EPR packaging registration numbers - it's getting crazier and crazier | Seller Lounge

marcels-modellbahn-welt · 2026-06-22T12:32:38.903505Z

People already know the whole thing with notifications and all that from the national packaging law with LUCID, system participation partner, etc.According to a corresponding eBay message from today, from 12/08/26 EPR packaging registration numbers will also be mandatory in various EU countries. You’ll then need a separate EPR number for each of those countries (where the requirement applies), which must be applied for and stored with eBay. In addition, in some countries, if you don’t do that, the listings for the respective country may once again be excluded. We already know the drill from the OSS procedure...In its email, eBay refers to its partner lizenzero, which in turn offers a “free” status check in exchange for your name and email address. When I did that, it turned out that I have obligations to fulfill in the following countries:GermanyAustriaDenmarkSwedenNorwayFinlandSpainPortugalLatviaPolandHungarySloveniaFranceGreeceBulgariaCyprusLuxembourgLizenzero then offers to handle the packaging hassle for 299 euros/country/year net, and with discounts I came to 4,320.55 euros/year net for the 17 countries (!).Of course, that’s not all. On top of that, there are the licensing fees themselves, which according to the cost estimate can still amount to up to 347.77 euros/year in Sweden or 300 euros/year in Poland per country.So in the end it’s somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 euros per year just so you can keep selling to the beloved EU abroad + Norway. Don’t forget: the EU gives us sooo many advantages!All this for a few shipments that we regularly send to a handful of international countries. They go on about globalization and all its many benefits. When I see stuff like this now, it really turns my stomach. Bureaucracy and rip-offs times ten. Please don’t be surprised by any election results anymore!

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