EU packaging compliance · Regulation (EU) 2025/40
The EU packaging rules changed on 12 August. See what you now owe, country by country.
Answer three questions. Every country you sell into, with its register, its dated deadline, whether Article 45 now forces you to appoint an authorised representative, and the penalty. Free, and every line carries its official source.
What each country wants from you
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Why you can check every line yourself
A compliance tool you cannot audit is worth nothing. Every statement here is either the regulation text or a national register page, each carries the date we last read it, and anything we could not confirm is shown as unconfirmed instead of being quietly filled in.
- 01Regulation (EU) 2025/40 entered into force 11 Feb 2025 and applies from 12 Aug 2026.European Commission ↗
- 02Article 45 requires an authorised representative per member state for producers not established there, with no size exemption.EUR-Lex ↗
- 03Germany: first-time LUCID registration deadline 12 Sep 2026; existing registrants 12 Nov 2026.ZSVR / LUCID ↗
- 04Micro-enterprises get lighter reporting in some states. Registration itself has no size exemption.
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12 months of reminders at 30, 14 and 3 days before each deadline you are exposed to. An alert when a register or rule we track changes. A dated PDF record of what the rules said the day you checked, for your accountant or your marketplace.
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Why this is the paid part: the lookup answers today. The deadline lands in weeks and the rules are still moving.
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Questions
Is this legal advice?这是法律意见吗？
No. It is a research shortcut. Every line links to the official register or the regulation text so you can verify it yourself, and each line shows the date we last checked it. We do not file anything on your behalf and we never tell you that you are compliant.不是。它是一条查资料的捷径。每条都链到官方登记机构或法规原文供你自行核对，并标明我们最后核查的日期。我们不替你提交任何材料，也从不告诉你「你已合规」。
If the lookup is free, what am I paying for?既然查询免费，我付的是什么钱？
Not forgetting. Deadlines land months after you read this page, and PPWR implementation is still moving. USD 79 buys 12 months of reminders at 30, 14 and 3 days before each deadline, an alert when a register or rule we track changes, and a dated PDF record of what the rules said on the day you checked.买的是「不会忘」。截止日往往在你读到这页之后好几个月才到，而 PPWR 的落地细则还在动。79 美元买的是：12 个月内每个截止日提前 30/14/3 天提醒、我们跟踪的登记机构或规则变动时告警，以及一份带日期的 PDF 存档，记录你查询当天规则的原貌。
Do I need an authorised representative?我需要授权代表吗？
If you are not established in a member state and you make packaging available there, PPWR Article 45 requires one in that member state from 12 August 2026 — one per country, no size exemption. Germany still lets a foreign producer register in LUCID itself. Confirm your own case with the national register before acting.如果你未在某成员国设立、却在该国投放包装，PPWR 第 45 条自 2026-08-12 起要求你在该国指定授权代表 —— 每国一名，无规模豁免。德国目前仍允许外国生产者自行在 LUCID 注册。行动前请就你自身情形向该国登记机构确认。
I only sell on Amazon. Isn't this the marketplace's problem?我只在亚马逊卖，这不该是平台的事吗？
No. Selling through a marketplace does not transfer the duty to it. The marketplace is required to check your registration and to delist you if it is missing, which is how most sellers find out.不是。通过平台销售并不把义务转移给平台。平台反而有义务核查你的登记，缺失就下架你 —— 大多数卖家正是这样才发现问题的。
EPR Radar is an information tool, not legal advice and not a filing service. It never outputs a compliance verdict. Verify every line with the national register before acting.
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Questions people actually ask真实会被问到的问题
Do non-EU sellers have to comply with the EU packaging rules?非欧盟卖家也要遵守欧盟包装规则吗？
Yes. Regulation (EU) 2025/40 has applied since 12 August 2026 and Article 45 requires a producer not established in a member state to appoint an authorised representative in each member state it sells into. There is no small-business exemption from that requirement, and non-EU producers are not covered by the transitional easements.要。法规 (EU) 2025/40 自 2026 年 8 月 12 日起适用，第 45 条要求未在成员国设立的生产者在每一个销售目的成员国指定授权代表。该要求没有小企业豁免，非欧盟生产者也不在过渡宽限范围内。
Is the country lookup free?国家查询是免费的吗？
Yes, entirely free and no account is needed. The paid product is $79 for 12 months of deadline alerts, rule-change notices and a dated PDF record of what a rule said on the day you checked.完全免费，也不需要账户。付费的是 $79 换 12 个月的截止日提醒、法规变更告警，以及一份带日期的 PDF 记录，证明你查询当天规则是什么样。
When is the German LUCID deadline?德国 LUCID 的截止日是哪天？
Germany's first-time LUCID registration deadline is 12 September 2026. EPR Radar shows the dated deadline for each country you sell into and links to the register's own page so you can confirm it yourself.德国首次 LUCID 注册截止 2026 年 9 月 12 日。EPR Radar 会显示你销往的每个国家带日期的截止日，并链到该登记机构自己的页面，方便你自行核实。
Does EPR Radar register me with the authorities?EPR Radar 会替我向监管机构注册吗？
No. It tells you which register applies, by when, and what happens if you miss it. It does not file anything on your behalf and it does not tell you that you are compliant — always confirm with the register we link to.不会。它告诉你适用哪个登记机构、截止到哪天、错过会怎样。它不代你提交任何材料，也不会告诉你「你已合规」——请以我们链接的登记机构为准。
What happens if I miss a deadline?错过截止日会怎样？
Penalties are set nationally and range from fines to a sales ban in that market, and marketplaces may delist non-registered sellers. The tool shows the penalty each country publishes, with its source.罚则由各国自行规定，从罚款到在该市场禁售都有，平台也可能下架未注册卖家。工具会显示每个国家公布的罚则并附来源。