vs software
DIY EPR compliance spreadsheets work until markets, tariffs and reporting multiply.
12 min read
EPRLabellingDo you need the Triman label to sell into France?
When France requires the Triman and Info-tri labels, where they go and the exceptions.
6 min read
EPRRegistrationShopifyEPR for Shopify sellers: what you must do to ship into the EU
EPR for Shopify sellers means registering and reporting packaging in each EU market.
5 min read
EPRLabellingDo you still need the Green Dot on your packaging?
Do I need the Green Dot symbol? In the EU, the answer is no.
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EPRProducer rolesWhich EU countries require an EPR authorised representative?
Since 12 August 2026 the PPWR has made an EPR authorised representative mandatory across the EU for cross-border B2C sellers, Germany included.
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EPRDocumentationThe 5 numbers to get from your packaging supplier before your next EPR filing
The five numbers to get from your packaging supplier before an EPR filing: unit weight, material, recyclability grade, recycled content and substance limits.
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EPRRegistrationHow long does EPR registration actually take, country by country?
EPR registration processing times range from immediate (Germany, France) to statutory windows of 14, 30 or 63 days across 11 EU markets.
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EPRRegistrationHow Many EPR Registrations Do I Actually Need?
One EPR registration rarely covers a country, let alone the EU. Worked examples from Italy and Ireland show why one register does not equal one thing to do.
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EPRRegistrationDo I need a separate EPR registration in every EU country I sell to?
Yes. EPR is national, so you register separately in each EU country where you place packaging on the market, under national rules.
6 min read
EPRFeesReportingUK Plastic Packaging Tax: How to Register, Calculate and File
UK Plastic Packaging Tax is £228.82 per tonne from 1 April 2026. Learn the 10-tonne threshold, 30% recycled-content test and quarterly return process.
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EPRRegistrationDeadlinesEPR Registration Deadlines in the EU: How Long Do You Have?
Six EU markets put a numeric clock on EPR registration, from 14 days before your first sale to three months after. Twenty markets, eleven annual deadlines.
10 min read
EPRMarketplaceseBayEPR for eBay and Etsy Sellers: What Non-Amazon Marketplaces Require
EPR follows the seller. eBay hides listings without your numbers, Etsy collects them for France, Germany and Spain, and your webshop has no gatekeeper at all.
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EPRDeadlinesReportingEPR Reporting Deadlines 2026: Every Packaging Due Date, Country by Country
Most EU packaging declarations fall in Q1 for the prior year: France 28 February, Sweden 31 March, Netherlands and UK 1 April. Germany sets no fixed date.
8 min read
EPRRecyclabilityMaterialsComposite Packaging and EPR: How to Report Multi-Material Packaging
Composite packaging is materials bonded so a consumer cannot separate them. Under 5% of weight you report mono-material; above it, composite rules apply.
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EPRReportingB2C vs B2B Packaging: How to Split It for EPR Reporting
Packaging is classed household or commercial by size and design, not the buyer. Household fees fund municipal collection; commercial packaging costs far less.
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EPRRegistrationReportingThe EPR Compliance Checklist for Online Sellers
EPR compliance runs in eight steps per country: confirm you are the producer, register and join a PRO, collect weights by material, file on schedule, then pay.
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EPRReportingHow to Collect Packaging Data from Your Orders for EPR
Build a packaging spec per SKU: weigh each component in grams, multiply by units sold per country. Components under 5% report as the dominant material.
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EPRFeesHow Are EPR Packaging Fees Calculated?
EPR fees are weight of material x base fee per material x recyclability factor. How rates, eco-modulation and national price lists change your bill.
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EPRFeesEco-Modulation: How to Lower Your Packaging Fees by Design
Eco-modulation multiplies EPR fees by recyclability, bonus or malus. Denmark adds 35% for red-tier materials; France penalises complex plastics up to 25%.
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EPRSoftwareReportingEPR Software: Automate Packaging Reporting
EPR reporting software turns store orders into packaging reports: it maps orders to packaging presets, aggregates weights and keeps an audit trail.
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EPRMarketplacesAmazonEPR for Amazon Sellers: 2026 Rules & Delisting
Amazon suspends listings without a valid EPR number: LUCID in Germany, IDU in France, and since 12 August 2026 the PPWR requires the same check EU-wide.
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EPRBasicsRegistrationWhat Is an EPR Number & How to Get One (2026)
An EPR number is the registration code a national authority issues for packaging compliance. Normally free, verified by marketplaces, and one per country.
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EPRRegistrationWho Must Register for EPR? Producer Rules Explained
Almost every cross-border e-commerce merchant must register for EPR. You are a producer if you manufacture, pack, import, or distance-sell into a market.
7 min read
EPRPPWRBasicsEPR vs PPWR: The Difference Explained (2026)
EPR is the principle that makes you pay for packaging waste. PPWR is the binding EU regulation, applicable since 12 August 2026, that dictates packaging design.
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EPRBasicsWhat Is EPR? Extended Producer Responsibility Explained
Extended Producer Responsibility makes whoever first places packaging on a market pay to recycle it. Register per country, join a PRO, report by material.
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