Submit your EPR packaging registration number to Amazon.The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR)

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Hi everyone,

I’m currently looking for a reliable and reasonably priced service provider to handle EPR compliance (Packaging + Chemicals) for my company across multiple EU countries.

We are selling via Pan-EU FBA and already have some registrations in place (Germany and France for packaging), but we now need support for ongoing compliance and additional countries.

I recently received an offer from TBA Global, but the pricing seems quite high compared to what I expected:

  • UK (Packaging – small organization): £1,120
  • Italy: £420
  • Netherlands: £133
  • Belgium: £133
  • Sweden: £315
  • Ireland: £1,400
  • Poland: £420
  • France (EPR Chemicals): £245
  • Germany (reporting + authorized representative): £84
  • France (reporting + authorized representative): £217

Before moving forward, I wanted to ask the community:

  • Who are you currently working with for EPR compliance in the EU?
  • Are there any providers you would recommend (good + cost-effective)?
  • What kind of annual costs are you paying per country?
  • Is anyone managing part of the process in-house and part via consultants?

I’m especially interested in finding a balance between cost and reliability, as full outsourcing across all countries can become quite expensive.

Any recommendations or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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You are right, unfortunately this is becoming a very real issue for EU Amazon sellers, especially those using Pan-EU FBA or selling cross-border into multiple EU countries. Under the evolving PPWR and EPR framework, sellers are increasingly required to obtain packaging registration numbers and submit them to Amazon to prove compliance in each country where they place packaged goods on the market. Amazon has already been enforcing these obligations in countries such as Germany and France for some time, and enforcement is now expanding further across Europe.

The difficult part is that although PPWR aims to harmonize packaging regulation across the EU, the practical implementation still remains fragmented at country level, meaning sellers often need separate registrations, reporting, representatives, and annual declarations in multiple jurisdictions. For many smaller sellers this is becoming extremely expensive and administratively overwhelming, especially with annual compliance fees and authorized representative requirements being added country by country.

Amazon is also under increasing pressure to verify seller compliance directly, which is why they are asking for EPR registration numbers and in some countries automatically enrolling sellers into “Pay on Behalf” systems if valid numbers are not submitted. However, Pay on Behalf does not remove all obligations, and sellers often still remain legally responsible for registration and reporting.

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Out of interest, is your UK store doing more than 25 tonnes of packaging a year? As that’s the minimum requirement to start doing any EPR here, as thats your biggest hitter, if you dont do that thats a massive win.

I used Avask for EPR for Germany but pricing for your EU countries is similar.

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EPR Compliance Costs – Is Anyone Else Dealing With This?

I’d really like to hear how other Amazon sellers are dealing with EPR compliance, because the costs have become quite shocking for us.

Over the past months, we have paid for EPR registrations/codes in several European countries:

  • :de: Germany – €100
  • :fr: France – €350
  • :it: Italy – €135
  • :es: Spain – €240
  • :belgium: Belgium – €120
  • :netherlands: Netherlands – €150
  • :poland: Poland – €450
  • :sweden: Sweden – €540

We have already spent over €2,300 just on obtaining the EPR registrations , with most of them only obtained in August.

Now, only a short time later, we are already being asked to renew some of these registrations , with renewal costs adding up to almost another €2,000 .

And Ireland is another story altogether – approximately €900 for the initial registration + another €900 for renewal .

This means that, by the time everything is added up, we could end up paying more than €6,000 simply for EPR registrations/renewals across these countries .

And this is before even considering the actual eco-contributions / EPR fees , which obviously have to be paid separately based on the quantities of packaging placed on the market.

To be honest, it feels quite painful to spend thousands of euros on registrations that, in some cases, are only valid for a relatively short period and then have to be paid for again.

Has anyone else experienced the same thing?

Are these costs normal across Europe, or are there more cost-effective ways to handle EPR compliance, especially for Amazon sellers selling through Pan-European FBA?

I’d particularly appreciate hearing from sellers who operate in several EU marketplaces and have already gone through the renewal process.

How are you managing your EPR registrations, and roughly how much are you spending per year?

Any experiences, recommendations or alternative approaches would be very welcome.